Workday Student Financials - Consulting Manager

Huron Consulting Group Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 165,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

401(k) match

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Huron Consulting Group Inc. seeks a Senior Manager with deep Workday Student Financials expertise in higher education to lead transformative initiatives.

You will guide cross-functional teams, manage stakeholders, and drive data-driven decisions on complex projects. In this outward-facing role, you will oversee engagements from pursuit to delivery, mentor junior staff, and contribute to practice development, while aligning financial processes with institutional goals and ensuring compliance and

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in Workday Student Financials within higher education with a Tier 1 firm.
• Proven leadership in large-scale Workday transformations guiding cross-functional teams.
• Strategic mindset aligning financial systems with institutional goals and analytics.
• Excellent client-facing communication and change management skills.
• Current Workday Student and Student Financials certifications; MBA or advanced degree.

Responsibilities

• Serve in an outward-facing, hands-on role with project and engagement management.
• Lead client engagements from pursuit to delivery including data analysis and recommendations.
• Mentor Coachees and contribute to practice development and organizational tasks.

Skills

Leadership

Client-facing

Change management

Strategic thinking

Data analysis

Advanced Excel

Education

MBA

Workday Student certification

Workday Student Financials certification

Tools

Excel (macros)

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. Senior Managers serve in an outward-facing, hands-on, and multi-faceted role combining project and engagement management, team leadership and material interaction with clients at both tactical and strategic levels. While activities vary based on project size/scope and individual skill-sets and strengths, the Senior Manager can expect to spend considerable time on client-facing engagements through all project phases (pursuit to delivery), project management, and intensive data-analysis to implement impactful recommendations. Additionally, Senior Managers time will revolve around overall practice development, the mentorship of Coachees (when assigned), and general project/organizational administrative tasks.

Required:

• Deep expertise in Workday Student Financials within higher education, including design, implementation, and optimization with a Tier 1 Professional Services firm
• Proven leadership in large-scale Workday transformations, with the ability to guide client and consulting cross-functional teams, manage stakeholders, and drive adoption across academic and administrative units.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to align financial systems and processes to institutional goals, improve reporting/analytics, and enable data-driven decision-making.
• Strong understanding of higher education student financial operations and related compliance requirements.
• Excellent client-facing, communication, and change management skills, including executive-level presentation, training, and post-implementation support.
• Current Workday Student and Student Financials certification
• Functional expertise in student financials systems, regulations and processes; understanding of higher ed student financials requirements across various types of institutions
• Demonstrated knowledge in academic structure, organizational assessment, and strategic planning.
• Exceptional advanced Excel skills (including modeling and macros)
• An MBA or other relevant advanced degree
• Expertise in the HR and/or Financials function, processes and best practices
• Experience as a functional application specialist
• Excellent communication skills - oral and written - and the interpersonal skills needed quickly to establish relationships of trust and collaboration
• The ability to establish credibility in the eyes of senior-level university executives on the basis of expertise, maturity, and professionalism
• The ability to train and participate in the professional development of Huron staff in both project-management and technical dimensions
• Excellent time-management and prioritization skills
• The 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
• A desire and willingness to learn new tools, techniques, concepts, and methodologies

The estimated base salary range for this job is $165,000 - $190,000. 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 $178,000 - $228,000.

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 Senior 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.