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I’m Sandra, a passionate Workday Adaptive consultant with over a decade of experience using and implementing this powerful tool. 

I've worn many hats in the Adaptive world since 2014: caps, beanies, fedoras, derbies, sombreros, berets and chapkas... Indeed: I started as a user of Adaptive as an FP&A analyst, then manager, to then become an administrator, modeler, architect, integrator and into the dark side: a consultant!  

Thanks to my software engineering background, I quickly became efficient at designing dynamic, low maintenance and user friendly models as well as writing scripts for integrations!

Whether consuming data, reporting on it, analyzing it, building complex models, or integrating systems, I've done it all. I’ve designed everything from simple models to intricate setups, including OpEx, Personnel, CapEx, Balance Sheet forecasts, Sales Commissions, ARR, COGS, and many more.

When it comes to integrations, I’ve handled it across various platforms—whether it’s NetSuite, Intacct, Workday Fins, AWS S3, Google Sheets, Power BI, SFTP, or setting up other Custom Cloud Data Sources (CCDS), I’ve got you covered.

Now, I’m excited to share my passion and knowledge with you. Let’s dive in!


I will post many kinds of articles:

- tips and tricks 

- best practices 

- formula examples

- intro to certain topics

- inbound and outbound integration examples

- demos

- and more!

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Location: San Francisco, CA, USA

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