Workday Financials Sr. Consultant - AMS

Huron Consulting Services • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

The Managed Services Workday Financials Senior Associate serves as a client-facing Financials consultant in a post-production environment, contributing to high-quality managed services for Workday Cloud clients. The role provides hands-on 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 Associate works directly with client stakeholders and alongside Huron Managers to troubleshoot issues, configure solutions, and implement enhancements that keep Workday Financials stable and improving. The ideal candidate has solid functional knowledge of Workday Financials, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and confident client communication skills.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of success delivering and supporting Workday Financial Management solutions in a post-production (AMS/PPS) or post-implementation environment.
• At least 3 years of experience analyzing business and financial requirements, documenting functional specifications, leading testing, troubleshooting complex issues, and partnering directly with business and finance stakeholders.
• 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 and 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

• 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 the grants lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on managed services support across Workday Financial Management, including Budgets, Grants, Procurement, Banking, Expenses, Customers, Suppliers, and Core Accounting.
• Analyze business and financial requirements and document functional specifications.
• Lead testing efforts.
• Troubleshoot complex issues and configure solutions.
• Implement enhancements to maintain and improve Workday Financials.
• Work directly with client stakeholders and partner with finance and business stakeholders.
• Provide strategic guidance as a client-facing Financials solution architect while remaining hands-on with configuration and issue resolution.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Other wellness programs
• Eligibility to participate in Huron’s annual incentive compensation program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior