Higher Education Cloud ERP Lead

1000 Accenture LLP Company; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 87,000 - 254,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is leading digital transformation in higher education, delivering Cloud ERP implementations for universities and colleges. You will own a functional tower—Finance, HR, Payroll, Procurement, or Research Administration—driving design decisions, managing client relationships, and ensuring delivery quality across complex institutional environments.

With 5+ years in higher education consulting and deep domain expertise, you will navigate shared governance and cross-functional dependencies

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of consulting or functional experience in higher education or community college environments.
• Deep functional expertise in at least one domain (finance, HR, payroll, procurement, or research administration).
• Hands-on delivery with a Cloud ERP platform and leadership of a workstream.

Responsibilities

• Lead the functional tower in your domain on Cloud ERP implementations for higher education clients.
• Own design decisions, build client relationships, and manage delivery quality.
• Navigate governance, change management, and cross-domain dependencies to influence outcomes.

Skills

Higher education ERP expertise

Cloud ERP delivery

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Accenture is leading digital transformation in higher education, delivering Cloud ERP implementations for universities and colleges. You will own a functional tower—Finance, HR, Payroll, Procurement, or Research Administration—driving design decisions, managing client relationships, and ensuring delivery quality across complex institutional environments.

With 5+ years in higher education consulting and deep domain expertise, you will navigate shared governance and cross-functional dependencies