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Workday Financial Management

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in
4.4
Market Presence: Invoice-to-Cash Applications, Accounting Engines

Overview

Product Information on Workday Financial Management

Updated 4th August 2025

What is Workday Financial Management?

Workday Financial Management is a native cloud and AI powered solution built on a global foundation designed to enable Accounting teams to operate with greater productivity, enhanced insights, and adapt to changing business needs. With AI embedded throughout, it enhances financial business processes like record to report and opportunity to cash while strengthening internal controls, and enabling consistency across global operations. Powered by an in-memory architecture and object data model, Workday provides a single system for transaction processing, multidimensional reporting, consolidation, planning, and compliance - all through a consistent user experience on both desktop and mobile devices. Key feature areas: Accounting and Finance; Accounting Center; Audit and Internal Controls; Reporting and Analytics; Global Financial Reporting and Consolidation; Financial Planning; Projects; Expenses; Procurement; Inventory; Grants Management; and Project Billing.

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MANAGER
Gov't/PS/ED <5,000 Employees, Education
FAVORABLE

“Tracking Reimbursements With Workday Is Simple, Yet Reporting Process Needs Improvement”

5.0
Oct 29, 2025
Submitting expense reports using Workday's Financial Management software has never been better! I am able to easily track the reimbursement process through the portal and see when I will be paid for business related expenses, without having to keep copies of my receipts while traveling for work.
DIRECTOR OF DATA AND ANALYTICS
<50M USD, Education
CRITICAL

“Powerful Search Capabilities Hampered by Difficulty in Locating Simple Information”

3.0
Aug 29, 2025
This is definitely an enterprise level product and as such it comes with its complexities. That is both its advantage and disadvantage.

About Company

Company Description

Updated 13th October 2025

Workday is the AI platform for managing people, money, and agents. Workday unifies HR and Finance on one platform with AI at the core to empower people at every level with the clarity, confidence, and insights they need to adapt quickly, make better decisions, and deliver outcomes that matter. Workday is used by organizations around the world and across industries.

Company Details

Updated 13th October 2025
Company type
Public
Year Founded
2005
Head office location
Pleasanton, United States
Number of employees
10001+
Website
http://www.workday.com

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Workday Financial Management Likes & Dislikes

Like

I love that I can access Workday's mobile app from my phone and snap photos of itemized receipts to use for my expense reports, which makes the entire reimbursement process a breeze! No more having to keep track of what I am spending and where by holding onto paper receipts, because now I can easily submit a receipt from anywhere, instantly using my phone!

Like

Somewhat consolidates finance, HR and other core-business functions into a cloud-based solution. Its ability to track any and all changes made by the user or system.

Like

1. Automated Payroll and Expense Management: Its tracking automation has significantly reduced manual effort and errors while processing Payroll. It is also helpful in hybrid organizations where we can easily manage both full-time employees as well as contractually in different locations all together. 2.Integartion with HCM : Workday financial management system smoothly integrates with HCM Workday This allows our HR and finance teams to align on staffing costs,benefits,and headcount planning in a seamless way. It manages data in a scalable way. 3.Real time budgeting: The ability to monitor budgets in real-time as programs are running is a game-changer. We can track expenditures vs budget, helping us make timely adjustments and allocate resource3s more effectively as enrollment changes.

Dislike

I do wish that the receipt submission process was slightly more intuitive, because I have to go into the Workday platform and rename files accordingly, which is somewhat time consuming. I also wish that I could create naming conventions for any receipts that I have added to keep consistency across my expense reports. Finally, I would love to see Workday leverage AI or other emerging technologies to streamline the reporting process and make expense reporting easier than ever.

Dislike

You can search for anything, but it's hard to find something. It requires a lot of end user training in order to be able to properly navigate its different features and reports so one tends to spend a lot of time looking for simple things such as specific expense reports, journal entries, vendor payments, etc.

Dislike

1.Customization Complexity : Tailoring the system to specific needs, such as unique grant reporting or multi-campus consolidation, often demands time-consuming custom configuration and technical resources. 2. Reporting Usability: While reporting is powerful, creating or modifying reports can be cumbersome without advanced expertise, limiting agility for end users needing quick insights. 3. Steep learning curve : The interface can be complex for non-finance users, requiring significant training and ongoing support to become proficient.

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Workday Financial Management Reviews and Ratings

4.4

(45 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

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49%
4 Star
40%
3 Star
11%
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0%
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  • MANAGER
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Education
    Review Source

    Tracking Reimbursements With Workday Is Simple, Yet Reporting Process Needs Improvement

    5.0
    Oct 29, 2025
    Submitting expense reports using Workday's Financial Management software has never been better! I am able to easily track the reimbursement process through the portal and see when I will be paid for business related expenses, without having to keep copies of my receipts while traveling for work.
  • TEAM LEAD - TALENT ACQUISTION
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Education
    Review Source

    Enabling Smarter Budgeting and payroll for Growing Education Technology Companies.

    4.0
    Sep 10, 2025
    Workday financial management helped us in management. It has also helped us in streamlining the Budgeting process, Payroll and Workforce planning across our edtech. Its integration with Workday HCM allows real-time visibility into instructional and administrative costs. While the interface requires training, it supports better financial oversight and strategic HR decisions, especially in operations and scaling programs.
  • Finance Manager
    <50M USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Drill-Down Navigation and Parameter Change Processes Add Time to Report Generation

    4.0
    Sep 12, 2025
    I find this ERP very much user friendly, that is we don’t need to remember any specific T.codes or report names, we can just type in general what we require, like if we require to see balance sheet we can type only balance sheet and multiple reports available for the same pops up with, description of what each report shows, this makes it very easy to use. This ERP also provides flexibility to build our own reports as per requirement and does not involve too much complication in doing so.
  • INTERNAL AUDIT DIRECTOR
    1B-10B USD
    Telecommunication
    Review Source

    Workday Financial Management: A Modern Integrated ERP for Strong Financial Controls but Requires Careful Implementation Planning

    4.0
    Oct 13, 2025
    Workday Financial Management is a robust cloud-based ERP platform that delivers strong financial visibility, process automation, and integrated reporting. We implemented it to modernize our finance ops, improve data accuracy, and streamline consolidation across our multiple BUs. The overall experience has been positive with clear benefits in financial control and compliance.
  • INTEGRATION LEAD
    1B-10B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    Real-Time Insights

    5.0
    Nov 6, 2025
    Workday Financial Management provides a modern, cloud-native ERP solution that integrates core finance operations with workforce and analytics capabilities. The interface is intuitive, and the platform's real-time data model enables faster reporting, better insights and streamlined financial processes across organisations.
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