Workday New CFO Barbara Larson: Data-Driven Business

<p>The Big Themes:<br />• The ability to tailor applications: A top CFO concern is tax management, and must be addressed on an end-to-end basis.<br />• The right foundation: It's been a big change from when we relied on it to give us reports and manage the data model.<br />• Transforming and enriching data: How a single, unified data model can turn operational data into accounting entries posted into the general ledger.<br />• CEOs are demanding cloud-based ERP: An end-to-end solution breaks down silos, accelerates insights, and drives better and faster decisions.</p><p>The Big Quotes:<br />“It's really an exciting time right now to be in finance.”</p><p>“For us adding or changing a legal entity or a business unit, maybe a division or even a currency is quick and easy.”</p><p>“I like to think about it as the two T's--technology and talent--and talent is definitely on everyone's mind today.”</p>