Finance

Deep Dive: 4 Steps to Achieving Finance Agility

As the business world shifts toward recovery and the concept of a new normal, agility is fast-becoming priority number one for finance teams. Here, we take a closer look at four elements of finance agility and how businesses should be thinking about them today.

Steve Dunne August 07, 2020

Finance Human Resources

How the Pandemic Amplifies Demand for Finance and HR Collaboration

The pandemic has accelerated long-standing business trends and forced leaders to take a hard look at priorities. Here’s how the partnerships between finance and HR are playing out amid the coronavirus crisis.

Jillian Ogawa July 31, 2020

Finance

5 Tips for Finance Leaders on Delivering a Remote Close

With the majority of the workforce still working remotely, finance leaders are looking to their teams to deliver crucial processes outside the four walls of the office. In this article, Philippa Lawrence, vice president and chief accounting officer at Workday, talks about how her team closed the books during the turmoil of COVID-19.

Philippa Lawrence July 22, 2020

Finance Planning

CFOs Play a Powerful Role in Continuous Planning

Having the tools for data-driven decision making enables organizations to plan, pivot, and build strategic partnerships that support business continuity, growth, and changes in the healthcare industry.

Keith Lohkamp July 14, 2020

Finance Planning

Workday Podcast: To Deal with Disruption, Businesses Are Changing How They Plan

Rob Hull, founder of Adaptive Insights (now Workday Adaptive Planning), was a recent guest on the Workday Podcast to share his thoughts on how the need for agility is changing the way businesses plan.

Greg Thomas July 01, 2020

Finance Workday News and Culture

Workday Named a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Core Financial Management Suites for Midsize, Large, and Global Enterprises for Fourth Year in a Row

We believe Workday’s ability to achieve this recognition year after year is based on our intensive focus on delivering world-class customer service and our reputation as a trusted global partner.

Barbara Larson July 01, 2020

Finance Planning

Looking Forward: Best Practices for Financial Scenario Modeling

As organizations try to make sense of an economic landscape that continues to evolve, business planning becomes more important than ever. Kinnari Desai, senior director of corporate finance at Workday, discusses scenario modeling and the importance of agility in planning.

Steve Dunne June 29, 2020

Finance Planning

How the CFO Can Tackle Uncertainty and Persistent Change

The finance team is at the forefront of leading a business through uncertain times. What should CFOs be focused on? In this article, we look at five key areas to prioritize.

Steve Dunne June 16, 2020

Customers and Community Finance

Workday Podcast: Inside a Global Fintech Company’s Digital Transformation

Alfa’s head of information systems shares what it’s like leading IT for a global fintech company. As a full suite Workday customer, he also shares how the company is using our solutions to guide its digital transformation journey.

Mary Hayes Weier June 01, 2020

Finance

Understanding the Basics: What Is a Financial Management System?

Here’s a quick guide to the new demands of the finance function, what you need to know about financial management systems, and how the right financial system can help companies adapt to a changing world.

Workday Staff Writers June 01, 2020

Finance Planning

Workday Podcast: Finance Transformation and the Road to Recovery

Sanjay Sehgal, principal, finance transformation at KPMG, shares his ideas for how finance leaders can guide their businesses forward during challenging times.

Steve Dunne May 19, 2020

Finance Planning

Reforecasting Amid Upheaval: Best Practices for Financial and Workforce Planning

Our team of finance professionals shares tips for dealing with revenue shocks and workforce and capacity planning when income is hard to predict, and strategies for emerging from this pandemic in a position of strength.

Bob Hansen May 18, 2020

Finance Planning

Workday Podcast: Enterprise Agility in the Age of Urgency

Workday Vice Chairman Tom Bogan, who led Adaptive Insights through to its acquisition by Workday, discusses the urgent need for agility in today’s environment and how it impacts an organization’s longevity.

Greg Thomas May 14, 2020

Finance

A Perfect Storm: The Macro Forces Impacting Global Companies

This article is the first in a series that examines the macro trends forcing business leaders to rethink some of their most fundamental approaches, and explains how the CFO can play a pivotal role in guiding the business through this turbulence.

Steve Dunne May 06, 2020

Finance Planning

Workday Webinar Series: Finance Best Practices During Uncertain Times

Which areas should finance leaders focus on to best guide their businesses through these challenging times? In a two-part webinar series, we’ll examine scenario planning, closing the books remotely, cash and liquidity management, and more.

Steve Dunne April 27, 2020

Finance Planning

Workday Partner Tips: Top Focus Areas for CFOs During COVID-19

We’re sharing advice from our strategic partner Deloitte on what CFOs should be focused on now. Those areas include virtualizing the finance organization, bolstering liquidity, and managing risk.

