Senior Finance Manager, Workday
$168-252k
More information about location
Office located in Pleasanton, CA
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
Job no longer available
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$168-252k
More information about location
Office located in Pleasanton, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To leverage the power of AI to elevate humans and supercharge work, moving business forever forward.
Role
Who you are
- We’re looking for a finance leader who is data-driven, has strong problem-solving skills, pays attention to detail and can collaborate across the organization
- 10+ years of experience in a finance, accounting, consulting, or related business function
- Prior people leadership experience is required
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- Master’s degree in a business function such as accounting or finance a plus
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills demonstrating the ability to synthesize complex topics and data into clear and concise actionable insights
- 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
- Deep understanding of SaaS key performance indicators and metrics, and their application to financial reporting, planning and forecasting
- Willingness and ability to adapt to the rapid business and organizational changes that accompany a high-growth environment
- Positive, self-starter attitude with an eagerness to learn and improve
- Focus on managing and developing team skills and capabilities
- High proficiency in SQL, MS Excel, PowerPoint, and/or Google Sheets and Slides
- Knowledge of Workday Financials or Adaptive Planning a plus
What the job involves
- Workday is seeking a finance professional to join the NA Sales Finance team as a Senior Manager to lead our North American Field Sales team
- This role will lead several remote individual contributors and will report to the Director of Finance
- Lead, develop, and train individual contributors in financial processes and reporting
- Prepare, review, and design key financial reports used to lead and support the Field Sales teams
- Build effective partnerships across the Workday Global Revenue Operations
- Provide qualitative financial analysis around key performance indicators and develop insights on business performance based on the interpretation of financial results
- Prepare monthly and quarterly P&L and high-level financial package. Communicate variances to plan/budget to business partners and other key stakeholders. Analyze business results providing advice on financial impact of operating decisions
- Support the annual strategic planning process, including the evaluation of key metrics and models
- Develop strong industry knowledge through collaboration with the business to proactively handle and evaluate future challenges
- Own regular and ad-hoc reporting and analysis to provide significant metrics and insights
- Participate in cross-functional efforts to continuously improve data quality and establish rigor in measuring and monitoring the business
Our take
Workday is a cloud-based software vendor that provides management of workforces and finances. The company uses a single database for workforce management and financial management to offer integration and optimize business intelligence across companies. It has added to the packages and tools it offers over the years, providing analytic options that allow companies to combine third-party data with information collected by Workday.
The company has also grown through acquisitions and partnerships to broaden its capabilities.. Most recently, in 2025 it purchases Sana, an AI-driven enterprise knowledge and learning platform, to create a "new front door for work". This acquisition allows Workday to integrate Sana's AI-powered search, agents, and learning capabilities with its own data and workflows, allowing employees to access information, automate tasks, and complete their day entirely within Workday.
Through a combination of strategic acquisitions and in-house development, WOrkday has built a comprehensive suite of HR, financial, and enterprise tools. By focusing on innovation and AI-driven workflows, the company continues to push productivity and decision-making for organizations worldwide. Building on this track record, Workday is very much positioned for even more growth, reinforcing its status as a leader in shaping the future of work.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Oct 2011
$85m
SERIES F
Apr 2009
$75m
SERIES E
Total funding: $215.3m
Company HQ
Pleasanton, CA
Leadership
Aneel Bhusri
(Co-Founder & Executive Chair)Annel began his career at Morgan Stanley as a Corporate Finance Analyst. He then spent nearly 6 years at PeopleSoft as a Senior VP before co-founding Workday in 2005, where he has served as the CEO ever since.
Carl Eschenbach
(CEO)Carl joined Workday in 2022 as Co-CEO, becoming CEO in 2024. He has also been a Partner at Sequoia Capital since 2016. Previously, he spent 14 years at VMware as President and COO and 3 years at Inktomi Corporation as the VP of North America Sales.
Peter Bailis
(CTO)Prior to joining Workday in 2025, People was a VP of Engineering at Google. He also previously founded Sisu Data, where he served as the CEO for over 5 years.
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