Workday Financials Consultant
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. An indispensable role… Our clients approach us with a unique set of complex challenges to forge strategy and operations with technology. So, we are constantly on the look-out for outstanding consultants with varying types of expertise and knowledge who are passionate about uncovering, untangling, and tackling the biggest challenges facing the industry. Our capable Associates utilize Huron tools, methodologies and best practices in the selection, planning and implementation of leading enterprise software and analytics solutions. Skilled relationship builders, our Associates are responsible for project work stream delivery, work plan management, analytics, reporting and client interface/presentations. They collaborate with client staff and leadership while managing and mentoring junior Huron staff. Our Associates gain valuable, hands-on consulting experience and world-class training and development…that translates to career growth. Huron is big enough to offer the opportunity and exposure you need for your career growth—but small enough to give you individual attention for your professional development. We see what’s possible in you and help you achieve it.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university or commensurate work experience
- Minimum 1- 2 years of relevant experience in consulting, finance, higher education, and/or accounting
- Previous experience implementing Workday with a focus on Record to Report (R2R)
- 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
- Excellent time-management and prioritization skills
- The ability to manage multiple projects of differing scale and duration
- Strong analytical skills used to translate information from meetings into documentation that can be shared with meeting participants and project teams
- A desire and willingness to learn new tools, techniques, concepts, and methodologies
Nice To Haves
- Workday Certification is a PLUS.
- Functional expertise in regulations and processes; understanding of higher ed financials requirements across various types of institutions
- Demonstrated knowledge in academic structure, organizational assessment, and strategic planning.
- Exceptional advanced Excel skills (including modeling and macros)
- An MBA or other relevant advanced degree
- Expertise in the Financials function, processes and best practices
- Experience as a functional application specialist
Responsibilities
- Project work stream delivery
- Work plan management
- Analytics
- Reporting
- Client interface/presentations
- Collaborate with client staff and leadership
- Manage and mentor junior Huron staff
- Train and participate in the professional development of Huron staff in both project-management and technical dimensions
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision coverage
- wellness programs
- 401(k) plan with a generous employer match
- employee stock purchase plan
- generous Paid Time Off policy
- paid parental leave
- adoption assistance
- free annual health screenings and coaching
- bank at work
- on-site workshops
- ongoing programs recognizing major events in the lives of our employees throughout the year
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