Steve Dunne April 22, 2020

Customers and Community Finance

Aon’s Controller on Delivering a Fully Remote Financial Close

In the midst of a global pandemic, Aon plc delivered its first-ever remote financial close. We spoke with Mike Neller, Aon’s controller, to learn more.

Workday Staff Writers April 22, 2020

Finance Human Resources

Working Together to Manage Continuity During COVID-19

How can HR, accounting, and financial planning and analysis teams work together efficiently during times of uncertainty? In a recent webinar, four of our leaders shared their experiences using Workday during the coronavirus pandemic.

Julie Jares April 21, 2020

Finance Human Resources

Managing During Crisis: 4 Key Takeaways

Business executive John Chambers and author Daniel Pink share guidance on workforce communications and business planning during the COVID-19 pandemic in a recent CNBC@Work livestream.

Mary Hayes Weier April 10, 2020

Customers and Community Finance

Workday Partner Tips: Business Continuity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

We're sharing guidance from two of our strategic partners, Deloitte and KPMG, on important steps business and technology leaders should take during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mary Hayes Weier April 07, 2020

Finance

Navigating Your Organization Through Uncertainty

With so many unknowns on the horizon, it can be very challenging for organizations to plan ahead. Workday Co-President and CFO Robynne Sisco discusses the importance of agility and transparency in times of uncertainty.

Robynne Sisco April 02, 2020

Finance Technology Innovation

In Good Company: The Future of Healthcare

In this episode, Viktor Reznicek from KPMG discusses big changes in the healthcare industry, the impact of new technologies, and how healthcare leaders can adapt and succeed.

Workday Staff Writers March 04, 2020

Finance Planning

Workday Podcast: How New Technologies Are Improving Business Planning

New technologies and the power of machine learning are disrupting the way businesses plan. Bhaskar Himatsingka, senior vice president of technology at Workday, discusses what it all means for organizations.

Greg Thomas February 26, 2020

Customers and Community Finance

CFO Perspective: How Employee Engagement Influences the Bottom Line

Your workforce is your biggest expense—are you investing back into it? MATRIX Resources' CFO shares how building a culture of high employee engagement can influence a company’s bottom line.

Ghadeer Redler February 24, 2020

Analytics and Insights Finance

3 Key Ingredients of M&A Success

Many companies have mergers and acquisitions (M&A) on their radar in 2020. Robynne Sisco, co-president and CFO at Workday, identifies key factors for M&A success based on our own experiences acquiring Adaptive Insights and Scout RFP.

Robynne Sisco February 21, 2020

Finance Planning

Organizational Agility and the CFO: Finance Leading From the Front

Our research uncovered what leading organizations do to embrace agility as part of their day-to-day operations. See how the CFO can drive meaningful change.

Workday Staff Writers February 20, 2020

Finance Human Resources

Workday Podcast: What Pairs Well with Digital Transformation? Organizational Agility

Bob Evans, founder of Cloud Wars Media Network, shares his thoughts on why companies struggle with digital transformation, and what it means to enable organizational agility across your enterprise.

Josh Krist February 03, 2020

Customers and Community Finance

Customer Tips for a Successful Government Agency Cloud Deployment

Fresh off a successful go-live of Workday Financial Management and Workday Human Capital Management, the ERP project manager for Port Orange, Florida, shares deployment tips and explains how “digital transformation” is really “people transformation.”

Workday Staff Writers January 29, 2020

Finance Planning

How FP&A Teams in Healthcare Can Manage Industry Changes

Healthcare faces massive shifts that create margin pressure and widespread uncertainty. Financial planning and analysis (FP&A) teams must transform how they approach three distinct areas.

Adaptive Insights Staff Writers January 24, 2020

Finance Planning

How FP&A Teams Can Have More Impact on the Business

Our CFO survey found that when it comes to the impact of the financial planning and analysis team, there's room for improvement. Here are five ways FP&A teams can deliver more value.

Adaptive Insights Staff Writers January 14, 2020

Finance Human Resources

Workday Podcast: How the Cloud Helps Government CIOs and CFOs Improve Operations

When government agencies modernize their ERP systems, CFOs gain better visibility into agency spend and processes, and CIOs are able to shift resources to more strategic priorities.

Workday Staff Writers January 09, 2020

Finance Technology Innovation

In Good Company: Financial Services in the Age of Disruption

The phrase "disrupt or get disrupted" isn't about choices. For the financial services industry, it's a mantra of survival. Learn more from Deloitte Consulting LLP about the accelerating pace of change and how the finserv industry is keeping up.

Workday Staff Writers January 07, 2020

Analytics and Insights Finance

Financial Services: Why Is Data Stuck in the Dark Ages?

