Workday
Student Financial Aid Consultant, Higher Education & Nonprofit
$111K–$197K
USA Remote · Flex · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Experience
- P4: 6+ years in the listed systems, 6+ years functional Financial Aid experience, 6+ years technical aptitude, and 2+ years with AI-powered tools. P5: 8+ years with Workday Student Financial Aid, 8+ years functional Financial Aid experience, 8+ years technical aptitude, and 3+ years with AI-powered tools. Travel up to 50%.
About the job
Implements and configures Workday Student solutions for higher education customers, primarily in Financial Aid, with possible support for Student Financials.
What you'll do
- Gather customer requirements and design, configure, prototype, and test Workday solutions for financial aid and related student billing and payment processes.
- Support integrations and legacy data conversion, and guide customers through implementation activities using Workday’s implementation methodology.
- Coordinate project work with engagement managers and client teams to meet scope, schedule, quality, and budget goals.
What they ask for
- For P4: 6+ years with Workday, Banner, PeopleSoft, PowerFAIDS, or similar Financial Aid/Student Information Systems; or P5: 8+ years with Workday Student Financial Aid.
- For P4: 6+ years of functional Financial Aid experience; or P5: 8+ years of functional Financial Aid experience.
- Strong technical aptitude in systems and software, including configuration, testing, and troubleshooting (6+ years for P4; 8+ years for P5).
- Demonstrated comfort with AI-powered tools (2+ years for P4; 3+ years for P5) and willingness to use AI in daily workflows.
Nice to have
- Prior consulting experience; working knowledge of Student Financials processes.
- Knowledge of Title IV, R2T4, SAP, financial aid packaging, and federal or state aid systems.
Pay
$117,000 USD - $175,400 USD (base salary); $111,000 USD - $197,300 USD (base salary)
Tools
Workday, Banner, PeopleSoft, PowerFAIDS, COD, NSLDS, FAFSA
AI focus
Use AI-powered tools in daily workflows to improve efficiency and client outcomes; the team also uses Workday’s AI tools to improve implementation quality and efficiency.
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