Workday Financials Manager - US or Canada

Huron; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Huron, a global consultancy in Chicago, is seeking a Manager to drive client success through strategic technology solutions. The role involves overseeing projects while mentoring junior staff and establishing strong client relationships.

Ideal candidates have 3-5 years in Workday implementations, a degree in a related field, and excellent communication skills. Opportunities for individual growth and specialization in enterprise software areas await the selected candidate.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years proven experience in roles directly implementing Workday.
• 2+ years leading Workday Financials implementations.
• Travel up to 50% is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects and teams, ensuring solutions align with client goals.
• Mentor junior staff and promote a culture of collaboration.
• Specialize in areas of enterprise software and influence project outcomes.

Skills

Workday Implementation

Workday Financials Design

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Time Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a related field or equivalent work experience

Tools

Workday

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.

The multi-faceted role you’ve been looking for… Managers play a vibrant, integral role at Huron. Their invaluable knowledge reflects in the projects they manage and the teams they lead. Known for being politically savvy, they build long‑standing relationships with clients, while collaborating with colleagues to solve their most important challenges. They plan, shape and deliver technology solutions that deliver results and seamlessly align with client goals, visions and missions. Remarkably versatile, our Managers also spend significant time mentoring junior staff on the engagement team—where they tirelessly share expertise as well as feedback and encouragement. This benefits Huron profoundly as it promotes a culture of respect, unity, collaboration and personal achievement.

Our environment inspires and rewards growth… As a Manager, you have the unique ability to specialize in certain areas of enterprise software products that showcase and employ your areas of expertise while pursuing your “career vision”. Huron is big enough to offer the opportunity and exposure you need for your career growth—but small enough to give you individual attention for your professional development. Every Manager adds to who we are as an organization—and the more you evolve, the more we do. An exciting career experience awaits you where you’ll be challenged to discover your true potential: It’s analytically rigorous… it’s practical… it’s entrepreneurial… it’s intellectually stimulating—and most definitely—it’s career-defining. It’s the Huron way.

We see what’s possible in you and help you achieve it.

Requirements

• 3-5 years proven prior success in roles directly implementing Workday
• 2+ years proven prior leading Workday, Financials implementations
• Huron requires a Bachelor’s Degree in a related field or equivalent work experience
• Travel up to 50%

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Workday Certification or equivalent practical experience in one or more of the following: Financial Accounting, Core Financials Banking and Settlements, Expenses, Customer Account or Grants Management
• Experience leading Workday Financials design and customer confirmation sessions
• Experience configuring all aspects of Workday Financials and the related Customer Accounts functionality
• Experience configuring or a deep understanding of Workday Payroll Accounting is a plus
• Experience with project or workstream planning and management
• Excellent communication skills - oral and written - and the interpersonal skills needed quickly to establish relationships of trust and collaboration
• Ability to establish credibility in the eyes of senior‑level, financially literate university and hospital executives, including those that lead the sponsored research functions, on the basis of expertise, maturity, and professionalism
• Ability to train and participate in the professional development of Huron staff in both project or workstream management and technical dimensions
• Excellent time‑management and prioritization skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects of differing scale and duration
• Strong analytical skills used to translate information from meetings into documentation that can be shared with meeting participants and project teams
• Desire and willingness to learn new tools, techniques, concepts, and methodologies
• Proven thought leadership as indicated by speaking engagements and/or publications is a plus

Position Level

Manager

Country

United States of America