Finance Manager
One Model
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About the Team
We are business finance professionals who love what we do and support the business both strategically and with operational excellence. We influence how Workday can grow through data driven analysis & financial insights. We are committed to working hard, having fun, and making an impact.About the Role
Workday is seeking a Finance professional to join the Product & Technology Finance Team as a Finance Manager. In this role, you will partner closely with product leaders to provide strategic financial insights, drive data-driven decision-making, and ensure the achievement of our product objectives. We’re looking for someone who is meticulous about drilling down and understanding data, enjoys collaborating across the organization, and is super curious about what makes things tick. This is an exciting chance to create a significant impact in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. This is an individual contributor role that reports to the Director of Finance.
What You’ll Do:
Strategic Partnership: Serve as a trusted finance advisor and business partner to the Product leadership team, providing financial guidance and support on critical initiatives and investment decisions. Collaborate with leaders to provide visibility they need to make key business decisions around investments & drive growth across product portfolios.
Performance Management: Develop and supervise key performance indicators (KPIs) related to product performance (ARR, ACV, product attach rates, etc). Analyze variances against plans and provide insightful commentary and recommendations. Synthesize ambiguous information and distill into actionable insights.
Financial Planning & Analysis: Partner with a junior analyst to support the budgeting & forecasting process including monthly/quarterly headcount and expense forecast cycles, ensuring accurate projections, appropriate level of reporting, analysis, and communication.
Product Profitability & ROI Analysis: Conduct detailed financial modeling and analysis to evaluate the profitability and return on investment of new and existing products and features.
Business Case Development: Partner with cross-functional teams to develop robust business cases for new product initiatives, pricing strategies, market expansions, and strategic investments.
Decision Support: Provide financial insights and recommendations to support critical business decisions, including resource allocation, product prioritization, and go-to-market strategies.
Reporting & Analysis: Prepare and present clear and concise financial reports and dashboards to senior management, highlighting key trends, risks, and opportunities.
Operational Improvement: Identify and drive continuous improvement in financial processes and reporting related to the product organization.
About You
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. MBA or relevant advanced degree is a plus.
Minimum of 8 years of progressive finance experience, with a strong understanding of SaaS business models and key metrics.
Other Qualifications:
High level of curiosity, accountability, & self-starter with ability to work independently.
Strong eye for business and a proactive, results-oriented approach.
Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills with the ability to build strong relationships across the organization.
Financial modeling experience & analytical skills with a focus on building scalable, repeatable tools & processes with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Ability to understand the business beyond finance, and strong ability to think strategically.
Exposure to accounting principles (revenue, cost of revenue, operating expense) and their application to periodic financial reporting, planning and forecasting.
High proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and/or Google Sheets and Slides.
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
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