Colleague Finance Consultant (Fully Remote)

Partner Company; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Partner Company in the United States is seeking an experienced consultant to optimize financial operations using Ellucian Colleague Finance. You will analyze GL, budgeting, purchasing, A/P, A/R, and reporting while supporting implementations, upgrades, and training.

You will lead discovery sessions, workshops, and training to drive system adoption and change, troubleshoot issues with technical teams, and develop user guides. Travel occasionally is expected as part of client-facing engagements.

Qualifications

• At least five years of higher education experience and five years of hands-on Ellucian Colleague Finance expertise.
• Strong knowledge of financial operations, reporting, and cloud-based technologies in higher education.
• Excellent communication, troubleshooting, and client-facing consulting skills with willingness to travel occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Analyze financial processes across general ledger, budgeting, purchasing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and reporting.
• Lead client discovery sessions, workshops, and training to support system adoption and organizational change.
• Troubleshoot functional issues, coordinate with technical teams, and develop user documentation and process guides.

Skills

Client-facing consulting

Willingness to travel

Education

Higher education experience

Tools

Ellucian Colleague Finance

Job description

• Serve as a trusted advisor helping colleges and universities optimize financial operations with Ellucian Colleague Finance.
• Support implementations, upgrades, training, and process transformation initiatives to drive efficiency and data integrity.

Key Accountabilities:

• Analyze financial processes across general ledger, budgeting, purchasing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and reporting.
• Lead client discovery sessions, workshops, and training to support system adoption and organizational change.
• Troubleshoot functional issues, coordinate with technical teams, and develop user documentation and process guides.

Requirements:

• At least five years of higher education experience and five years of hands-on Ellucian Colleague Finance expertise.
• Strong knowledge of financial operations, reporting, and cloud-based technologies in higher education.
• Excellent communication, troubleshooting, and client-facing consulting skills with willingness to travel occasionally.

Partner Company

This partner organization helps colleges and universities optimize their financial operations through Ellucian Colleague Finance implementations, process improvement, and strategic consulting. Their work environment is fully remote, collaborative, and client-focused, valuing professional expertise and continuous improvement.