Finance and Procurement Systems Lead (Workday Finance)

Location: Paris Area, France; hybrid workplace

Company

hirify.global provides a scalable experience intelligence SaaS platform that helps organizations understand customers’ complete digital journeys.

What you will do

• Oversee a portfolio of 13 finance and procurement applications, including Workday Finance and Workato.
• Manage and grow a multidisciplinary team of three internal system administrators and engineers.
• Deliver system improvements through a product approach, two-week sprints, backlog planning, and prioritization with Product Owners.
• Balance change requests and projects with Tier-2/Tier-3 support to maintain business continuity and support resilience.
• Lead Jira automations, self-service initiatives, AI-driven support tooling, documentation, and user autonomy improvements.
• Manage external resources and suppliers, conduct User Access Reviews, and support IT audits and tax controls.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience as a Workday Finance administrator, expert, or consultant.
• Strong familiarity with Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Record to Report, Financial Planning & Analysis, Treasury, and related finance processes.
• Proven direct or indirect management or team leadership experience in a similar context.
• Critical thinking, autonomy, proactivity, problem-solving ability, and strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Hands-on, servant-leader approach and ability to collaborate with multifunctional teams.
• Practical Scrum knowledge, including facilitating agile ceremonies, managing sprint backlogs, and working with Product Owners.
• Proficiency with ticketing tools, specifically Jira, ideally including automated workflows and Helpdesk process optimization.
• Fluent English is required; French is ideal.

Nice to have

• Interface skills and familiarity with Workday Studio or Orchestrate.
• Development skills and familiarity with engineering best practices.
• Knowledge of Zip, Kyriba, Workato, and Salesforce.
• Experience in an international company, ideally in a SaaS environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with hybrid and remote work policies.
• Career development, mentorship, virtual onboarding, hackathons, and opportunities to interact with global colleagues.
• Generous paid time off, lifestyle allowance, and country-specific benefits.
• Stock options for every full-time employee.
• Employee Resource Groups, local Culture Crews, social events, and philanthropic activities.