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Workday Financial Management

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Last updated March 13th, 2026

# Page 2 - Reviews of Workday Financial Management

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KC

Kristine C.  
Workday Financials System Architect  
Health, Wellness and Fitness  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Let's Get Back on Track"

February 11, 2026

3.0

I love Workday, I really do. I work hard to show this system off and make our employees fall in love with it. That being said, the last few years have been ROUGH trying to defend this system and company. I couldn't be more thrilled to see \[sensitive content hidden\] out and \[sensitive content hidden\] back in the driver's seat. Workday has deviated far from their core values and the things that made me originally fall in love with this system 6 years ago. STOP messing with the search functionality. Get rid of "simplified search" or allow it to be turned on/off tenant-wide. Why is it when I type in 'start prox', the Start Proxy task is the 7th in the list returned? Things like this happen all the time and cost us all time. Very frustrating. STOP over-complicating your customer support model. This has caused us so many issues and grief over the past 2 years. We have not been able to keep track of all the things - functional review, optimization package, etc etc etc. We start one and months in are told that we selected the wrong thing. So frustrating! STOP over-engineering Community. Please bring back Brainstorms.

Pros

My favorite aspect of Workday Financials is the ability to drill down to transaction level within reports. This is a great feature.

Cons

I feel as though over the years Workday has pushed functionality into Production too soon; in other words many of the features are, in my opinion, at about 80-90% complete. Prime example would be recurring journals. The idea behind this is genius, however the fact that there is no BP for recurring journal templates sort of negates the idea of allowing these journals to post without approvals (which I imagine is what most customers want, myself included). Another example would be amortizing prepaid schedule installments - how many years have customers been asking to have the ability to schedule installments out to a certain DATE instead of 'Accounting Date Days Ahead'?

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AJ

Amanda J.  
Workday Analyst  
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Workday Financials POV, almost 10 years of experience"

January 30, 2026

5.0

After using Workday for fin management, I don't want to work with anything else, truly. After working (for a short period) with a mix of programs, then getting to move into Workday with my company, I can't imagine going back. Everything is in one place, can be easily located and acts as one source of truth. There is a lot less room for risk and less labor being spent zigzagging between sources to ensure everything aligns.

Pros

Lots of flexibility for custom rules/validations, lots of pre-built items available such as calculations and reports. Once you get the hang of your area and related cause/effect, becomes second nature on how to make related changes to align with your company's needs.

Cons

Sometimes bugs come up that take longer to resolve than desired. They aren't often, but on the plus side, they do typically offer information on how to work around the bug while its resolution is in progress.

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PD

Patricia D.  
Loan servicing representative  
Banking  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Great experience using workday"

January 27, 2026

5.0

My overall experience with workday is a positive experience since I did become proficient in using it. I liked how user friendly it was.

Pros

One of the features I liked the most on workday is the design . It breaks all categories into a list and you can click through.

Cons

The con is that it can become confusing until you get the hang of it. I found the way to request paid time to be confusing.

Switched from

[Time Tracker](https://www.capterra.com/p/10008920/Timesheet-Reports-and-Gadgets/)

The switch was made to align more with the monthly and quarterly goals so career development.

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Kristl K.  
Sr Customer Service Representative  
Insurance  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Workday Payroll System"

January 18, 2026

4.0

My overall experience with Workday has been pleasant and easy to understand. I like the reminders it sends if it's time to submit myu time card.

Pros

Workdah is very user friendly when it comes to entering and submitting my hours. I also like that I have a HR section to see notification from HR. I like that it lets you manage my vacation leave and sick leave

Cons

It requires me to change my password to often and I have a hard time remembering my password sometimes because I have so many. I don't like that you have to call I.T. to obtain my new password if I forget it

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Conference Center Manager  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Hard to learn for some but works for what it's needed to do "

March 6, 2026

5.0

It's what we use for all our payments received and invoices charged. I've been using it for years now and it's just second nature.

Pros

I use workday to submit payments and invoices received. I like that everything is in one space to submit and you can look back on previous invoices and payment.

Cons

I don't think it's super straightforward. I'm good with technology so I figured it out quickly, but I know others on our team struggled. I also don't like when I'm submitting payments and I have multiple entries with different categories I have to enter all the information over and over. I wish it would copy over.

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KW

Kendall W.  
Payroll Systems Analyst  
Construction  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Kendall's Review"

February 5, 2026

4.0

I have a very positive view of Workday Financial Management. I really like the software and the vast range of configuration options available, which makes it flexible enough to support complex and unique business needs. The depth of functionality allows organizations to tailor processes, reporting, and controls in a way that truly fits their operations. While it does come with a learning curve, especially for new users, that complexity reflects its power and scalability. Once you get familiar with it, the system feels intuitive and well designed. Overall, Workday Financial Management is a robust, adaptable platform that rewards the time invested in learning it.

