Digital Consulting Senior Associate - Workday Adaptive Planning

Huron Consulting Services•Chicago, IL

23h•Remote

About The Position

Senior Associates in Huron’s Workday Adaptive Planning practice serve as client-facing advisors and leaders responsible for driving key components of financial planning and analysis transformation projects. In this role, you will own workstreams, collaborate directly with finance, accounting, and information technology stakeholders. Translating complex business requirements into scalable Workday Adaptive Planning models, reports, and workflows. You will guide clients through the full implementation lifecycle, from requirements gathering and solution design to configuration, testing, deployment, and post-go-live support. Senior Associates are expected to lead with strategic advisory rooted in financial planning and analysis and enterprise performance management best practices. Senior Associates demonstrate strong analytical thinking, data interpretation skills, and the ability to manage ambiguity while delivering client-ready insights.

Requirements

3–5 years of hands-on experience with Workday Adaptive Planning or Tier-1 planning tools (Anaplan, OneStream, Oracle EPM Planning/PBCS/EPBCS/FCCS).
Experience leading project workstreams including requirements, design, configuration, testing, and client communication.
Strong financial and operational driver-based model-building skills across forecasting, budgeting, long range planning.
Advanced Excel skills, including complex formulas, and structured modeling concepts.
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Information Systems, or related discipline.
Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to engage senior-level business stakeholders.
Prior consulting experience, either in professional services or performing consultative work internally.
Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment.

Nice To Haves

Workday Adaptive Planning Certifications, such as Adaptive Planning Pro or Adaptive Planning Core.
Experience integrating with Workday Financials or Workday Human Capital Management
Experience with planning integrations, ETL processes, or data transformation pipelines.

Responsibilities

Advise clients on planning best practices, model design, performance optimization, and business process improvements.
Interpret planning outputs and financial signals to support improved decision-making.
Help clients navigate scope ambiguity and evolving requirements, offering informed recommendations and project governance.
Conduct structured requirements-gathering sessions to assess planning, forecasting, and reporting needs.
Manage full project lifecycle activities including scoping, solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and post-go-live stabilization.
Deliver clear, client-ready communications that articulate risks, actions, issues and decisions/recommendations.
Translate complex financial and operational requirements into scalable Adaptive Planning models across financial, operational, and workforce planning domains.
Configure core Workday Adaptive Planning structures including dimensions, levels, accounts, versions, and sheets.
Build web reports, dashboard visualizations, and complex OfficeConnect reporting solutions.
Develop and execute comprehensive testing cycles including unit, system, and user acceptance testing.
Validate data accuracy, integration flows, and model outputs to ensure planning reliability.
Troubleshoot and resolve issues in collaboration with internal and client teams.
Mentor Analysts and Associate-level team members, supporting their development and growth as a consultant.
Collaborate with integration specialists and engagement leadership to support cohesive solution delivery.
Contribute to internal knowledge development and practice growth initiatives.