Workday Grants Manager - AMS

Huron Consulting Services • Chicago, IL

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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 Workday Grants Manager will support the ongoing delivery of Application Managed Services (AMS) for Workday Grants Management clients. This role serves as a functional subject matter expert, providing hands‑on support and optimization of Workday Grants configuration, including award management, grants billing, and financial and regulatory reporting. The Grants Manager will partner with clients and internal teams to resolve issues, support enhancements, and ensure stable, compliant, and high‑quality Workday Grants solutions in a post‑production environment.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of proven experience in roles directly implementing or supporting Workday Grants Management, with hands‑on ownership of Grants configuration in a production or post‑production (AMS) environment.
• Demonstrated experience serving as a functional subject matter expert for Workday Grants, including award setup, post‑award management, grants billing, and financial and regulatory reporting.
• 3–5 years of experience analyzing business requirements, producing functional specifications, supporting testing activities, troubleshooting complex production issues, and interfacing directly with clients and business stakeholders.
• Strong ability to translate research administration and sponsor requirements into scalable, compliant Workday Grants solutions.
• Experience supporting ongoing optimization, enhancements, and issue resolution within Workday Grants as part of an Application Managed Services (AMS) or managed support model.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a field related to this position or equivalent relevant work experience.
• No travel required, unless requested by the client.

Nice To Haves

• Holds an active Workday Certification, with Workday Financials or Workday Grants certification strongly preferred.
• Prior experience supporting Workday Grants in AMS / PPS / Managed Services environments, including Tier 3 client support.
• Hands‑on experience with Workday Grants billing processes, sponsor invoicing, revenue recognition, and compliance‑driven reporting.
• Experience supporting medium to large‑scale Workday Financials and Grants environments, including cross‑module dependencies with Projects, Procurement, Expenses, Payroll, and Financial Accounting.
• Experience with Accounts and Payroll Accounting, including understanding of downstream impacts to grants billing, costing, and reconciliation.
• Strong experience with Workday reporting, including delivered and custom reports used for grants oversight, billing, and audit support.
• Strong proficiency with Excel, including reconciliation, variance analysis, and support of billing and reporting activities.
• Prior team leadership or mentoring experience, including reviewing work, coaching team members, and supporting knowledge transfer within an AMS model.

Benefits

• This job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s annual incentive compensation program, which reflects Huron’s pay for performance philosophy.
• The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs.

What This Job Offers

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