Financial Management Solutions for WorkdayIt’s time to take advantage of what digital technologies have to offer.

While most leading organizations acknowledge that digital solutions can improve their finance operations, many still lack a clear understanding of what is possible in the digital world. Even those that do have a solid vision often don’t have the skills to bring the digital potential to life. Fewer, still, know how to manage and build on that digital potential over time. That’s where Accenture comes in.

We’ve designed our leading-edge Workday capabilities around a single goal: to help our clients get more from their Workday investment from day one to the end of the application lifecycle. As a trusted ally, we help ensure that the decisions clients make today can put them on a solid path to sustainable growth. We keep initiatives on track. And with our strategy consulting, digital, technology and operations skills, coupled with our project management know-how and our industry knowledge and insights, our clients can rest assured that we will help them to overcome any obstacles in their way. Our services include:

Strategic transformation. Accenture can help you develop finance strategies and IT roadmaps to achieve your short- and long-term goals. This effort might include: adapting your processes; establishing or enhancing shared services; managing your application or related business processes, and selecting the mix of Financial Management applications that will help meet your goals.

Application implementation. We can design and deploy a robust, agile and integrated Workday financial platform. We can manage the Workday deployment in the way that best meets your objectives.

Application testing. Workday has designed the Workday Financial Management solution to work hand-in-hand with Workday Human Capital Management. That's good news for clients looking to gain efficiencies and agility across both their finance and HR domains. However, Workday Financial Management solutions can also touch a lot of other internal

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Organizations around the world now have access to digital technologies, which enable them to become more agile, more efficient and more competitive. Finance organizations, too, are embracing these technologies, which include cloud computing, software as a service (SaaS), big data and analytics, mobility and social media.

and external applications. That's where Accenture's application testing capabilities come into play. Drawing on our vast experience and proven methods, we can test the application within your extended IT ecosystem and improve the likelihood that Workday Financial Management will run seamlessly with your in-house applications, as well as the systems of outside organizations (such as banks and government agencies).

Application Management. With our proven application management services, you can be confident your Workday solution will keep on doing what you need it to do. We offer application development and maintenance, optimization services such as planning and strategy, release management and change management and training, as well as additional services such as social media integration, advanced analytics, mobile solutions, business process transformation and business process outsourcing—all adaptable to our clients' needs.

Accenture is a trusted business ally to our clients. We are committed to helping them turn their Workday investments into business value from day one. In achieving this goal, we can offer:

Financial Management experience. In the area of financial management, Accenture’s services are leading. We have more than 4,000 professionals with deep finance and accounting capabilities in nearly 50 countries. In addition, we bring deep industry and functional knowledge, as well as an understanding of your needs and what you’re trying to accomplish.

Cloud leadership and innovation. Our experience in delivering SaaS solutions is second to none. With 8,000 SaaS professionals around the world, we bring business smarts, deep industry experience, and proven strategy and technology leadership to clients that have chosen cloud computing solutions. To date, we have worked on more than 13,000 cloud projects in 50 countries, and have led hundreds of successful enterprise SaaS implementations.

The Accenture Workday advantageLeading Workday capabilities. In 2008, Accenture became the company's first large implementation partner. We saw the value of Workday solutions from the very beginning; we’ve been building our Workday skills ever since. Today, Accenture is one of Workday’s most strategic, experienced and successful implementation partners. We now have more than 600 dedicated Workday professionals. They are located strategically around the world. And they hold more than 900 Workday certifications. To date, we have deployed approximately 1,600,000 Workday seats globally, in 20 languages, for clients in more than 100 countries. These projects reflect our deep understanding of global and local business environments, IT ecosystems, cultures, regulatory requirements and business rules. We have five Workday delivery centers, which give us the flexibility we need to ramp up or ramp down resources, as needed, cost effectively.

Accenture has more than 600 dedicated Workday professionals, holding more than 900 Workday certifications. We also have more than 4,000 professionals with deep finance and accounting capabilities in nearly 50 countries. We have what it takes to help you get the most from your Workday Financial Management investment.

With Accenture’s end-to-end Workday services, we can help you achieve high levels of efficiency and productivity across your finance operations.

