Workday, a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, has announced that American University has selected Workday Financial Management, Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) and Workday Adaptive Planning to accelerate its business and technology transformation.
American University is a student-centered research institution located in Washington, DC with more than 3,500 faculty and staff and more than 14,000 students. It sought a unified, cloud-based system to provide its leaders with a comprehensive view of its finance, workforce and operational data, allowing them to better budget, plan and adapt to the changing needs of the higher education landscape.
With Workday, American University will:
- Automate its financial processes with Workday Financial Management and empower executives with real-time visibility into costs, transactions and revenue drivers, providing the insights needed to move the organization forward.
- Plan and adjust based on evolving enrollment numbers, tuition, grants, staffing and more with Workday Adaptive Planning.
- Leverage Workday HCM to create better experiences for staff by providing them with self-service capabilities to better manage finance and HR tasks, such as payroll, time tracking, expenses, reporting and talent management.
“At American University, we are ready to meet the challenges of the ever-changing higher education landscape and as we say on campus: challenge accepted,” said Steve Munson, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, American University. “To advance this mission, our university community needs the tools and services that will help us to be flexible and meet our strategic objectives.”