The traditional view of data is no longer a fit for the changing world of business. Just like how the printing press accelerated the dissemination of knowledge, modern innovations have furthered the power of data.

Jim Gahagan January 02, 2020

Finance Planning

How Automation and Machine Learning Are Reshaping the Finance Function, Part Two

Take a deeper look at the specific use cases of automation and machine learning across finance, and what they mean for traditional, day-to-day finance activities.

Steve Dunne December 09, 2019

Finance Technology Innovation

How Automation and Machine Learning Are Reshaping the Finance Function, Part One

Here's how more advanced methods of automation, including machine learning, can help CFOs transform the finance function to be more of a strategic advisor to the business.

Steve Dunne December 06, 2019

Finance

Innovation for a Changing World of Finance

Workday’s finance solutions are designed to help customers excel in the changing world of work. Check out a series of videos that showcase our latest product innovations that help finance teams increase agility, effectiveness, and insight.

Workday Staff Writers November 25, 2019

Finance

Organizational Agility: The Importance of Measurement

Our recent global research reveals why organizations need robust, accurate metrics to help them understand real-time performance and unlock organizational agility at scale.

Workday Staff Writers November 14, 2019

Finance

The Journey to Becoming an Agile CFO

Without organizational agility, businesses will find it difficult to innovate. Katie Rooney, CFO at Alight Solutions, shares how she thinks about organizational agility from the perspective of a finance leader.

Steve Dunne November 05, 2019

Finance Technology Innovation

Banks Should Focus on Core Competencies, Not Tech, in Their Digital Transformation

Banks that seek to leverage technology more efficiently, but don’t strive to be technology firms themselves, are best positioned to deliver the future of financial services, writes Jerry Silva of IDC Financial Insights.

Jerry Silva October 22, 2019

Finance

The Evolution of IMC’s Tech Revolution

Executives from IMC, a global market maker that buys and sells securities, discuss their technology journey with Workday and how that has evolved from both an IT and cultural perspective.

Steve Dunne September 19, 2019

Finance

CFO Perspective: How to Think About Innovation and Risk

Innovation requires companies to step outside of their comfort zone. Workday Co-President and CFO Robynne Sisco shares four key things to think about when weighing the risk-versus-reward nature of innovation.

Robynne Sisco August 21, 2019

Finance

Why a ‘Culture of Compliance’ in Banking Should Be Second Nature

Banks that adopt compliance as a cultural practice find they gain the agility and efficiency necessary for long-term success.

Chris Artemenko July 29, 2019

Customers and Community Finance

Adventist HealthCare: Transforming Supply Chain Management

Like other healthcare organizations, Adventist HealthCare faces pressure to improve efficiencies due to changes occurring across the industry. See how they're handling operational challenges and driving innovation.

Workday Staff Writers July 25, 2019

Finance

Finance Leaders on Their Journey to Business Collaboration

Digital technology has prompted finance organisations to improve business partnering capabilities. If finance leaders go back to the basics of business partnership, can they help drive real business value?

Steve Dunne June 28, 2019

Finance

WSJ CFO Network Meeting: Five Ways to Drive Innovation

Sean Boyle, CFO at Amazon Web Services, shared five ways CFOs can positively impact business innovation at the Wall Street Journal CFO Network Annual Meeting in Washington D.C.

Mary Hayes Weier June 17, 2019

Customers and Community Finance

Energy Efficiency Expert CLEAResult Increases Productivity and Visibility with Workday

CLEAResult, a professional services company, shares how it improved operational efficiencies by moving to a single system for finance, HR, planning, and professional services automation (PSA).

Julie Jares June 12, 2019

Customers and Community Finance

Dayton Children’s Hospital: Deploying Supply Chain Management

The corporate director of supply chain at Dayton Children's Hospital shares his team’s experience deploying a new supply chain management system, benefits they’re already seeing, and their collaborative partnership with Workday.

Ellen Murphy May 30, 2019

Finance Technology Innovation

Workday Earns High Performance Ratings from Healthcare Providers

Workday is a Top Performer in KLAS Research’s "ERP 2019 Performance in the Cloud" report, which reflects high ratings from our customers on product capabilities and our commitment to supporting their success. Here's how we ranked.

Keith Lohkamp May 28, 2019

Finance

Workday Named a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Core Financial Management Suites for Midsize, Large, and Global Enterprises for Third Year in a Row

We believe that for Workday to achieve this recognition year after year reflects our ability to deliver new functionality and continuously innovate, which helps our customers better manage risk, identify new opportunities, and keep pace with change.

Barbara Larson May 15, 2019

Finance Technology Innovation

Counting on Change in the Accounting Industry

For the accounting industry’s long-term health, KPIs need to change. Here are a some ways firms can move in the right direction.

Mark David April 28, 2019