Overview

Job Location:
IND.Pune

Your work days are brighter here.

At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That’s why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don’t need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, it's what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.

About the Team

Do you like working in a fast-paced environment? Does it excite you to work for a company that utilizes its own technology on a daily basis and has vast reporting capabilities to provide valuable insights and analytics to help shape your thinking and direction?

Workday Business Finance team balances critical thinking with operational excellence that helps guide and scale team operations to support the company strive towards $10B of revenue and beyond. We are a diverse group of workmates with an invaluable combination of experience that fosters a collaborative environment, drives innovative solutions, and able to mix in a little fun along the way.

About the Role

Workday is looking for an experienced professional to join the team as a Senior Financial Analyst focused on reviewing and ensuring accuracy of the information used to calculate variable compensation, providing research and resolution within our workmate case management system, developing reporting & analytics, and providing other support as needed. You will be a part of a growing team as we build our Variable Compensation capabilities and develop processes to support rapid business growth. We’re looking for a self-starter with strong business partnering skills, a great communicator who enjoys collaborating with people with a diverse set of talents, in a dynamic fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

  • Perform research related to revenue and compensation related data validations.

  • Highly detail driven with emphasis on accuracy, coupled with the ability to see the broader picture.

  • Provide timely research and resolution for commission and bonus related inquiries from comp plan participants including but not limited to system access issues, transaction disputes, credits and payment calculations.

  • Support day-to-day variable compensation administration process including global monthly payout, monthly adjustments, and management of cases/inquiries submitted by business partners.

  • Act as a subject matter expert for commission and bonus processing in addition to individual plan components managed in our variable compensation platform.

  • Recognizes patterns across compensation inquiries to drive enhancement and updates within variable compensation platform to improve data accuracy and user experience.

  • Develop and maintain business reports used to advise business partners in Sales, Strategy, and Finance.

  • Ensure SOX compliance in an increasingly complex and dynamic business environment.

  • Collaborate with business process owners and SOX control team members on the management and execution of controls.

  • Develops written process documents needed to effectively run all compensation-related processes and ensure fair practices as business needs and circumstances evolve.

  • QA tester for development work performed in the compensation system. This can include, but is not limited to, test plan creation, test execution, maintaining of all change management documentation, communication, and enablement tasks with team members.

  • Participate on a team or lead additional ad hoc projects and analyses.

About You

​Basic Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of experience within Revenue and Variable Compensation.

  • 5+ years experience with ICM tools (Xactly Incent, Varicent, Anaplan, CaptivateIQ or other online incentive compensation platforms)

  • 5+ years experience developing, testing and leading change with the Xactly commission application required.

  • 4+ years of experience partnering with audit (internal and external) and supporting SOX related controls.

  • 4+ years’ experience using Salesforce.

  • Demonstrated ability to retrieve and manipulate large and complex data sets from internal systems

  • Experience performing all elements within the SDLC life cycle.

Other Qualifications:

  • Experienced with the Order-to-Cash process is preferred.

  • Advanced Excel or Google sheet skills (proficient in building models and tools).

  • Ability to learn new concepts quickly and high degree of flexibility to adapt to the rapid organizational changes that accompany a high-growth environment.

  • Ability to manage multiple processes simultaneously while adhering to strict deadlines.

  • Ability to handle confidential and sensitive compensation matters with discretion.

  • Experience working with SLAs.

  • Excellent collaboration, communication, customer satisfaction skills, and ability to drive initiatives.

  • Software and/or internet industry experience is a plus.

Pursuant to applicable Fair Chance law, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

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