Workday Grants Manager - AMS

Required

• Minimum 3–5 years of proven experience in roles directly implementing or supporting Workday Grants Management, with hands‑on ownership of Grants configuration in a production or post‑production (AMS) environment.
• Demonstrated experience serving as a functional subject matter expert for Workday Grants, including award setup, post‑award management, grants billing, and financial and regulatory reporting.
• 3–5 years of experience analyzing business requirements, producing functional specifications, supporting testing activities, troubleshooting complex production issues, and interfacing directly with clients and business stakeholders.
• Strong ability to translate research administration and sponsor requirements into scalable, compliant Workday Grants solutions.
• Experience supporting ongoing optimization, enhancements, and issue resolution within Workday Grants as part of an Application Managed Services (AMS) or managed support model.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a field related to this position or equivalent relevant work experience.
• No travel required, unless requested by the client.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Holds an active Workday Certification, with Workday Financials or Workday Grants certification strongly preferred.
• Prior experience supporting Workday Grants in AMS / PPS / Managed Services environments, including Tier 3 client support.
• Hands‑on experience with Workday Grants billing processes, sponsor invoicing, revenue recognition, and compliance‑driven reporting.
• Experience supporting medium to large‑scale Workday Financials and Grants environments, including cross‑module dependencies with Projects, Procurement, Expenses, Payroll, and Financial Accounting.
• Experience with Accounts and Payroll Accounting, including understanding of downstream impacts to grants billing, costing, and reconciliation.
• Strong experience with Workday reporting, including delivered and custom reports used for grants oversight, billing, and audit support.
• Strong proficiency with Excel, including reconciliation, variance analysis, and support of billing and reporting activities.
• Prior team leadership or mentoring experience, including reviewing work, coaching team members, and supporting knowledge transfer within an AMS model.