What are the responsibilities and job description for the Workday Certified Student Records/Curriculum/Advising Lead - Higher Education position at Accenture?
Who We Are
We are Accenture, a global professional services company, searching for a Workday Student Records Lead to join our experienced Higher Education Team.
This individual will be part of a team of professionals focused on cloud-based data-reporting operations for higher education that integrate and optimize the essential institution functions of the Workday Student for faculty, administrators, and students. 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 very specialized Workday-certified professionals dedicated to higher education and the student experience.
What’s in it for You
Help higher education leaders define and execute their strategy and give them, their institution, and its students 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 for Student Records/Curriculum/Advising
- 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 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
Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.
Here's what you need:
Workday Partner Certification
Minimum of 3 years experience in Higher Education within Student Records
Minimum of 3 years experience implementing student systems or other ERP software solutions such as Workday, Banner, or PeopleSoft
Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associates Degree, must have minimum 6 years of work experience)
Bonus points if:
Curriculum & Advising experience and certifications
Previous consulting experience as a functional lead with Student Admissions solutions preferred
Experience gathering functional business requirements and translating to solutions
Advanced MS Excel (formulas, pivot tables, v lookups) and MS office skills
Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York or Washington as set forth below.
We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.
Information on benefits is here.
Role Location Annual Salary Range
California $73,800 to $218,800
Colorado $73,800 to $189,000
District of Columbia $78,500 to $201,300
Illinois $68,300 to $189,000
Minnesota $73,800 to $189,000
Maryland $68,300 to $175,000
New York $68,300 to $218,800
Washington $78,500 to $201,300
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Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. Read more here
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Salary : $68,300 - $189,000
