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

At Workday, we help the world’s largest organisations adapt to what’s next by bringing finance, HR, and planning into a single enterprise cloud. We work hard, and we’re serious about what we do. But we like to have fun, too. We put people first, celebrate diversity, drive innovation, and do good in the communities where we live and work.

About the Role

Our award-winning Finance team at Workday is committed to bringing passion and customer focus into everything we do, a place where everyone is treated equitably, and communications held openly and honestly. Our employees are at the very core of our values and we pride ourselves to provide a rewarding career path in a fun environment that makes work that much more enjoyable. The team is based in the Dublin Finance Shared service centre which employs over 75 different nationalities.

About You

We are seeking a principal technical accountant who can move fast and learn quickly to help solve technical accounting issues for emerging significant, non-routine, and unique transactions. This person will help drive our strategic approach to global technical accounting challenges as Workday continues to grow and expand its international footprint. They will play a key role in the accounting leadership team in Dublin.Responsible for understanding the finer details of proposed or executed transactions through review of available contracts and agreements and collaboration with key cross-functional business partners including our International and US Accounting teams. The candidate will leverage experience researching relevant accounting guidance to identify key accounting issues and recommend accounting and disclosure requirements for complex non-routine transactions and ensure that our accounting policy and accounting estimates are updated timely to reflect all changes.

Responsibilities

Technical Accounting responsibilities may include, but not limited to:

• Drive our technical accounting strategy as we continue to grow internationally

• Leverage technology when possible to drive efficiencies around technical accounting whilst also maintaining the highest standards in terms of global compliance.

• Advise senior management regarding the best approaches to global accounting compliance

• Build relationships across the accounting and finance organisations to help is achieve our goals

• Interpret IFRS accounting standards and legal entity reporting requirements to determine the accounting and financial reporting treatment for new, material, and/or complex, unusual transactions or agreements often bridging any differences with US GAAP.

• Coordinate with our auditors and US SOX team on IT general controls, walkthroughs & controls testing

• Research accounting implications from changes in the subject areas, prepare accounting memos, and reach conclusions after evaluating various viewpoints/guidance which may involve topics such as: revenue, share based payments, leasing, uncertain tax positions, intercompany transactions, financial instruments, contingencies, and many more.

• Concisely and effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to inform all key stakeholders of the accounting and business implications of transactions, particularly those with limited or no accounting background.

• Collaborate closely with US technical accounting and policy, statutory accounting, tax and other finance functions, key business stakeholders and external auditors to support the preparation and review of precedent setting accounting positions, policies, and financial statements.

• Provide insight on or prepare new or existing accounting policies based on industry standards and best practice.

• Monitor, understand and provide interpretation of new and proposed accounting pronouncements under IFRS to assist key stakeholders in assessing financial, operational and reporting implications. 

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor or higher degree in accounting or finance

• ACA, CPA or equivalent qualification with strong IFRS experience and a working knowledge of US GAAP

• 8+ years of financial statements auditing, financial accounting or similar experience (with a minimum of 5 years audit management experience)

Key Competencies

• Experience in International and US GAAP technical accounting research and drafting technical accounting memos

• Working with and advising senior management on best in class approaches to technical accounting

• Knowledge of the current global and evolving ESG regulatory reporting landscape (and related frameworks)

• Experience in a multi-national company is ideal; proven ability to adjust and work across cultures

• Effective interpersonal skills and relationship-builder who is collaborations-oriented and can effectively link the interest of multiple stakeholders

• Strong project management skills, communicator, driver of change, attention to detail, self-motivated, and demonstrated high learning agility

• Highest professional standards and personal and professional integrity

• Experience in the Tech industry or with a SaaS company would be a plus

Our Approach to Flexible Work
 

With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

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