Description
We're seeking a Financials Strategist to join our team in Japan. As a Financials Strategist at Workday, you will advocate for our innovative Financial Management and ERP solutions in the market and transform finance functions with our clients.
Responsibilities:
- Assess the readiness of Finance Transformation with Workday in Japanese companies and propose a finance transformation roadmap.
- Support sales activities and provide advice on Sales Manager forecasts based on readiness assessments.
- Build rapport and share the Workday vision with champions at prospects and propose winning scenarios to them.
- Leverage in-depth knowledge of Financial Management, accounting practices, and ERP systems in Japan to advocate for our innovative cloud-native Financials solutions.
- Cultivate and lead a community of Finance professionals, CFOs, and industry experts, providing valuable insights into the unique financial landscape in Japan.
- Forge and nurture relationships with influential Finance thought leaders and potential strategic partners in Japan.
- Deliver comprehensive training sessions to educate internal and external stakeholders about our cloud-native Financials solutions and their relevance to the Japanese market.
- Implement robust metrics to measure the impact of evangelism efforts, providing data-driven recommendations for optimization.
- Work in close partnership with sales, marketing, and product teams to ensure strategies align with overarching business goals.
Requirements:
- Experience in supporting and implementing global finance transformation for Japanese companies by integrating global accounting policies, organizations, and processes.
- In-depth knowledge of accounting standards (J-GAAP/IFRS), regulations, and compliance specific to the Japanese market.
- Ability to assess readiness for global finance transformation at multinational companies and make proposals to CFOs and senior management.
- Strong understanding of Financial Management principles, technologies (ERP/Fins), and their application within the Japanese context.
- Strong networking abilities with a proven track record of building relationships within the Japanese Finance and CFO community.
- Ability to create diverse, impactful content tailored to the Japanese finance market.
- Proficiency in data analysis to derive actionable insights for refining evangelism strategies.
- Comfortable in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and dedicated to continuous self-improvement.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams across different geographies.