Ellucian Colleague Finance Consultant- North Carolina

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Department: Colleague

Location: Higher Education Institution
Varies, NJ, 08002

POSITION SUMMARY

The Colleague Finance Consultant works in partnership with clients, working through the Service Delivery Lifecycle, to engineer solutions for new system rollouts, major/minor enhancements, and/or ongoing maintenance of existing systems and applications; within scope and budget agreed with client.
The Consultant roles report up through professional services, specifically working under a Director and ultimately a VP of Professional Services.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Support application design and configuration of client systems through customization and coding of screen layouts, user interfaces, printed outputs, and interfaces with other systems to enable client strategies.
• Write and maintain technical specifications/documentation to describe program development, logic, coding, testing, changes, and corrections.
• Provide technical assistance by responding to inquiries from others regarding errors, problems, or questions regarding ERP and integrated systems.
• Attend both internal and external meetings and trainings.
• Analyze, define, and document requirements for data, workflow, safety processes and standards, hardware and operating system environment, interfaces with other systems, internal and external checks and controls, and outputs.
• Train end users or technical support staff to use programs.
• Build and apply technical, safety, industry, and functional standards to support efforts in enabling value creation for clients.
• Support the analysis and design of business processes.
• Maintain technical/professional currency and share knowledge with others.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 3+ years of consulting experience in a higher education setting
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Ellucian Colleague Finance
• Strong understanding of financial processes, including General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Fixed Assets (FX), Projects Accounting (PA) Purchasing (PU) and Budgeting
• Ability to analyze and troubleshoot system issues effectively
• Experience in delivering user training and facilitating workshops for end-users
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and resolve complex financial system challenges
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams and present to various stakeholders
• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• Preferred:
  Proven experience in creating detailed business requirements and system configuration documentation