Senior Tax Provision Manager at Workday, Inc. — USA, CA
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About the Team
We are adaptive tax professionals who love what we do and continue to strive for operational excellence and value creation through automation and strategic yet compliant tax planning. Our team is excited to take on new challenges as we grow with the company, and the growing complexity of the global tax landscape. We are committed to working hard, having fun, and advancing career together.
About the Role
Workday is looking for a global Senior Tax Provision Manager to lead all aspects of ASC 740 reporting. This is an individual contributor role reporting into a Senior Director, Tax Accounting. This role will share the ownership of global provision governance, accuracy, documentation quality, audit readiness, and predictable close execution. The position requires deep ASC 740 technical expertise, and the ability to proactively identify and lead tax implications of business, operational, and accounting changes in a sophisticated multinational technology environment.
Responsibilities
Shared co-leadership responsibilities with the current Provision Manager:
- Lead the end-to-end global close process in accordance with ASC 740 including related SEC reporting, driving accuracy, timeliness, and control integrity.
- Own global provision governance, including standardized templates, review protocols, documentation requirements, and escalation frameworks.
- Conduct sophisticated ASC 740 technical analyses, including new accounting standards, business operations, structural changes, and tax law developments.
- Act as an ambassador to across business functions to identify upstream operational or accounting changes and ensure timely evaluation of tax accounting impacts.
- Lead technical assessment and documentation for transactions, restructurings, acquisitions, and other business events impacting the tax provision.
- Serve as a technical reviewer for provision activities performed by teams outside the U.S.
- Mentor and elevate the global team's technical capabilities and support long-term scalability.
- Drive adoption of technology-enabled provision processes and documentation workflows.
- Partner in automation, data readiness, and system improvement initiatives cross functionally.
About You
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related.
- 10+ years of corporate income tax experience with deep specialization in ASC 740.
- Significant experience preparing and reviewing global income tax provisions for a public, multinational company (technology or SaaS strongly preferred).
- Experience interacting with external auditors and supporting SOX controls.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with foreign provision including ASC 740 impact from U.S. GAAP to local statutory accounting difference.
- CPA license is highly desired.
- Familiarity with tax technology, provision systems, and automation.
- Strong analytical and communication skills, including drafting technical memoranda.
- Experience with OneSource Income Tax Provision and strong Excel skills are highly desirable.
Workday Pay Transparency Statement
Primary Location: USA.CA.Pleasanton
Primary Location Base Pay Range: $166,700 USD - $250,100 USD
Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $140,800 USD - $250,100 USD
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