Case Study: Webedia achieves scalable global growth and real-time finance and HR visibility with Workday Adaptive Planning

Webedia supports global growth with a scalable finance and HR system

Webedia, France’s leading online entertainment media group with 28 offices in 15 countries and over 2,800 employees, faced growing complexity after more than 10 acquisitions. Multiple legacy finance, HR, and payroll systems required significant third‑party support and manual reconciliation, slowing operations and preventing a clear, consolidated view needed to support domestic and international growth.

Webedia implemented Workday to create a unified data core and mobile-enabled self-service, delivering real-time visibility across finance, HR, procurement, and payroll. The solution went live in France in phases (8 months for in-house accounting, plus 4 months for outsourced entities), eliminated data discrepancies, enabled faster decisions and stronger IT compliance, and transformed finance from paperwork to strategic analysis—supporting a 50% increase in finance activity with only a 20% staffing rise and providing always-on payroll flexibility.

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