Workday Financials Aid - Sr Consultant

Huron Consulting Services•Chicago, IL

9d•Remote

About The Position

Huron is a global consultancy that collaborates with clients to drive strategic growth, ignite innovation and navigate constant change. Through a combination of strategy, expertise and creativity, we help clients accelerate operational, digital and cultural transformation, enabling the change they need to own their future. Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future. Senior Associates play an integral client-facing project or work-stream leadership role. While activities vary based on project size/scope and individual skill-sets and strengths, the Sr. Associate can expect to spend their time with a heavy focus on material client interaction through all projects, project management, intensive data-analysis and the identification for the “so-what’s” therein, and to creating compelling client-ready presentations. Additionally, the Sr. Associate will focus on developing Analysts and Coachees.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university or commensurate work experience
Minimum 1-2 years of relevant experience in consulting, financial aid, higher education, and/or accounting
Previous experience implementing Student Information Systems like Workday, Banner, Peoplesoft Campus Solutions, or Oracle
Willingness to travel as needed for project assignments

Nice To Haves

Functional Knowledge in Workday Financial Aid
Strategic mindset with the ability to align financial aid systems and processes to institutional goals, improve reporting/analytics, and enable data-driven decision-making.
Experienced understanding of higher education financial aid operations and related compliance requirements.
Demonstrated knowledge in academic structure, organizational assessment, and strategic planning.
Exceptional advanced Excel skills (including modeling and macros)
Expertise in the HR and/or Financials function, processes and best practices
Experience as a functional application specialist
Excellent communication skills - oral and written - and the interpersonal skills needed quickly to establish relationships of trust and collaboration
The ability to establish credibility in the eyes of senior-level university executives on the basis of expertise, maturity, and professionalism
The ability to train and participate in the professional development of Huron staff in both project-management and technical dimensions
Excellent time-management and prioritization skills
A desire and willingness to learn new tools, techniques, concepts, and methodologies