Workday Grants Manager - US or Canada

Huron Consulting Group Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

401(k) plan with employer match

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid Time Off

Parental leave & adoption assistance

Wellness program

Job summary

Huron Consulting Group, a global consultancy, seeks a Manager to drive Workday Financials implementations and design leadership across projects. You will mentor teams, coordinate with clients, and ensure alignment with strategy and client goals.

The role emphasizes analytical rigor, practical execution, and entrepreneurial drive, with opportunities to grow through diverse engagements and mentoring junior staff within a collaborative culture.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years proven success in roles directly implementing Workday Financials.
• 5-7 years’ experience in analyzing requirements, writing functional specifications, conducting tests, troubleshooting issues and interfacing with business users
• Bachelor’s Degree in a field related to this position or equivalent work experience
• Willingness to travel up to 50%

Responsibilities

• Lead Workday Financials implementations and design sessions.
• Configure Workday Grants Management and related Customer Accounts functionality.
• Develop post‑award reports and grant management solutions.
• Collaborate with senior executives and business users to translate needs into deliverables.

Skills

Workday Financials

Requirements analysis

Functional specifications

Testing & troubleshooting

Stakeholder communication

Time management

Executive engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Workday Grants Management

Workday Payroll Accounting

Post-award reporting tools

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.

Job Description Required:

• Minimum 5 years proven prior success in roles directly implementing Workday Financials
• 5-7 years’ experience in analyzing requirements, writing functional specifications, conducting tests, troubleshooting issues and interfacing with business users
• Huron requires a Bachelor’s Degree in a field related to this position or equivalent work experience
• Willingness to travel up to 50%

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Certification or equivalent practical experience in Workday Grants Management
• Experience leading Workday Grants Management design and customer confirmation sessions
• Experience configuring all aspects of Workday Grants Management and the related Customer Accounts functionality
• Experience configuring or a deep understanding of Workday Payroll Accounting and Effort Certification
• Experience designing complex post-award reports and/or development of said reports
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• Excellent time-management and prioritization skills
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• Strong analytical skills used to translate information from meetings into documentation that can be shared with meeting participants and project teams
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• Desire and willingness to learn new tools, techniques, concepts, and methodologies
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• Practical experience with post-award grant management and/or the sponsored research industry a plus

The estimated base salary range for this job is $130,000 - $170,000. The range represents a good faith estimate of the range that Huron reasonably expects to pay for this job at the time of the job posting. The actual salary paid to an individual will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to specific skills or certifications, years of experience, market changes, and required travel. This job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s annual incentive compensation program, which reflects Huron’s pay for performance philosophy.

Inclusive of annual incentive compensation opportunity, the total estimated compensation range for this job is $149,500 - $214,000. The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs. The salary range information provided is in accordance with applicable state and local laws regarding salary transparency that are currently in effect and may be implemented in the future.

Position Level Manager Country United States of America

At Huron, we’re redefining what a consulting organization can be. We go beyond advice to deliver results that last. We inherit our client’s challenges as if they were our own. We help them transform for the future. We advocate. We make a difference. And we intelligently, passionately, relentlessly do great work…together.

Are you the kind of person who stands ready to jump in, roll up your sleeves and transform ideas into action? Then come discover Huron. Whether you have years of experience or come right out of college, we invite you to explore our many opportunities. Find out how you can use your talents and develop your skills to make an impact immediately. Learn about how our culture and values provide you with the kind of environment that invites new ideas and innovation. Come see how we collaborate with each other in a culture of learning, coaching, diversity and inclusion. And hear about our unwavering commitment to make a difference in partnership with our clients, shareholders, communities and colleagues.

Huron Consulting Group offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage to employees and dependents; a 401(k) plan with a generous employer match; an employee stock purchase plan; a generous Paid Time Off policy; and paid parental leave and adoption assistance.

Our Wellness Program supports employee total well-being by providing free annual health screenings and coaching, bank at work, and on-site workshops, as well as ongoing programs recognizing major events in the lives of our employees throughout the year.

All benefits and programs are subject to applicable eligibility requirements.

Huron is fully committed to providing equal employment opportunity to job applicants and employees in recruitment, hiring, employment, compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, training, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Huron will not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, religion, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, creed, citizenship or any other status protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business.

We endeavor to maintain a drug‑free workplace.