Finance Director, Professional Services & Strategy

Workday; Norge (OK); Hybrid; USD 192,000 - 288,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday is seeking a Director of Professional Services Finance to lead financial planning and performance for a fast-growing enterprise software business. You will collaborate with Services Leadership, Operations, and Corp Finance to build predictive processes, set budgets, and deliver actionable insights.

The role requires deep accounting acumen, strategic thinking, and the ability to influence executives.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant Finance experience and a bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting.
• 8+ years of experience in Business Partnering Finance Roles.
• 5+ years of experience supporting a sales/services organization as finance business partner.
• 3+ years of people leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Services Leadership to establish and drive functional budget tracking standards.
• Work with the services leadership to drive the development of strategic (multi-year) long-term financial plans.
• Develop and implement short-term financial and operational plans (budgets and forecasts).
• Ensure that business and financial plans include defined and measurable initiatives and programs aligned to support such plans.
• Set business framework for running business investments resource allocations business planning operations and performance measurements.
• Proactively monitor and put in place performance reporting processes to ensure both short-term and long-term objectives are met.
• Review and revise KPIs as needed to ensure they provide the right transparency into the business.
• Provide management team with insightful decision support/business analysis. Build and maintain strong business controls.
• Understand competitive landscape including business strategies cost structures and key business metrics.

Skills

Finance leadership

Business partnering

Financial planning

People leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting

Job description

Workday is seeking a Director of Professional Services Finance to lead financial planning and performance for a fast-growing enterprise software business. You will collaborate with Services Leadership, Operations, and Corp Finance to build predictive processes, set budgets, and deliver actionable insights.

The role requires deep accounting acumen, strategic thinking, and the ability to influence executives.