The Burning Platform for Finance Surviving & Thriving in a World of Change
The Burning Platform for Finance
Surviving & Thriving in a World of Change
Today’s Presenters
Russ Banham Contributing Editor
CFO Publishing
#WDAY @workday
Raphael Bres VP, Financials Product
Strategy, Workday
Noel Watson Controller
TripAdvisor
Who We Are
We exist to help people around the world plan and have the
perfect trip on any budget
Company Facts
NASDAQ: TRIP
Founded in 2000
Spun-off of from Expedia 2011
Largest travel site in the world*: – Operate in 30 countries and 21 languages
– 1,500 employees
Social travel planning as key
differentiator: – 57 Million unique monthly visitors
– 36 Million marketable members
– 75 Million (and growing) reviews and opinions
– 60 new contributions every minute
*comScore Media Metrix for TripAdvisor branded sites, Worldwide, May 2012
TripAdvisor, Inc. Brands
Fast Paced, Dynamic Business
M&A
Integration
Internal
Controls New
Products
Consolidation Global
Expansion
Transx
Scale
Fx Business
Insight
What is the Burning Platform for Finance?
Surviving and Thriving in a World of Rapid Change
Changing Business and Regulatory Environment
Changing Market Conditions and Competitive Landscape
Expanding Role of Finance
Changing Workforce
New Technologies
Challenges with Traditional Systems
Which of the following system related issues interfere most with your finance
function’s ability to meet the demands of its role?*
17%
Lack of Speed
30%
Lack of Visibility
34%
High Maintenance /
Upgrade Costs
37%
Fragmentation
44%
Lack of Flexibility
*CFO Research October, 2012
New Financial Requirements
Business
and
Financial
Insights
Intuitive
and
Easy to Use
Platform
for the
Future
Scalable Agile and
Flexible
Global
Support
Built–in
Controls
Cost
Effective
Cloud Computing with Workday
Economical – No upfront capital expenditures
– No system depreciation
– Predictable costs
– Subscription-based pricing model
– Liberate IT resources
Always current – Continuous product innovation
– Lower financial & regulatory risk
Enterprise-grade security – Multiple layers of security & encryption
– ISO27001, SOC-1 & Safe Harbor certification
Global consistency – Single, global source of truth
– Real time visibility
– Better compliance & controls
Collaboration – Anytime, anywhere access
– Strong eco-system of partners
What We’ve Achieved
Operate With a Complete
Picture
Increased Finance
Productivity and
Operational Efficiencies
Flexibility, Agility, Speed
Improved Controls
• Unified Platform with HR
• Embedded Analytics & Worktags for broader, deeper insight
• Real-time financial and operational reporting and insights
• Intuitive, easy to use, common user interface
• Visibility into financial processes e.g. Work Areas
• Improved business decision support and response time
• Flexible Business Process Framework accommodates
organization, process and reporting changes without IT
• Get answers faster
• Always on audit trail
• Configurable processes and security protocols
Reduced Cost and
Complexity
• Reduced training and support costs
• Global and scalable
• Always current, no upgrade costs
Unified HR & Finance A More Complete Picture for Analytics and Decision Making
No messy integrations
between disparate systems
Consistent, real-time
reporting
Worker data and
transactions flow directly
into financial system – e.g. payroll, expenses
Faster access to
information and data for
decision support
Parting Thoughts
Strong external partner with
experience
Empower and involve a broad
project team
Involve HR/Finance in respective
implementations
Validate requirements early
Pick your priorities and be flexible
with scope/process where possible
Leverage the power of the
community
The Enterprise Cloud for HR and Finance. Built for Enterprises, Delivered in the Cloud.
• HUMAN RESOURCES
• TALENT
• RECRUITING
• PAYROLL
• TIME
• FINANCE & ACCOUNTING
• BUSINESS ASSETS
• REVENUE
• EXPENSES
• CASH MANAGEMENT
• PROCUREMENT
• PROJECTS
MOBILE
COLLABORATION CONSUMER UI GLOBAL
AT THE CORE
ADAPTIVE FOUNDATION
TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION EMBEDDED SERVICES
MULTI-TENANT
OBJECT ORIENTED
IN MEMORY
SECURITY
INTEGRATION CLOUD
HADOOP
CONFIGURABLE BUSINESS PROCESSES
REPORTING & WORKTAGS
SETTLEMENT ENGINE
GOVERNANCE & COMPLIANCE
HUMAN
CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT
Thank You!