Workday · 1 week ago
Accountant
Pleasanton, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$96K/yr - $144K/yr
3+ years expWorkday is a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, committed to operational efficiency and a collaborative culture. The Corporate Accounting department seeks a motivated Accountant to handle monthly close procedures, journal entries, and process improvements while collaborating with various departments to ensure accurate financial reporting.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHuman ResourcesSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Prepare monthly journal entries including payroll accruals, commission calculation and accrual, intercompany and consolidation, expense accruals and other month-end close activities in accordance with close schedule
Actively participate financial close process with an emphasis on commissions and incentive compensation plan accounting, including preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, flux analyses, collaborate with payroll & operations teams, and reporting
Collaborate with various departments, including FP&A, Business/ Operations team, Payroll, and other business partners for proper recording of transactions
Prepare monthly balance sheet account reconciliations and research any reconciling variances in a timely manner, to ensure accuracy
Understand internal control design concepts sufficient to execute and assess the effectiveness of controls in their area and to design new processes and controls for emerging and growing business activities
Participate in ad-hoc projects such as SOP documentation, process improvement projects, internal and external audit requests, department goals and initiatives, and other special projects
Support external audits and reviews by interfacing with auditors and ensuring timely completion of supporting schedules
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting (or with an emphasis in accounting)
3-5 years of accounting experience
Preferred
CPA or CA preferred
Public accounting, software and/or SaaS industry preferred
Experience with financial close and accounting operations in a fast-growing company
In depth knowledge of generally accepted accounting practices and principles
Experience using large ERP systems like Workday
Ability to work with global and cross-functional teams
Proficiency with MS Excel
Experience with tight deadlines and timeliness for work performed
High attention to details and accuracy, excellent organizational skills and the ability to multitask
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Strong analytical skills and problem-solving abilities
Collaborative teammate to work with cross-functional teams
Eagerness to learn and tackle challenges in a rapidly growing and dynamic environment
Benefits
Workday Bonus Plan
Annual refresh stock grants
Company
Workday
Workday provides SaaS-based enterprise solutions for a company's human resources and financial management activities.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.23BKey Investors
Elliott Management Corp.New Enterprise AssociatesGreylock
2025-09-16Post Ipo Equity· $2B
2012-10-12IPO
2011-10-24Series F· $85M
Leadership Team
Aneel Bhusri
CEO and Co-Founder
Peter Bailis
Chief Technology Officer
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