Workday
Principal Grants Management Implementation Consultant, State & Local Government
$133K–$237K
USA Remote · Flex · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Experience
- Senior: 4+ years in the stated grants/financial consulting or public-sector grants operations experience, applications experience, and Grants Management experience. Principal: 6+ years in the stated grants/financial consulting or public-sector grants operations experience, Workday configuration/testing/stakeholder experience, and Grants Management experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; preferably in Finance or Accounting.
About the job
Design, configure, and deliver Workday Grants Management implementations for state and local government customers, from requirements gathering through testing, deployment, and knowledge transfer.
What you'll do
- Design and configure Grants Management solutions; document decisions and translate customer requirements into practical designs.
- Support data conversion, integrations, testing, issue resolution, and customer readiness for implementation milestones.
- Coordinate delivery and stakeholder alignment, mentor newer consultants, and contribute to practice improvements.
What they ask for
- Senior level: 4+ years in Grants or Financial consulting, or 4+ years of grants operations in public sector institutions; Principal level: 6+ years in either area.
- Senior level: 4+ years with Workday, Lawson, SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, or similar applications; Principal level: 6+ years with Workday configuration, testing, and stakeholder partnership.
- 4+ years (Senior) or 6+ years (Principal) with Grants Management solutions and at least one of Accounts Receivable, Projects, or Fund Accounting.
- Ability to travel up to 50%, based on client and project needs.
Nice to have
- Public sector experience, at least 2 full-cycle public sector software implementations, or understanding of government-funded grants reporting and compliance.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, preferably in Finance or Accounting.
Pay
$140,300 USD - $210,500 USD (base salary); $133,300 USD - $236,900 USD (base salary)
Tools
Workday Grants Management, Workday, Lawson, SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft
AI focus
The team actively experiments with Workday’s AI tools to improve implementation quality and efficiency; no specific AI implementation duties are stated.
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