Consultant, Student Financial Services

Alchemy.us; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited paid time off

Remote work environment

401(k) with employer contribution

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

One-time home office reimbursement

Expense allowance per pay period

Job summary

Alchemy.us is seeking a Workday Consultant specializing in Student Financials to lead implementations and ensure customers successfully leverage Workday technology. The role requires at least 2-3 years of relevant experience and an active Workday certification, along with strong communication skills and the ability to travel up to 40%. Alchemy offers a remote work environment with a competitive compensation package, unlimited paid time off, and comprehensive benefits from day one.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience leading Workday Student Financials implementations.
• Active Workday Student Financials certification.
• Significant consulting experience within higher education.
• Willingness to travel up to 40%.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert in Workday Student Financials.
• Execute day-to-day activities on Workday Student implementations.
• Assist with legacy data conversion to Workday.
• Support customer teams in configuring integrations.
• Mentor new consultants.
• Collaborate on team projects.
• Ensure customers comprehend best practices.
• Assist customers with post-production services.
• Align project plans with Engagement Managers.

Skills

Workday Student Financials expertise

Consulting experience in higher education

Strong communication and presentation skills

Advanced Microsoft Office Suite skills

Customer service passion

Ability to travel

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Alchemy partners with Higher Education, State & Local Government, and Healthcare institutions to maximize their investment in Workday technology, delivering a proven approach with a deeply experienced team to unlock the full potential of these transformative solutions.

At Alchemy, we believe that success begins with people, and we’ve made it our mission to hire individuals with great potential and to provide them with the tools and resources needed to build rewarding Workday consulting careers.

Read more about Alchemy’s values here: https://alchemy.us/about.

Your Responsibilities

• Be a subject matter expert in the Workday Student Financials workstream
• Execute the day-to-day activities on Workday Student implementations for customers including process design, demonstrate configurations through the development of prototypes, conversion, testing, and project reviews with customers
• Assist the customer team to help convert legacy data into Workday
• Assist the integration consulting team in configuring and testing integrations between Workday and other third-party or custom solutions
• Help mentor new consultants and serve as a professional role model
• Collaborate effectively and synergistically to team-based projects
• Ensure customers understand and take advantage of Alchemy and Workday best practices
• Help ensure customers remain referenceable
• Support Alchemy post-production services customers through defect resolution
• Partner with Engagement Managers to ensure alignment across project plans and allocated budgets
• Strive to innovate and suggest new approaches and tools to deploy Workday efficiently and effectively
• Maintain Workday certifications and qualifications

About You (Required Skills)

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience leading the Workday Student Financials workstream on multiple Workday Student implementations
• Active Workday Student Financials certification
• Significant consulting within higher education
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively manage customer expectations
• Passion for providing exceptional customer service
• Bachelor's Degree or commensurate work experience
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 40%

About You (Bonus Skills)

• Experience supporting or leading the Financial Aid, Reporting or Testing workstreams
• Active Workday Reporting, HCM, or Financials certifications

For You (What We Offer)

• Award-winning culture! Alchemy is a Great Place to Work-certified company
• Market competitive compensation packages and annual merit program
• A remote work environment
• One-time home office reimbursement for new hires
• Expense allowance per pay period (towards technology, office, and/or wellness)
• Investment in your ongoing Workday training
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits that begin on day one
• HSA, FSA, STD, LTD, and life benefits
• Unlimited paid time off. We want you to take care of yourself and those who matter most to you
• Ten (10) paid holidays
• One (1) paid flex day
• 401(k) with employer annual contribution
• Paid parental leave
• Quarterly awards and recognition