Workday Consultant

DeWinter BH; Dover (DE); Remote; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Part time

Job summary

DeWinter Group is seeking a Workday Consultant for a fully remote contract role to help higher education and public-sector organizations modernize budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning using Workday Adaptive Planning. You will lead discovery workshops, configure planning models, and deliver executive reporting while applying AI accelerators to improve delivery.

Collaboration across finance, HR, and administration drives value.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of relevant experience in higher education or government budgeting and FP&A/planning transformation.
• Experience with Workday Adaptive Planning consulting or administration.
• Experience leading client-facing meetings, discovery sessions, and workshops.
• Ability to translate business processes into scalable planning models and reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to apply AI tools to consultancy delivery and output.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery workshops with Finance, Budget, HR, Provost, Institutional Research, Student Affairs, and executives.
• Design and configure Workday Adaptive Planning models, dashboards, and reports.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, workforce planning, enrollment and tuition revenue planning, long-range financial planning, grants and capital planning.
• Apply AI tools to accelerate configuration, documentation, testing, and delivery.
• Support scenario modeling with Workday Adaptive Decision Intelligence.
• Translate organizational processes into scalable planning models and effective reporting.

Skills

Higher education finance

Government budgeting

FP&A consulting

Workday Adaptive Planning

Client-facing meetings

AI in delivery

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Tools

OfficeConnect

Dashboards

Executive reporting

Job description

Workday Consultant

Overview

Drive planning transformation for higher education and public-sector organizations as a Workday Consultant. In this remote, client-facing contract role, you will help finance, budget, HR, and executive stakeholders modernize budgeting, forecasting, workforce planning, reporting, and long-range financial planning through Workday Adaptive Planning.

You will combine expertise in higher education and/or government finance with hands-on solution design, model configuration, stakeholder engagement, and AI-accelerated delivery. From leading discovery workshops and translating business processes into scalable planning models to developing executive reporting and supporting go-live, you will help clients bring greater structure, accountability, and insight to complex financial environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead discovery workshops with Finance, Budget, HR, Provost, Institutional Research, Student Affairs, department, and executive stakeholders.
• Design and configure Workday Adaptive Planning models, dashboards, reports, and reporting solutions.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, workforce planning, enrollment and tuition revenue planning, long-range financial planning, grants and auxiliary planning, capital planning, and personnel budgeting initiatives.
• Apply AI tools to accelerate configuration, documentation, testing, analysis, and delivery while validating the quality and accuracy of AI-generated output.
• Support the use of Workday Adaptive Decision Intelligence for scenario modeling, simulations, natural-language planning questions, and governed decision-making.
• Translate organizational processes into scalable planning models and effective reporting solutions.
• Conduct testing, validation, training, optimization, and go-live support.
• Assist with roadmap development, optimization assessments, and process improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to proposal development, demonstrations, and solution discussions.
• Mentor junior consultants and support the development of consulting methodologies and AI accelerators.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• At least 4 years of relevant experience in one or more of the following:
• Higher education finance or budgeting
• Government or public-sector budgeting and financial planning
• FP&A or planning transformation consulting
• Workday Adaptive Planning consulting or administration
• Experience working within or supporting higher education institutions and/or government organizations.
• Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, workforce planning, and financial reporting processes.
• Experience leading client-facing meetings, discovery sessions, and workshops.
• Ability to translate business processes into scalable planning models.
• Demonstrated ability to use AI tools professionally, including writing effective prompts, validating AI-generated output, and incorporating AI into daily delivery.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced consulting environment.
• Experience supporting solution design, testing, validation, training, or go-live activities.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with financial, operational, HR, academic, administrative, and executive stakeholders.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Active Workday Adaptive Planning certification.
• Familiarity with Workday Adaptive Decision Intelligence or scenario-based, AI-driven planning.
• Experience with enrollment planning, tuition and financial aid modeling, or faculty demand and workload planning.
• Experience with workforce planning, personnel budgeting, or vacancy management.
• Experience with long-range financial planning, grants management, fund forecasting, auxiliary planning, capital planning, or strategic initiative planning.
• Knowledge of budget book and ACFR reporting processes.
• Experience integrating planning solutions with ERP and SIS platforms such as Banner, Workday, Colleague, PeopleSoft, Ellucian, Tyler Technologies, Munis, Oracle, or SAP.
• Experience with OfficeConnect, dashboards, and executive reporting.
• Experience applying AI tools to consulting, financial analysis, or modeling work.
• Prior consulting experience.
• Experience supporting proposals, demonstrations, or solution discussions.
• Interest in mentoring junior consultants and contributing to consulting methodologies or AI accelerators.

Preferred Education and Experience

Relevant professional experience in higher education finance, government finance, public-sector planning, FP&A, Workday Adaptive Planning, or financial transformation consulting is preferred.

At least 4 years of relevant professional experience is required. Specific degree requirements were not provided.

Other Requirements

• Work arrangement: Fully remote.
• Employment type: Contract or contract part-time.
• Contract duration: 12 months or longer.
• Travel: Periodic client travel may be required, generally less than 10% depending on project needs.
• Ability to work effectively in a highly collaborative, autonomous, and client-facing consulting environment.
• Commitment to quality, accountability, clear communication, and responsible use of AI in client delivery.
• Availability to begin as soon as possible.