Pros

The ability to configure any and all needs is at the top of my list. I have worked with other software, like Paycor and PrismHR and neither had anywhere near the capability that Workday holds.

Cons

The pro is also a con - While the ability to configure all needs is wonderful, it does com with a bit of a learning curve. I also wish topics in community would be more easily found.

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Ashley B.  
Owner  
Consumer Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Workday is the worst!!!"

January 27, 2026

1.0

I've had a terrible experience with Workday and do not like it. It takes too much time to do anything.

Pros

The only thing I like about Workday is the layout. It's customizable and easy to find what I'm looking for.

Cons

There are lots of things I don't like about Workday like how it makes everything more complicated than it is.

Switched from

[Paycom](https://www.capterra.com/p/130949/Paycom/)

It was t my decision. Someone else made the switch and I'm not happy about it.

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SK

Siamak K.  
Senior Director, Enterprise Systems  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Business Application that Works like it Should"

August 8, 2025

5.0

We have streamlined most of our Finance processes using Workday Financials. It has an easy-to-use interface with a strong back-end for customizing business processes. Easy to onboard and integrate new company acquisitions. Great APIs for billing integration with 3rd party applications.

Pros

Great integration with Payroll and HCM modules. Complete suite of financial modules. User-friendly user interface.

Cons

A better integration with Adaptive Planning would be helpful. Some Financial dashboards are not available out of the box.

Switched from

[SAP Business One](https://www.capterra.com/p/214667/SAP-Business-One/)

moving to SaaS and integration with HCM/Payroll

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software Engineer  
Retail  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great Central Tool for Financial Management"

January 20, 2025

4.0

We use it for processing invoices from import vendors and other international partners, and detect the data and automated the accounts receivable/payable process while providing detailed reports and identified exceptions.

Pros

It provides function that helps automate our accounts payable and account receivable flows for our international import shipments.

Cons

It takes a lot of configuration and setup, and hard to onboard specific entities such as international customs and other logistics providers.

Switched from

[Oracle PeopleSoft](https://www.capterra.com/p/155958/Oracle-PeopleSoft/)

Peoplesoft was based on outdated tech at the time, and workday provides a great erp suite for he and financials.

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Vincent C.  
Project Manager  
Printing  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great Customer Support!"

February 2, 2026

5.0

Pros

Very easy to navigate even for those who are not great with computers or other software, support is great if you need it!

Cons

I have not run into any major issues so far since trying Workday out, I've only used it for a few months at this point!

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AA

Amanda A.  
PAS  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Would recommend "

January 13, 2025

5.0

I would recommend to other people looking for a easy program.

Pros

Very easy to maneuver. Set up was nice and organized.

Cons

The options that they gave for different things.

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TS

Tracy S.  
Patient care advocate  
Insurance  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Workday financial management "

July 15, 2024

5.0

Pros

I like how it’s be very easy and convenient to use . It gives multiple purposed for use .

Cons

There is nothing I do not like about it .

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BY

Brittany Y.  
Many integrations  
Pharmaceuticals  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Integrated well into Concur"

June 8, 2024

4.0

Pros

This platform integrated really well into concur for creating and removing user profiles. It was a nice solution for automating what was previously a manual process.

Cons

There were not any negatives in my experience.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Manager, Business Operations  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Slow and Not User Friendly"

April 5, 2022

4.0

Accessing the specific reports is difficult as the user is required to remember several abbreviated name strings (fin acc manage...). When finally accessing the correct report, Workday is slow to load the report and a pop-up typically appears asking if the user would like to be notified when the report is available.

Pros

Some of the budget management reports allow users to drill down into specific line items/ spend categories. This feature is great for a quick refresher of recent expenses.

Cons

There are too many separate reports acting as silos. This often makes it difficult to see the full financial picture without multiple tabs or Excel downloads.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
CX, Escalations  
Internet  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great functionality for better price "

May 1, 2022

4.0

Pros

WFM is definitely more affordable than any of the competitors, especially Hyperion who has astronomical prices for similar functionality. We use WFM primarily for accounting and payroll. It has a user friendly interface, set up was somewhat of a breeze. I like the fact that it's a cloud system, makes everything easier.

Cons

Their help center is lacking. Also for people who are not as tech savvy, it's was surprisingly challenging to find user guides and we had to contact WFM support for that, when they should have been accessible in the first place.

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CL

Claudia L.  
Reviewer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Workday Financial Management Review"

December 23, 2022

4.0

Workday Financial Management integrates seamlessly with other Workday products, such as HCM and PPM. The software has great reporting capabilities. In addition, the software offers a range of security and compliance features in terms of data encryption and two-factor authentication, which help to provide greater security for sensitive information about your business operations.

Pros

The software is intuitive to use and I was able to create reports easily once I understand how the system works.

