Workday Grants Manager - US or Canada

Skip to main contentCareersEnglishSign InWorkday Grants Manager - US or Canada page is loadedWorkday Grants Manager - US or CanadaApplyremote typeHybridlocationsChicago - 550 Van BurenToronto - 56 Temperance Streettime typeFull timeposted onPosted 30+ Days Agojob requisition idJR-0013092Huron 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.The multi-faceted role you’ve been looking for… Managers play a vibrant, integral role at Huron. Their invaluable knowledge reflects in the projects they manage and the teams they lead. Known for being politically savvy, they build long-standing relationships with clients, while collaborating with colleagues to solve their most important challenges. They plan, shape and deliver technology solutions that deliver results and seamlessly align with client goals, visions and missions. Remarkably versatile, our Managers also spend significant time mentoring junior staff on the engagement team—where they tirelessly share expertise as well as feedback and encouragement. This benefits Huron profoundly as it promotes a culture of respect, unity, collaboration and personal achievement.Our environment inspires and rewards growth… As a Manager, you have the unique ability to specialize in certain areas of enterprise software products that showcase and employ your areas of expertise while pursuing your “career vision”. Huron is big enough to offer the opportunity and exposure you need for your career growth—but small enough to give you individual attention for your professional development. Every Manager adds to who we are as an organization—and the more you evolve, the more we do. An exciting career experience awaits you where you’ll be challenged to discover your true potential: It’s analytically rigorous… it’s practical… it’s entrepreneurial… it’s intellectually stimulating—and most definitely—it’s career-defining. It’s the Huron way.We see what’s possible in you and help you achieve it.Job DescriptionRequired:Minimum 5 years proven prior success in roles directly implementing Workday Financials5-7 years’ experience in analyzing requirements, writing functional specifications, conducting tests, troubleshooting issues and interfacing with business usersHuron requires a Bachelor’s Degree in a field related to this position or equivalent work experieWillingness to travel up to 50%Preferred Skills & Experience:Certification or equivalent practical experience in Workday Grants ManagementExperience leading Workday Grants Management design and customer confirmation sessionsExperience configuring all aspects of Workday Grants Management and the related Customer Accounts functionalityExperience configuring or a deep understanding of Workday Payroll Accounting and Effort CertificationExperience designing complex post-award reports and/or development of said reportsExcellent communication skills - oral and written - and the interpersonal skills needed quickly to establish relationships of trust and collaborationAbility to establish credibility in the eyes of senior-level, financially literate university and hospital executives, including those that lead the sponsored research functions, on the basis of expertise, maturity, and professionalismExcellent time-management and prioritization skillsStrong analytical skills used to translate information from meetings into documentation that can be shared with meeting participants and project teamsDesire and willingness to learn new tools, techniques, concepts, and methodologiesPractical experience with post-award grant management and/or the sponsored research industry a plusThe estimated base salary range for this job is $130,000 - $170,000....