Workday Financials Senior Manager - AMS
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. The Managed Services Workday Financials Senior Manager will serve as a client-facing Financials solution architect in a post-production environment, contributing to the delivery of high-quality managed services for our Workday Cloud clients. This role requires hands-on, cross-functional support across Workday Financial Management, including Budgets (spend authorizations, commitment accounting, and budget vs. actuals reporting), Grants, Procurement, Banking, Expenses, Customers, Suppliers, and Core Accounting. The Senior Manager will partner closely with client stakeholders to address complex financial needs, provide strategic guidance, and ensure operational stability and continuous improvement within Workday Financials. The ideal candidate brings deep functional expertise, strong problem-solving skills, and executive presence to confidently engage with finance leadership and drive exceptional client service outcomes. At Huron, we’re redefining what a consulting organization can be. We go beyond advice to deliver results that last. We inherit our client’s challenges as if they were our own. We help them transform for the future. We advocate. We make a difference. And we intelligently, passionately, relentlessly do great work…together. Are you the kind of person who stands ready to jump in, roll up your sleeves and transform ideas into action? Then come discover Huron. Whether you have years of experience or come right out of college, we invite you to explore our many opportunities. Find out how you can use your talents and develop your skills to make an impact immediately. Learn about how our culture and values provide you with the kind of environment that invites new ideas and innovation. Come see how we collaborate with each other in a culture of learning, coaching, diversity and inclusion. And hear about our unwavering commitment to make a difference in partnership with our clients, shareholders, communities and colleagues.
Requirements
- 6+ years of proven success delivering and supporting Workday Financial Management solutions in a post-production (AMS/PPS) or post implementation environment.
- 6+ years of experience analyzing business and financial requirements, documenting functional specifications, leading testing efforts, troubleshooting complex issues, and partnering directly with business and finance stakeholders.
- Deep hands-on experience supporting cross-functional Workday Financials, including: Budgets (spend authorizations, commitment accounting, budget vs. actuals reporting) Procurement, Suppliers, Customers, Expenses, Banking, Grants, and Core Accounting.
- Demonstrated ability to act as a client-facing Financials solution architect, providing strategic guidance while remaining hands-on with configuration and issue resolution.
- Strong executive presence with experience engaging finance leadership and senior stakeholders.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent professional experience, as required by Huron.
Nice To Haves
- Holds an active Workday Financials Certification (Core Financials, Grants, Procurement, or related Financials modules preferred).
- Experience with medium to large-scale Workday Financials AMS or post-production support engagements.
- Prior experience supporting Tier 2 / Tier 3 client support models, including issue prioritization, root-cause analysis, and service-level management.
- Strong understanding of end-to-end financial processes, including procure-to-pay, record-to-report, order-to-cash, and grants lifecycle.
- Prior AMS or Production Support Services (PPS) experience is strongly preferred.
- Ability to lead and coordinate cross-functional Financials support teams across modules.
- Prior people management experience, including mentoring, delegating work, reviewing deliverables, coaching team members, and supporting career development.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a client-facing Financials solution architect in a post-production environment.
- Contribute to the delivery of high-quality managed services for Workday Cloud clients.
- Provide hands-on, cross-functional support across Workday Financial Management, including Budgets (spend authorizations, commitment accounting, and budget vs. actuals reporting), Grants, Procurement, Banking, Expenses, Customers, Suppliers, and Core Accounting.
- Partner closely with client stakeholders to address complex financial needs.
- Provide strategic guidance to clients.
- Ensure operational stability and continuous improvement within Workday Financials.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits package
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- 401(k) plan with a generous employer match
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Generous Paid Time Off policy
- Paid parental leave
- Adoption assistance
- Wellness Program supports employee total well-being by providing free annual health screenings and coaching, bank at work, and on-site workshops, as well as ongoing programs recognizing major events in the lives of our employees throughout the year
- Annual incentive compensation program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
