[Remote] Colleague Finance Functional Consultant - Remote (anywhere in US)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ellucian is seeking a Colleague Finance Functional Consultant to help colleges and universities optimize financial systems, streamline business processes, and maximize the value of Ellucian solutions. The role provides customer-facing functional consulting and support, including troubleshooting, implementation, process improvement, testing, documentation, and training.

Responsibilities

• Provide functional consulting and support to higher education customers using Ellucian's Colleague Finance solution, helping institutions maximize system functionality and operational efficiency
• Partner with customers to understand their business needs, evaluate existing financial processes, and recommend improvements that enhance efficiency and system utilization
• Assist customers with implementing new functionality, configuring solutions, and optimizing existing Colleague Finance processes
• Troubleshoot functional issues within Colleague Finance, collaborating with customers and internal teams to identify and implement solutions
• Support business process reviews, requirements gathering, and application prototyping sessions to identify opportunities for improvement
• Translate customer business requirements into functional specifications for reporting, interfaces, system enhancements, and customizations
• Assist in developing and executing test plans and scripts for system upgrades, patches, enhancements, and configuration changes
• Collaborate with customers to validate that system updates and modifications meet their business requirements
• Develop clear documentation, including business processes, functional requirements, testing procedures, and user guidance
• Support customer training initiatives by developing training materials and delivering functional knowledge-sharing sessions when appropriate
• Partner with other consultants and internal teams to complete assigned projects within established timelines and scope
• Build strong customer relationships by providing responsive support, practical recommendations, and a positive consulting experience
• Support customers as they adopt new capabilities and transition toward modern, SaaS-based solutions
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience working in a higher education Finance Office, financial systems environment, or higher education functional consulting role
• Hands-on experience working with Ellucian Colleague Finance, including an understanding of its functionality and common business processes
• Working knowledge of higher education financial operations, such as general ledger, accounts payable, purchasing, budgeting, financial reporting, or related business office functions
• Familiarity with higher education business processes and how financial systems support institutional operations
• Experience troubleshooting functional system issues, evaluating business processes, and recommending practical solutions
• Ability to gather business requirements and translate them into functional recommendations or system improvements
• Experience supporting system testing, upgrades, enhancements, or configuration changes
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with customers, technical teams, and business stakeholders
• Ability to manage assigned tasks and projects, prioritize competing needs, and meet established deadlines
• A customer-focused mindset with an interest in learning, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Preferred experience with Colleague Student Finance (Student Accounts Receivable) and an understanding of its integration or touchpoints with Colleague Finance
• Supporting Colleague Finance implementations, enhancements, or optimization projects
• Experience participating in business process improvement initiatives within a college or university
• Exposure to SaaS environments, cloud-based solutions, or higher education technology modernization initiatives
• Previous experience providing functional consulting, customer support, or training to higher education institutions

Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision
• Flexible time off
• Thrive Flex Lifestyle Account (LSA) that allows you to contribute towards your health, financial or learning interests
• 401k w/ match & BrightPlan - to help you save for the future
• Parental Leave
• 5 charitable days to support the community that supports us
• Telemedicine
• Headspace Care (mental health)
• Wellbeats (virtual fitness classes)
• RethinkCare & Wellthy– caregiver support
• Diversity and inclusion programs which provide access to internal employee resource groups
• Employee referral bonuses to encourage the addition of great new people to the team
• Education Assistance Program
• Professional development opportunities
• LinkedIn Learning
• Remote work

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