Case Study
5 reasons CFOs move to Workday
An executive guide detailing why CFOs are replacing legacy ERPs and fragmented SaaS tools with Workday's unified finance and HCM cloud platform. Discover how a unified cloud platform helps finance leaders simplify IT, eliminate SaaS sprawl, and turn real-time data into profitable business growth.
- Topic
- IT Management
- Published
- 24 Jul 2026
For modern CFOs, driving value creation hinges on optimizing the interplay between people, data, and technology. Yet, many finance organizations remain hindered by manual spreadsheets, isolated legacy ERPs, or disconnected cloud point solutions. Bolting on third-party apps creates chaotic "SaaS sprawl," increasing costs, undermining productivity, and introducing significant security risks.
To build an agile, future-ready finance team, financial leaders require continuous visibility into financial, workforce, and operational metrics on a single, unified data model.
Download this guide to explore why over 10,000 businesses worldwide are making the move to Workday Enterprise Management Cloud to streamline operations, automate close processes, and empower next-generation talent.
Key Highlights:
Eliminating SaaS Sprawl: Unifies disparate finance and HR apps into a single cloud platform to reduce IT complexity and security risks.
Increased Analysis Time: Customers report an average 62% increase in time spent on strategic financial analysis.
Faster Audit Cycles: A professional services firm cut internal and external audit times by 50% after moving to Workday.
Real-Time Accounting: Transactions generate accounting entries instantly, simplifying and accelerating period-end closures.
Proven 3-Day Close: Workday's internal finance team achieves a 3-day close using automated reconciliation and touchless invoicing.
Embedded AI & ML: Machine learning continuously surfaces risks, prevents bottlenecks, and enables predictive forecasting.
Agile Scenario Planning: Native planning capabilities support unlimited what-if scenario models without requiring third-party tools.
High Customer Satisfaction: Backed by a 97% overall customer satisfaction rating across Financial Management and HCM users.
95% On-Time Deployments: Proven, repeatable deployment practices ensure projects launch on schedule.
Peer Community Support: Access a global network of over 275,000 active members in the Workday Community portal.
Talent Magnet: Modern, friction-free digital workflows help attract, reskill, and retain top digital finance talent.