Press Release

News Brief: Workday Continues to Drive Strong Momentum in Financials

Workday Now Has More Than 2000 Customers Using Workday Financial Management and the Power of Workday AI to Make Smarter Financial Decisions Faster

PLEASANTON, Calif., August 22, 2024 – Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY), a leading provider of solutions to help organizations manage their people and money, today announced that it has surpassed 2,000 Workday Financial Management customers, with several notable customer wins in Q2. With AI embedded into the core of the Workday platform, finance departments depend on Workday to streamline financial processes, manage costs, and automatically surface more meaningful insights from their data.

“CFOs today must be drivers of digital transformation, moving beyond just financial reporting to harness the power of data and artificial intelligence as drivers of the business,” said Terrance Wampler, group general manager, office of the CFO, Workday. “Workday is ushering finance into a new era of efficiency with AI that provides the enterprise-wide visibility required for organizations across the globe to improve agility, streamline business processes, and drive better business outcomes.”

Workday empowers finance teams to become strategic partners to the business with solutions that provide them with a comprehensive view of their finance, workforce, operations, and planning data. In the second fiscal quarter that ended July 31, 2024, Workday drove increased momentum across Workday Financial ManagementWorkday Human Capital Management (HCM), and Workday Adaptive Planning, with organizations selecting and deploying Workday to drive their business forward. In Q2, leading global organizations selected Workday to drive organizational agility across Finance and HR.

  • Grady Health System, Kenco Management Services, National Healthcare Associates, Reid Health, and St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton selected Workday Financial Management, Workday HCM, and Workday Adaptive Planning. 
  • Additionally, Children’s National Medical Center, County of San Joaquin, Dickinson College, Johns Hopkins University, and Presbyterian Healthcare Services selected Workday Financial Management and Workday HCM.

In addition, businesses deployed Workday to unify core processes across the enterprise and accelerate decision making.

  • CrossCountry Mortgage, Forvis Mazars, and REED Global deployed Workday Financial Management and Workday HCM. Babbel GmbH deployed Workday Financial Management. 
  • Forvis Mazars, one of the top 10 global accounting and consulting brands, wanted to grow and innovate, and needed a modern ERP system that was agile enough to expand with them. Now live with Workday, Forvis Mazars believes being on a single platform for Finance and HR will allow the company to attract top-notch talent, focus on providing unmatched client service, and take advantage of AI innovation.

About Workday

Workday is a leading enterprise platform that helps organizations manage their most important assets – their people and money. The Workday platform is built with AI at the core to help customers elevate people, supercharge work, and move their business forever forward. Workday is used by more than 10,500 organizations around the world and across industries – from medium-sized businesses to more than 60% of the Fortune 500. For more information about Workday, visit workday.com.

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