Accenture shapes its Workday planning, deployment and application management services to address our clients’ specific Financial Management priorities. With our deep skills and experience, organizations of all sizes and in all industries can take advantage of productive and responsive finance capabilities. Colleges and universities, for example, are able to design reports and gain insights in real-time, directly from within the application with built-in analytics. They can also more effectively allocate labor costs across different accounting dimensions such as grants, funds, programs and projects. Finally, they can manage compliance with external reporting requirements, and encourage proper stewardship of funds and strong financial controls.

Regardless of industry, clients can count on Accenture to help them maximize the value of their Workday investment. Some of the most common benefits we deliver are:

Business agility. We help organizations address their business changes and finance challenges by consolidating and optimizing their Financial Management applications in the

cloud, and on a global scale. For our education clients, we plan, deploy and manage Workday's administrative solution, which enables colleges and universities to access real-time financial and operational insight to drive better decisions. It even seamlessly integrates with other systems, including those that manage student information.

Performance improvements. We boost the responsiveness, efficiency and productivity of finance workforces in two ways: by facilitating easy access to information, applications and work processes; and by simplifying and unifying Financial Management processes.

Better insights/Faster decisions. With better access to reliable data, analytics and insights, finance leaders can make better, faster decisions to drive the business forward.

Cost savings. We can help reduce finance-related costs by simplifying processes, introducing self-service features, and leveraging the Accenture Global Delivery Network for implementation and application management support. In the area of higher education, it’s not uncommon for our clients to achieve 20 to 40 percent reductions in administrative costs.

Trust your Workday with AccentureConfidence. We are a global leader when it comes to SaaS, cloud and Workday management. By leveraging our SaaS delivery assets, tools and methodology, business leaders can more accurately predict (and manage) their costs. When clients team with Accenture, they can transform their Financial Management capabilities with a high degree of confidence.

A platform for long-term success. Accenture is a trusted ally in the areas of planning, deployment and management. We approach all of our projects holistically; our strategies and solutions are designed with clients’ long-term success in mind. As one of the world’s largest and most successful systems integrators, we help companies reduce risks and overcome deployment obstacles.

Importantly, these benefits can be multiplied when Workday’s Human Capital Management and Financial Management solutions are deployed, integrated and managed as a unified set of solutions. Accenture can help clients assess—and then realize—the potential value of linking these solutions.

Global reach/Local delivery. One of the reasons Accenture is able to deliver good, economical solutions is because of our “industrialized” approach. We’ve developed repeatable processes and robust structures to make sure our clients get the best service possible. With our Global Delivery network—which makes up the largest and most diversified group of management consulting, technology and business process outsourcing professionals in the world—we can quickly assemble the team of professionals that will help you to get the job done.

A startup’s passion/A leader’s resources. Accenture’s Workday practice is an energized, innovative and determined group. Even though we have one of the largest Workday practices in the world, we operate much like a startup. It allows us to be nimble, focused and passionate about results. And, we have the power of Accenture’s full set of skills and global resources at our disposal.

Fast results, delivered through Accenture's Intelligent Tools. Accenture’s field-tested methodologies and tools help reduce risk and get clients’ solutions running fast. They include benchmarking and assessment tools, delivery accelerators, and even a design guide to bring leading practices of chart of accounts redesign to Workday’s multi-dimensional Financial Data Model. In addition, we offer a comprehensive methodology for delivering implementation and application management services, as well as industry-specific solutions that include configuration workbooks, process flows, and testing and training documentation. The Accenture Solution Factory for Workday is a highly collaborative delivery environment that brings Accenture’s industry, function and technology skills together with deep knowledge of Workday solutions. The result is a high-quality solution with more predictable outcomes.

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Contact Us Accenture has a team of advisors that is poised to help your organization improve the business benefits from your Workday Financial Management applications. Accenture welcomes the opportunity to learn about your goals and discuss how we can help you.

Beth Boettcher Global Workday Practice Lead, Accenture beth.a.boettcher@accenture.com

Neil Losacco Workday Sales & Market Development Lead, Accenture neil.a.losacco@accenture.com

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