Workday Student Financials - Consulting Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive compensation program

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Wellness programs

Job summary

Huron is seeking a Senior Manager to drive strategic growth and manage client-facing engagements focused on Workday Student Financials. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in higher education operations, proven leadership skills, and strong analytical abilities. Key responsibilities include project management, mentorship, and extensive client interaction. An MBA or relevant advanced degree and Workday certification are required. The estimated salary range is $165,000 - $190,000, with additional incentives available.

Qualifications

• Senior Manager role requiring deep expertise in Workday Student Financials.
• Experience leading large-scale Workday transformations.
• Strong communication and change management skills.

Responsibilities

• Engage in client-facing project management from pursuit to delivery.
• Mentor junior staff and manage various project tasks.
• Implement impactful recommendations based on intensive data analysis.

Skills

Workday Student Financials expertise

Leadership in Workday transformations

Strategic alignment of financial systems

Understanding of higher education operations

Client-facing communication skills

Workday certification

Advanced Excel skills

MBA or relevant advanced degree

Analytical skills

Time-management and prioritization

Education

MBA or relevant advanced degree

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.

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 Skills & Experience

• 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‑facings, 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 of 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.

Position Level

Senior Manager

Country

United States of America