Your work days are brighter here.
At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That’s why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don’t need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, it's what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.
At Workday, we value our candidates’ privacy and data security. Workday will never ask candidates to apply to jobs through websites that are not Workday Careers.
Please be aware of sites that may ask for you to input your data in connection with a job posting that appears to be from Workday but is not.
In addition, Workday will never ask candidates to pay a recruiting fee, or pay for consulting or coaching services, in order to apply for a job at Workday.
About the Team
We are business finance professionals, specifically within the Customer Experience (CX) Finance team, who love what we do and support the business both strategically and with operational excellence. Our team has a strong influence on how we can sustainably grow our company by providing the business valuable financial insights. We are committed to working hard, having fun and making an impact!
About the Role
This role is focused on business partnering, financial performance analysis, and reporting. You will enable data-driven decisions by providing financial and operational analytics, benchmarks, insights and recommendations. We’re looking for someone meticulous about drilling down and understanding data, a self-starter, a great communicator, and someone who enjoys collaborating with a diverse and hardworking team.
Responsibilities:
Budgeting and forecasting - Drive monthly headcount and financial forecast cycles in Workday Adaptive, ensuring accurate projections, appropriate level of reporting, analysis and communication to CX Finance leadership and the business.
Business partnering - Partner with the SVP of Workday Success Plans (WSP) and their team. WSP is a subscription-based service from Workday that offers guidance, education, and expertise to help customers maximize their investment in the Workday platform and achieve their business goals. Workday Success Plans provide access to resources like platform experts, proactive problem-solving, learning tools, and more.
Collaborate with stakeholders and manage the Subscription Services P&L and forecast functional headcount for capacity planning purposes.
Business performance reporting - Prepare monthly/quarterly financial review presentations (including collecting, formatting, and analyzing information) and assist in communicating the materials to senior leadership teams.
Support the business to model future growth drivers and impact of WSP service on platform retention and Artificial Intelligence (AI) agent adoption.
Long range planning (LRP) - Manage the company's long-range financial model for the WSP business with a focus on ROI.
Drive profitable growth for Workday by seeking out new insights for revenue generation and implement cost optimization initiatives by monitoring expenses and resource allocations.
Ad-hoc, financial, and operational analysis - Combine quantitative and qualitative analysis to highlight business risks and opportunities.
Business processes - Become acquainted with business processes and highlight opportunities for automation and process improvement.
Financial close - Prepare journal entries related to financial close activities (end-of period accruals, reclass entries).
About You
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
5+ years of related experience across FP&A, Strategic Finance, Strategy, or Operations.
Other Qualifications:
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a strong sense-of-urgency and attention-to-detail.
Growth mindset, particularly with openness to change and continuous learning especially in this age of AI and how AI can improve our effectiveness in Finance.
Strong Financial Analysis skills, including experience in budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
Driven self-starter with the ability to take initiative and demonstrate Proactive Thinking to identify potential risks/opportunities and uplevel them to management when needed.
Solid Decision-Making skills, with the ability to analyze complex financial data and provide recommendations.
Experience in Business Analysis, including gathering and documenting business requirements.
Proven track record in Financial Reporting and Analysis, with experience in preparing financial presentations.
Experience with Process Improvements related to financial processes.
Strong technical, analytical, communication, and influencing skills.
Positive attitude with an eagerness to learn and improve.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills demonstrating the ability to synthesize complex topics and large datasets into clear and concise actionable insights for the business.
Knowledge of Workday Financials or Adaptive Planning a plus.
Workday Pay Transparency Statement
The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.
Primary Location: USA.CA.Pleasanton
Primary Location Base Pay Range: $129,600 USD - $194,400 USD
Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $107,000 USD - $194,400 USD
Our Approach to Flexible Work
With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.
Pursuant to applicable Fair Chance law, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.
Are you being referred to one of our roles? If so, ask your connection at Workday about our Employee Referral process!
