Accounting Analyst - Corporate Accounting

About the role

Workday's Corporate Accounting team delivers reliable financial data and maintains a foundation of thorough analysis, completeness and accuracy. It works closely with partners across International Accounting, External Reporting, FP&A, Treasury, Tax and Transfer Pricing in a collaborative, cross-functional environment. As an accountant on this team, you will ensure the accuracy and integrity of Workday's financial records, own key accounting processes and collaborate across teams.

Key responsibilities

• Analyze financial data and apply accounting judgment to prepare journal entries for accruals, reclassifications, adjustments and other items required by management
• Own month-end reconciliations end-to-end, investigate variances, identify root causes and partner with cross-functional teams to resolve them
• Perform flux analysis for balance sheet and P&L accounts, explaining variances in monthly activity
• Partner with FP&A, Procurement, Prepaids, Treasury, International Accounting, External Reporting and SOX teams to resolve accounting questions and ensure accurate recording of transactions
• Identify and drive process improvements to build efficiencies
• Support SOX compliance and monitoring, flagging and helping remediate control gaps during audits
• Build trusted relationships with business partners and support other Corporate Accounting areas as priorities change

Required profile

• 4+ years of accounting experience with a solid foundation in US GAAP
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience
• 4+ years of experience using a large ERP system
• Preferred: public accounting, software and/or SaaS industry experience

Required skills

• Thorough understanding of GAAP and ability to apply it to accurate, consistent financial statements
• Excel, including formulas and pivot tables, and familiarity with Google Workspace (Sheets, Docs, Drive, Slides)
• Comfortable using AI tools to support accounting analysis
• Detail-oriented, analytical and organized, able to meet tight deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Workday offers a flexible work approach: at least 50% of time per quarter in the office or in the field, depending on role, with remote home-office roles also able to come into the office for important moments.