Workday Adaptive Planning - Associate Manager

Huron Consulting Group Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation & benefits

401(k) employer match

Employee stock purchase plan

Generous paid time off

Parental leave & adoption assistance

Job summary

Huron Consulting Group Inc. in Bengaluru, India, is seeking an experienced Manager for FP&A and Workday Adaptive Planning to join our team.

You will lead planning, budgeting, forecasting cycles, and performance management initiatives for diverse client engagements, leveraging Workday Adaptive Planning to deliver client-focused solutions. The ideal candidate has 7–10 years in Finance/FP&A, strong stakeholder management, and hands-on Workday Adaptive Planning experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years implementing Workday Adaptive Planning or Adaptive Insights.
• 7-10 years analyzing requirements, writing functional specifications, testing and interfacing with business users.
• Master's degree in finance or accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
• Prior team management experience including mentoring, delegating, reviewing work, and coaching staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead configuration and deployment of Workday Adaptive Planning projects.
• Engage with clients to gather requirements and deliver functional specs.
• Provide stakeholder management and project governance throughout implementation.

Skills

Workday Adaptive Planning

FP&A

Stakeholder management

Team management

Education

Master's degree in Finance or Accounting

MBA or related field

Tools

Workday Adaptive Planning

Excel

Cognos

Anaplan

Oracle EPM

TM1

Job description

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.

We are seeking an experienced FP&A and Workday Adaptive Planning professional to join our team as a Manager.

The ideal candidate will have 7-10 years of experience in Finance, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), and enterprise performance management, along with hands-on expertise in Workday Adaptive Planning. The candidate should possess a strong understanding of finance business processes, planning and forecasting cycles, budgeting, management reporting, and organizational performance management requirements. They should be able to leverage their finance domain expertise to provide strategic insights and deliver effective Adaptive planning solutions to clients. This role is well-suited for professionals looking to transition into or further develop their career in the consulting domain. The candidate should demonstrate a willingness to learn, adapt, and apply their prior finance experience to solve complex business challenges, support client engagements, and drive successful Workday Adaptive Planning implementations. Strong communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills are essential for success in this role.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years proven prior success in roles directly implementing Workday Adaptive Planning or Legacy Adaptive Insights.
• 7-10 years’ experience in analyzing requirements, writing functional specifications, conducting tests, troubleshooting issues and interfacing with business users.
• Huron requires a master's degree in finance or accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Prior team management experience, experience managing people (mentoring, delegating, reviewing work, and coaching staff).
• Experience in pre-sales activities, proposal development, presentations, and Demo's.
• Willingness to attend and present at orals.
• Strong understanding of financial processes, principles, and best practices.
• Project management experience is a plus.

Preferences

• Holds active Workday Certification (Adaptive or Financials preferred).
• May consider candidates with prior experience implementing Cognos, Anaplan, or Oracle EPM, TM1 solutions.
• Experience leading medium to large scale Adaptive Planning (or similar) implementation projects.
• Experience with design, configuration and development of Adaptive planning solutions.
• Experience with Adaptive integration.
• Extensive knowledge of Excel.
• Extensive knowledge FP&A processes and activities.
• Experience managing people (mentoring, delegating, reviewing work, and coaching staff).
• Experience in pre-sales activities, proposal development, presentations, and Demo's.

Position Level: Manager

Country: India

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage to employees and dependents.
• A 401(k) plan with a generous employer match.
• An employee stock purchase plan.
• A generous Paid Time Off policy.
• Paid parental leave and 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.

All benefits and programs are subject to applicable eligibility requirements.

Huron is fully committed to providing equal employment opportunity to job applicants and employees in recruitment, hiring, employment, compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, training, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Huron will not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, religion, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, creed, citizenship or any other status protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. We endeavor to maintain a drug-free workplace.