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Workday Grants Lead

• Posted 30+ days ago • Updated 7 hours ago

Full Time

On-site

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Job Details

Skills

Grant Management
Collaboration
Leadership
Regulatory Compliance
Testing
Test Scenarios
System Integration Testing
Acceptance Testing
Stakeholder Engagement
Accounting
Telephone Exchange
RAID
Management
Billing
Higher Education
Public Sector
Design Of Experiments
PASS
Lifecycle Management
Proposal Writing
Budget
Auditing
Reporting
Agile
Waterfall
Workday
Research
Finance
PMP
DICE

Summary

Seeking a manager -level Workday Grants Lead to serve as the sub-workstream lead for Grants Management within a large-scale higher education Workday Financials implementation. This role will own the design, configuration oversight, and testing coordination for grants-related processes, ensuring alignment across multi-source funding environments (federal, state, city, and private). The individual will partner closely with Finance, Research Administration, and cross-functional Workday teams.

Key Responsibilities

Workstream Leadership

Lead the Grants sub-workstream within Workday Financials
Act as the primary functional SME for grants lifecycle and accounting
Drive design decisions, requirements validation, and solution alignment

Design and Functional Alignment

Define and validate end-to-end grants lifecycle : Proposal Award Budget Spend Billing Closeout
Ensure alignment with Restricted funds accounting , Cost share tracking , F&A / indirect cost allocation .
Ensure solution supports m ulti-sponsor funding scenarios (federal, state, city, private) , and b lended or pass-through funding models
Partner with technical teams around Integrations (sponsor systems, billing, reporting) , and d ata conversion strategy

Compliance & Controls (Practical)

Support implementation of a llowable vs restricted spend controls , a ward-level budget tracking and controls , and Indirect cost / overhead calculation frameworks
Ensure alignment with a udit and sponsor reporting expectations (without requiring deep regulatory specialization)

Testing & Deployment

Lead test scenario design and execution (SIT, E2E, UAT)
Validate items including m ulti-source funding scenarios , i ndirect cost calculations , and b udget vs actual controls
Support defect triage and resolution prioritization

Stakeholder Engagement

Interface with s ponsored Programs / Research Administration , Finance and Accounting , and Central and campus-level stakeholders .
Translate business needs into Workday-compatible solutions

Operating Model Awareness

Work effectively in d ecentralized, multi-entity environments (e.g., central office + campuses + affiliated entities) .
Support alignment across pre and post-award functions / Central finance and distributed stakeholders .

Governance & Delivery

Support RAID management for grants-related risks/issues
Drive decision readiness for design approvals
Contribute to cutover and go-live readiness planning

Required Qualifications

3-5+ Workday Financials implementations
At least 1-2 implementations with Grants / Sponsored Programs exposure
Experience with Workday Grants / Projects / Awards / Billing integration points
Experience in Higher Education, Research, or Public Sector environments strongly preferred

Experience working in environments with:

Federal research funding (e.g., NIH, NSF, DOE or similar)
State and/or city-funded programs
Private foundation or philanthropic funding
Multi-source funding structures (blended or pass-through funding)

Functional Expertise

Grant lifecycle management (proposal closeout)
Budget vs actual tracking at award level
Indirect cost / F&A allocation methods
Familiarity with:
- Audit and reporting expectations in regulated funding environments
- General awareness of federal grant frameworks (e.g., Uniform Guidance)
Prior role as Workstream Lead, Lead Consultant, or Manager-level SME
- Comfortable operating in l arge, multi-stakeholder programs - Hybrid Agile / Waterfall environments

Preferred Certifications
Workday Partner Certification is required

Workday Financials Certification
Workday Projects Certification
Certified Research Administrator (CRA) - strong preference
Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) - nice to have
PMP (optional)

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Dice Id: 91073075
Position Id: BV944604424
Posted 30+ days ago

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