Workday Audit: The Highest Risk Areas Most Frequently Overlooked

Workday plays a critical role in HR, payroll, compensation, and financial reporting processes for many organizations, yet it remains a blind spot for numerous auditors and control owners. This session will provide a practical overview of Workday’s architecture, terminology, reporting tools, and the highest-risk areas that are most frequently overlooked. Attendees will learn how common assumptions, control gaps, and ineffective testing approaches can lead to financial reporting and compliance risks. Whether your organization uses Workday HCM, Workday Financials, or both, you will leave with a better understanding of how Workday supports financial reporting and how to recognize when audit procedures, risk assessments, and control evaluations may not be focused on the areas that matter most.