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At Workday, we help the world's largest organizations adapt to what's next by bringing finance, HR, and planning into a single enterprise cloud. We work hard, and we're serious about what we do. But we like to have fun, too. We put people first, celebrate diversity, drive innovation, and do good in the communities where we live and work.

About the Team
At Workday, we help the world's largest organizations adapt to what's next by bringing finance, HR, and planning into a single enterprise cloud. We work hard, and we're serious about what we do. But we like to have fun, too. We put people first, celebrate diversity, drive innovation, and do good in the communities where we live and work.

About the Role

Workday is seeking Associate Manager, Accounting to join our Finance People Operations (FPO) team. The FPO team includes Global Payroll, Stock Administration, Employee Expense & Corporate Card, Payroll Accounting, and Mobility. The ideal candidate should be a self-starter, a great communicator, and enjoys collaborating with people with a diverse set of talents, in a challenging, fast-paced environment.

Primary Responsibilities Include:

• Responsible for general ledger accounts related to payroll expense and liabilities, including ensuring proper taxation of earnings in the system and posting to appropriate general ledger codes for all transactions.
• Owner and approver of the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes related to US and International Payroll accruals and adjustments
• Submitting flux commentary from analysis to support Corporate Accounting preparation of CFO financial review.
• SOX Compliance documentation and assistance with internal audits
• Leading team of accountants through annual payroll support requests related to tax returns and statutory audits for all payroll jurisdictions.
• Work closely with peer managers on projects, accounting accuracy, and cross-functional relationships
• Quarter and year end activities, including SOX control exercises and supplying payroll data for director proxy statements
• Monitor metrics and find opportunities for automation and improvement
• Driving positive employee experience while ensuring accountability
• Mentoring and guiding development of staff career plans
• Developing and fostering cross-functional relationships

About You

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 8+ years accounting experience

Other Qualifications

• Leadership skills
• Strong excel experience preferred
• Payroll and Stock Compensation Accounting experience preferred
• SOX Compliance experience preferred
• Strong technical accounting, analytical and organizational skills
• Work well within tight turnaround timeframes and due dates, delegate work appropriately, and hold individuals accountable
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail

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