Workday Financials Sr Associate
About the role
Senior Associates play an integral client-facing project or work-stream leadership role. While activities vary based on project size/scope and individual skill-sets and strengths, the Sr. Associate can expect to spend their time with a heavy focus on material client interaction through all projects, project management, intensive data-analysis and the identification for the “so-what’s” therein, and to creating compelling client-ready presentations. Additionally, the Sr. Associate will focus on developing Analysts and Coachees.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with clients to drive strategic growth, ignite innovation and navigate constant change
- Lead client interactions and project management
- Analyze requirements, write functional specifications, conduct tests, troubleshoot issues, and interface with business users
- Develop and coach Analysts and Coachees
- Create compelling client-ready presentations
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a field related to this position or equivalent work experience
- 3-5 years of experience analyzing requirements, writing functional specifications, conducting tests, troubleshooting issues and interfacing with business users
- 1-2 years of experience owning project workstreams with little to no supervision
- Ability to solve complex problems creatively with strong critical thinking
- Strong analytical skills coupled with a functional or technical acumen and hands-on expertise with cloud-based enterprise solutions
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to articulate results and issues to internal and client teams
- Willingness to travel up to 50% as needed to work with client or other internal project teams
Qualifications
- Preferred Workday Financials certifications (FDM, Record-to-Report, Accounting Center, etc.)
- CPA or equivalent accounting certification
- Experience with multi-entity, higher ed, healthcare, or complex operating models
- Prior consulting experience of 3-5+ years
- Functional experience with data conversion, reporting, and integrations
Skills
- Functional expertise in FDM and accounting lifecycle
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to translate complex accounting needs into system design
- Executive communication and facilitation skills
- Attention to detail with focus on data integrity and accuracy
- Leadership and team development
Benefits
The estimated base salary range for this job is $120,000 - $145,000. 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 $130,000 - $166,750. The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs.
Pay
The estimated base salary range for this job is $120,000 - $145,000. 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 $130,000 - $166,750.
Schedule
This job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs.