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Political Scientist Ian Bremmer: How CFOs Can Navigate Today’s World
By on FinanceRead MoreWhat are the biggest risks CFOs face? What should they be optimistic about? Ian Bremmer, political scientist, author, and frequent news and talk show guest, shared his insights at our CFO dinner in Washington D.C. Read his thoughts on the rise of China, the G7 and Trump-Kim summits, technology innovation, and how CFOs can best prepare—and make a difference—in today’s turbulent world.
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Moving Finance and HR Into the Cloud at Designit
By on FinanceRead MoreDesignit, a Copenhagen-based design firm, knew that a single, unified system for both finance and HR was critical to support its global growth. And given its area of expertise, user experience and design were particularly important attributes. Rasmus Moller Sorensen, executive director at Designit, discusses the company’s deployment of Workday and its journey toward digital transformation.
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8 Takeaways from the Wall Street Journal CFO Network Annual Meeting
By on FinanceRead MoreThe Wall Street Journal CFO Network annual meeting in Washington D.C. came at an interesting time. U.S. President Donald Trump was meeting with North Korea Leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore, and the G7 Summit had wrapped up just days before. Learn what CFOs and private and public sector panelists discussed around these topics, in addition to accounting standards, blockchain technologies, cybersecurity, and more.
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Workday Named a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Core Financial Management Suites for Second Year in a Row
By on FinanceRead MoreWe’re excited to announce that once again, Workday has been recognized as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Core Financial Management Suites for Midsize, Large, and Global Enterprises. We believe this reflects our ongoing commitment to delivering a financial management system that helps our customers manage risk, identify new opportunities, and keep pace with change.
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Three Strategies to Help Your Midsize Company Grow, Part Three
By on FinanceRead MoreAttracting, developing, and retaining the right talent can be a real struggle for midsize companies. This three-part blog series concludes by examining how organizations can improve their talent management strategy and how technology can help support it.
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Three Strategies to Help Your Midsize Company Grow, Part Two
By on FinanceRead MoreMidsize organizations have a unique advantage over large companies—agility. Yet capitalizing on new opportunities requires effective business planning, and this is not typically an area where the mid-market excels. Learn how to quickly adapt to change in part two of a three-part blog series.
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Three Strategies to Help Your Midsize Company Grow, Part One
By on FinanceRead MoreWhen it comes to job creation, innovation, and economic growth, middle-market companies are the true workhorses. Yet many have greater aspirations—what does it take to reach the next level of success? In part one of a three-part blog series, we examine how midsize companies can improve operational efficiency to support scale and growth.
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Workday CFO: How I Think About Developing Today’s Finance Team
By on FinanceRead MoreHaving the right skill sets and backgrounds is important, but even more fundamental to success is having a finance team culture that embraces change and is focused on innovation. Robynne Sisco explains how she’s worked to develop this mindset with her team.
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How Finance Leaders of Mid-Size Organizations Are Planning for Success in 2018
By on FinanceRead MoreWhat is top of mind for finance leaders at mid-size organizations this year? Read on for key findings from the “8th Annual CFO Alliance Sentiment Study,” which surveyed more than 500 senior financial executives in the middle market to understand their anticipated challenges and opportunities, and offers insights on how to address them.
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Interactive Infographic: How CFOs Can Build Success From the Ground Up
By on FinanceRead MoreWhen building something, what you don’t see matters as much, if not more, than what’s visible. The same concept applies to finance systems. In this interactive infographic, we make it easy to understand the core foundational elements of Workday Financial Management.
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In Good Company: The Year Ahead for CFOs
By on FinanceWatch NowIn this episode, KPMG Principal Joe Moawad discusses how the CFO role and finance organization are evolving to support big changes on the horizon, ranging from tax reform to cloud migration and intelligent automation.
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Interactive Infographic: Preparing Leaders for the Future of Finance
By on FinanceRead MoreFor finance leaders, the road ahead is paved with great possibility and remarkable change. Use our interactive infographic to gain insights into the changing CFO role, the future finance team, and automation in the finance space.