Workday Student Financials Lead - Higher Education

Workday Student Financials Consultant Higher Education

Who We Are
We are Accenture, a global professional services company, searching for a Workday Student Financials Consultant Higher Education.

This individual will be part of a team of advisory professionals focused on cloud-based data-reporting operations that integrate and optimize the essential corporate functions of finance, analytics, planning and HR.

For many of our clients, successfully getting their data operations into cloud environments is a major focus. The enterprise data-reporting software of Workday is a critical component of many of the cloud solutions we design, which is why Accenture has assembled a team of more than 2,000 Workday-certified professionals.

What’s in it for You
Help HR and Finance leaders define and execute their strategy and give them the adaptability they need in a fast-changing world.

To help you take your skillset beyond Workday technology, our Transformation Powered by Workday Training will help you take your consulting to a whole new level.

Take your Workday skills and career to the next level, mastering complex projects while expanding your leadership and advisory skills with a market-leading team
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Be the Workday functional expert and lead clients through the entire systems development lifecycle
• Guide clients through all project phases including fit/gap, configuration and testing
• Assist clients in fully integrating the Workday system into their current business environments
• Advise client on options, risks, and any impacts on other processes or systems
• Configure the Workday system and integrations to meet each client's unique business requirements and provide insight on best practices
• Work with the client and data migration team to help convert legacy data into Workday
• Assist the integration team with design, configuration and testing delivered and custom integrations
• Complete tasks efficiently and in a timely manner, reporting progress to managers
• Continually seek ways to improve the process of delivering Workday solutions

For now, all Accenture business travel, international and domestic, is currently restricted to client-essential sales/delivery activity only.
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Unless expressly indicated, this role is not open in the state of Colorado.

REQUIRED SKILLS:
• Workday certification in Student Financials and Workday implementation experience is preferred
• 3-5+ years of ERP consulting experience in a higher education environment and student financials
• Hands-on experience implementing Financial ERP systems in Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP or other SaaS or ERP systems
• Ability to translate customer business requirements to system configuration and business processes
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, experience using pivot tables, vLookups and formulas
• Experience with object oriented applications is a plus
• CPA or CMA is a plus
• A Bachelor’s degree is required, Finance or Accounting preferred

CONSULTING SKILLS:
• Engage with all project stakeholders to build teamwork and develop trust and confidence
• Take initiative and be resourceful in building our knowledge and skill level
• Ability to recognize potential issues or software shortcomings then provide solutions to resolve those issues or software gaps
• Produce quality deliverables that need little refinement or oversight
• Possess clear and effective communication skills
• Quality and reputation matters, be in the game by showing your dedication to success
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