Cons

There is a learning curve to using the software when creating hierarchies for your chart of accounts before you can effectively create useful reports.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Accounting Manager  
Automotive  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "User friendly interface"

August 15, 2018

4.0

Workday Financials gave us much needed reporting capabilities that we weren't getting from other software. The fact that it integrates with our HRM system makes it easier to drill into certain data sets. Adding attachments to invoices and journal entries has essentially turned us into a paperless office.

Pros

Workday Financials is user friendly and has some great reporting capabilities. The interface looks fresh and it's easy to navigate. Each new release adds additional utility. The Workday Community is a great tool to post ideas and get real world advice from other companies experiencing the same issues.

Cons

Workday runs slow sometimes, especially on days when we're loading payroll and there's a lot of data going through the system. Sometimes Workday gives cryptic and seemingly random error messages.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Workday Developer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Best cloud based financial management system"

March 13, 2022

5.0

Pros

Easy to develop reports and less coding for developing integrations. User Interface is very good and dashboards are easy to develop and deploy

Cons

It won't allow much customization on the existing pages.

Switched from

[Oracle PeopleSoft](https://www.capterra.com/p/155958/Oracle-PeopleSoft/)

Since it's cloud based

Review Source

AP

Alfonso P.  
Procurement  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great Financial Management support for P2P Capabilities "

April 20, 2021

3.0

Overall experience with Workday Financial Management has been fantastic. Great capabilities that can integrate very well with other Workday modules.

Pros

Workday Financial Management provides a great P2P capability to organization already working with Workday HCM. This tool provides best-in-class functionalities that support financial and procurement operations.

Cons

The language, terms, jargon are very specific to Workday nomenclature rather than based on industry. Some concepts are quite unique and sometimes unnecessary when compared against a Coupa or other provider.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Assistant General Manager  
Sports  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Workday for Office Life"

April 9, 2020

5.0

We love workday. It is so simple and really streamlines the work process between employees and employers.

Pros

I enjoy that all of our employees use workday and it makes it very simple to approve their time, as opposed to having to check time cards or check into another account. You can do everything from Workday, enter your time, ask for time off, track employees time, send employee messages, check your pay stubs, see your benefits, and lots more.

Cons

I don' think there are really any cons! It is very simple to use, and is easy to access from a phone as well.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Operations Sr Manager  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Workday is designed to help you on a daily basis!"

May 16, 2021

5.0

Pros

Workday user interface design is super friendly. As the user with the rights for approving expenses to my cost center, I have no complaints. The process is straight forward, smooth, and the software feels robust and without any flaws.

Cons

The 'inbox' or 'archive' section can be confusing, but aside from that, Workday is top-notch regarding software for Financial Management and much more!

Review Source

AB

Aurea B.  
AP Specialist  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "WD User"

May 20, 2022

5.0

Best AP system for the amount of invoices ever...we process thousands of invoices and adjustments every day and has never disappointed me.

Pros

Processing my invoices is easy and finding old files is a breeze. I process invoices, adjustments (credits and debits), and there is no issues. Its easy to process those as it kept all the information from the supplier to easy the processing. The reporting and research its very easy with an array of ways to find what I'm looking for.

Cons

Nothing at all. Very user friendly, easy to learn and so "jointed" with all aspects of the AP. Very happy my employer has this program.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Asistente de cocina  
  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Excellent, I can have all the analysis of my management in a single financial management system."

April 13, 2018

5.0

Allows me to register new levels of financial efficiency and business performance with Workday accounting software, I could quickly respond to anomalies as they happen with reports and in-memory accounting, I could manage all activity with configurable business processes. A great benefit is that I have accomplished to change proactively to internal and external changes without IT resources or costly customizations.

Pros

I like most is that it gives me the possibility of having all the analysis of my management in a single financial management system. I find it interesting that it helps me to lead strategic planning and find the best ways for the profitability of my new business.

Cons

I'm practically new using the tool, but I think it would be useful to include the possibility of including the initial data of the company and predict its productivity in the short term.

Review Source

WE

Walker E.  
Aircraft Maintenance Technician  
Airlines/Aviation  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Most Intuitive Yet"

December 30, 2019

5.0

Workday has been the most enjoyable experience in my career. Nobody likes to fiddle around with software that looks outdated and glitchy when they’re dealing with their paycheck.

Pros

This has been the most intuitive software for entering payroll information and altering personal information for payroll as well. We’ve never had an issue with Workday and plan on using it forever!

Cons

The only difficult thing to figure out is how many hours you have for the week. Sometimes when you have holiday hours or vacation hours it’s hard to tell how many hours you actually have for the week without submitting it.

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Jessica B.  
Project Manager  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Workday"

July 21, 2021

4.0

The system functions as expected and is a great tool to use.

Pros

There so much that can be done and Workday helps to streamline many of our manual processes and workflows.

Cons

The system is difficult to navigate and things are are to find. The overall design experience could use some improvement.

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