2023 Partner of the Year Awards

Workiva partners play a critical role in our business as they drive value for our mutual customers. They provide customers with guidance and expertise so they can streamline processes, foster collaboration, and achieve unparalleled efficiency. We like to come together during our global event series, Amplify, which is taking place in North America and Europe and virtually in Asia Pacific (APAC), to celebrate the work we’ve achieved together and recognize our most impactful partners. This year’s annual awards spotlight Workiva’s partners from around the world. Congratulations to this year’s winners and to all our partners who have collaborated with us! 

Americas Partner of the Year

We are pleased to announce Deloitte US as our Americas Partner of the Year. In a new category dedicated to outstanding work in the Americas, Deloitte is setting the bar. Together, we have broken into new markets such as Latin America, public sector, and Canada, increased our business together exponentially year-over-year, and developed joint offerings to deliver a distinct experience with Workiva to our shared customers. As one of the first proponents of the Workiva platform to drive financial enterprise transformation, Deloitte continues to invest in the expansion and development of our alliance. 

Americas Regional Partner of the Year

A long-standing member of our ecosystem, Embark wins the Americas Regional Partner of the Year award. Making life easier for CFOs and their teams, Embark’s experienced consultants coupled with Workiva’s best-in-class solutions transform how businesses utilize people, processes, and systems. Embark continued to invest heavily in FY23 in dedicated sales resources, a robust marketing team to drive demand, and a drive to move into new markets and industries. This was reflected in our shared growth and development year-over-year, as were Embark’s contributions to sourced opportunities, a key growth element for both our firms. 

Americas Emerging Partner of the Year

Workiva congratulates Lionpoint Group as our Americas Emerging Partner of the Year. As a consulting and integration firm, Lionpoint focuses on delivering operational transformation and technology solutions to the alternative investment industry with Workiva. Lionpoint has demonstrated that they are invested in Workiva and, in record time, have won the hearts and minds of the sales organization through genuine industry subject matter expertise.

Americas Innovation Partner of the Year 

KPMG in the U.S. wins the Innovation Partner of the Year award for their significant contributions to growth, development of new markets and customers, and extending the use of the Workiva platform. From the innovative relationship and offering developed with KPMG, Microsoft, and Workiva to continued leadership in ESG and AI, KPMG in the U.S. continues to be an initiator of ideas and ways to bring increased value to our customers in the Americas. 

Americas Technology Partner of the Year

This marks the first year that Workday has been recognized as the Workiva Technology Partner of the Year. As the leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, Workday has broken new ground with Workiva to transform the way organizations manage their reporting processes. Together we are driving innovation and developing new offerings for industries, such as state and local government, that provide an efficient and automated reporting process for our customers. 

EMEA Partner of the Year

This year, our Partnership with PwC has grown across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), with entities coming together to discuss how to collectively align and grow the Workiva partnership. Strong teams now repeatedly deliver high-quality projects with a depth of experience that helps strengthen Workiva’s position as a strategic platform for businesses across EMEA. PwC collaborates with Workiva across all use cases and seeks opportunities to embed Workiva into PwC tech-enabled offerings, continually investing in innovative ways to utilize and optimize the Workiva platform to expand its value and accelerate the success of Workiva and their shared customers.

EMEA Regional Partner of the Year

This EMEA Regional Partner of the Year award reflects VantagePoint’s hard work and dedication to the partnership, as they continuously commit to helping our mutual customers transform their reporting automation journey by leveraging the Workiva platform. They continue to innovate, extend solutions, and provide high-quality implementations to help our customers solve complex problems. They are a skilled delivery partner and a trusted advisor to both customers and across the Workiva team. 

EMEA Design Agency of the Year 

This new award we’re introducing for the EMEA Design Agency of the Year reflects the importance of designed reporting for our customers and in the growth of our platform. As the first design agency in EMEA to work with us back in 2016, Bastion Graphics has since continued to lead the charge with their collaboration and commitment to their clients, the Workiva platform, and the partnership. This past year has been no different and we are thrilled to honor Bastion with the very first award in this category. 

EMEA Emerging Partner of the Year

We are thrilled to name Protiviti Inc. our EMEA Emerging Partner of the Year and celebrate the fast-growing partnership that has been established across Europe over the past year. The commitment from Protiviti shown by their investment toward Workiva training and resources, coupled with their proactive collaboration with our teams, is a true example of how to build a strong partnership. The Workiva services team say they look forward to any project with Protiviti as they are such a pleasure to work with.

APAC Partner of the Year

For the second year in a row, Deloitte Australia leads the way as the APAC Partner of the Year. Deloitte Australia has consistently delivered as a trusted advisory provider in Australia and New Zealand over the last four years. Committed to Workiva’s leading practices, Deloitte Australia has provided significant resources so we can continue to deliver outcomes for our clients in the region. Deloitte Australia is also our first managed services partner in APAC, having successfully deployed Workiva for their Deloitte “Operate” Finance Function.

APAC Emerging Partner of the Year

KPMG in Australia has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the partnership over the last 12 months, and has advocated Workiva’s assured integrated reporting value proposition in the region. KPMG in Australia is a worthy winner of our Emerging Partner of the Year award, contributing significantly to pipeline generation and successfully delivering new clients for Workiva in Australia. KPMG professionals consistently demonstrate exemplary collaboration with us. They understand the value of Workiva and have very quickly built a strategic approach with us across finance, risk, and sustainability functions in the Australia market.

APAC Innovation Partner of the Year 

KPMG Hong Kong Limited is a worthy winner of the new Innovation Partner of the Year award for 2023. This award recognizes outstanding contribution across our partner ecosystem in terms of innovation to leverage the flexibility and configurability of the Workiva platform to develop new solutions tailored to our respective markets. In Hong Kong, KPMG professionals have built a risk-based capital model in Workiva that has been successfully implemented across two new clients in the region. 

Global Managed Service Partner of the Year

The Managed Service Provider Partner of the Year award is awarded to PwC. Through their outsourcing model for global entity reporting and risk management, PwC drives the ability to invest in and innovate the Workiva platform in a fully hosted environment. PwC continues to pave the way to optimize the Workiva platform and better serve our shared global customers.

Global Partner of the Year

For the fourth year in a row, Deloitte takes home our global recognition for excellence in all categories. Along with their world-class consulting and integration of the Workiva platform, Deloitte continues to innovate and extend solutions to drive enterprise transformation with their clients. With demonstrated experience and investment, coupled with our global alliance, we are honored to announce them as the Global Partner of the Year.

The award winners were recognized during the 2023 Workiva Amplify Conference held in Nashville. Click here to view the news release.