72 applicants

Company

Avaap · 13 hours ago

Workday - Principal Consultant, Grants

United States

Full-time

Remote

Lead/Staff

$135K/yr - $172K/yr

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Responsibilities

Delivers consulting solutions for large, complex projects and/or clients; serves as a subject matter expert and independently creates client deliverables as appropriate

Specializing and expanding your skill set within the Grants Management solution for Workday Financial Management

Keeping up to date with the latest thought leadership on Finance thinking, tools and techniques in your area of expertise

Understanding and applying the Workday and Avaap methodologies

Participating and leading in all stages of the Avaap Way methodology for implementing Workday Financial Management solutions

Advise clients on industry standards and leading practices

Responsible for the analysis, design, scheduling, construction and delivery of multiple products within the Workday Financial Management solution

Support the Financials Lead in architecting the Workday Financials solution to ensure cross-functional impacts are considered and mitigated

Recognize business process inefficiencies and provide recommendations for improvements

Provide guidance, instruction, and coach more junior team members

Leverage current Avaap methodology, best practices, and tools to deliver client solutions; identifies opportunities for improvement and drives enhancements

Completes other related responsibilities as assigned based on client or business needs

Qualification

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Workday Financial ManagementGrants ManagementWorkday Financials CertifiedFinancial consultingProject implementationBusiness process improvement

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Certified Workday Grants Principal Consultant

Delivers consulting solutions for large, complex projects and/or clients; serves as a subject matter expert and independently creates client deliverables as appropriate

Specializing and expanding your skill set within the Grants Management solution for Workday Financial Management

Keeping up to date with the latest thought leadership on Finance thinking, tools and techniques in your area of expertise

Understanding and applying the Workday and Avaap methodologies

Participating and leading in all stages of the Avaap Way methodology for implementing Workday Financial Management solutions

Advise clients on industry standards and leading practices

Responsible for the analysis, design, scheduling, construction and delivery of multiple products within the Workday Financial Management solution

Support the Financials Lead in architecting the Workday Financials solution to ensure cross-functional impacts are considered and mitigated

Recognize business process inefficiencies and provide recommendations for improvements

Provide guidance, instruction, and coach more junior team members

Leverage current Avaap methodology, best practices, and tools to deliver client solutions; identifies opportunities for improvement and drives enhancements

Completes other related responsibilities as assigned based on client or business needs

Academic studies or equivalent work experience in practice-related discipline

Deep knowledge of practice offerings and services

Recent financial consulting experience in a team-based professional services environment

Experience working with post-award Grants Management with public sector or higher education clients

Proficient in multiple financial domains such as procurement, budgets, accounts receivable, etc

Ability to translate business requirements into complex system configurations

Advanced analytical and technical skills evidenced by role in previous projects

Ability to effectively organize and prioritize with little supervision

Workday Financials Certified

1+ implementation of the Workday Grants Management solution

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, including the ability to develop concise and effective communications tailored to specific audiences, both internal and external

Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills along with the ability to communicate effectively

Must be able to perform work indoors and remain stationary at a computer

Ability to work in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment

Passion for exceptional customer service and collaboration

Ability to work remotely or out of one of Avaap’s physical office locations

Current permanent U.S. work authorization required