Workday Functional Specialist

Department: Finance

This is Adyen

Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft - making us the financial technology platform of choice. At Adyen, everything we do is engineered for ambition. 

For our teams, we create an environment with opportunities for our people to succeed, backed by the culture and support to ensure they are enabled to truly own their careers. We are motivated individuals who tackle unique technical challenges at scale and solve them as a team. Together, we deliver innovative and ethical solutions that help businesses achieve their ambitions faster.

Workday Functional Specialist, Group Finance

Adyen is looking for a Workday Functional Specialist to join our Finance Systems team in Amsterdam. This team is at the heart of Group Finance, responsible for building, maintaining, and scaling the financial technology stack that powers our global operations. We manage key applications like Workday Financials, Omnea, Coupa, HighRadius, and various in-house tools, and your primary focus will be on ensuring they all work together seamlessly.

This is a high-impact role with a unique opportunity to develop. You'll be joining a team of experts, and we're looking for someone who is passionate about technology, eager to learn new systems, and proactive in finding opportunities to create value.

What you’ll do

You will be responsible for scaling our internal finance processes:

• Guide projects end-to-end, from evaluating potential systems solutions to managing RFPs for new tooling, facilitating stakeholder decisions, and supporting implementation.
• Proactively improve existing internal processes and develop solutions together with various teams, such as Controlling & Accounting, Finance Operations, Product, Payroll, and Reporting.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align regional and global requirements.
• Support, maintain, and administrate Workday (and other applications) for finance globally.
• Work closely with all of our Finance, HR, Payroll, and Procurement teams globally to gain a deep understanding and to provide support on our systems and processes.
• Support and collaborate with the finance team and the Workday Integration Specialists in the development of new solutions.

Who you are

• 3-5 years of professional experience in a Workday functional role and reporting expertise.
• You communicate clearly and are able to present information to a non-technical audience.
• You understand architecture principles, data models, functional interactions, privacy regulations, and security, and you recognize the impact of changes, including to downstream systems.
• You have a passion for supporting people and optimizing our system processes.
• You are hands-on and pragmatic, using technologies to bring automation ideas to life.
• You are innovative, have strong problem-solving capabilities, and have the initiative to inspire change with others while keeping in mind downstream dependencies.
• You are detail-oriented and ensure the integrity of your changes.
• You have experience with stakeholder management.
• Experience with procurement applications such as Omnea, Coupa, or HighRadius is a significant plus.
• Understanding of Finance and/or Accounting is a plus.

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitments 

Our unique approach is a product of our diverse perspectives. This diversity of backgrounds and cultures is essential in helping us maintain our momentum. Our business and technical challenges are unique, and we need as many different voices as possible to join us in solving them - voices like yours. No matter who you are or where you’re from, we welcome you to be your true self at Adyen. 

Studies show that women and members of underrepresented communities apply for jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Does this sound like you? If so, Adyen encourages you to reconsider and apply. We look forward to your application!

What’s next?

Ensuring a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience is critical for us. We aim to get back to you regarding your application within 5 business days. Our interview process tends to take about 4 weeks to complete, but may fluctuate depending on the role. Learn more about our hiring process here. Don’t be afraid to let us know if you need more flexibility.

This role is based out of our Amsterdam office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.