Banner Finance Consultant

About Ellucian

Ellucian is a global market leader in education technology. We power innovation for higher education, partnering with more than 2,900 customers across 50 countries and serving over 20 million students. Ellucian's AI-powered platform, trained on the richest dataset available in higher education, drives efficiency, personalized experiences, and strengthened engagement for all students, faculty and staff. Fueled by decades of experience with a singular focus on the unique needs of learning institutions, the Ellucian platform features best-in-class SaaS capabilities and delivers insights needed now and into the future. These solutions and services span the entire student lifecycle, from student recruitment, enrollment, and retention to workforce analytics, fundraising, and alumni engagement. Ellucian's innovative solutions, vast ecosystem of partners, and user community of more than 45,000 provide best practices leading to greater institutional success and achieving better student outcomes.

Values Rooted in Purpose

We embrace the power to lead, the courage to innovate, and the determination to grow. At our core, we believe in humanizing our approach, recognizing that our people are our greatest strength. With a shared vision of transformation, we endeavor to shape a brighter future for higher education.

About The Opportunity

Ellucian is on the hunt for a dynamic and experienced Banner Finance Consultant to join our North American Professional Services team. In this role, you'll lead the charge in implementing our cutting-edge administrative solutions for colleges and universities. You'll be instrumental in consulting with our customers and delivering services that provide the quickest path to institutional success with training, onboarding, and deployment of Banner financial processes. You'll leverage your significant experience in the areas below to help higher education customers transform into modern campuses, leveraging technology and solutions to enable student success.

Where You Will Make an Impact

• Lead with Influence: Act as a thought leader and key contributor to our Banner Finance implementations, leading and influencing client teams at all levels.
• Advise on Best Practices: Provide advice and guidance on industry best practices for implementing Banner Finance in the US and abroad, ensuring the solution aligns with institutional processes and academic and business needs.
• Smooth Transitions: Support customers in transitioning from their existing finance systems to Banner Finance processes through implementation efforts and ongoing consulting, including change management advice.
• Analyze and Document: Perform and document business process reviews and analyses of client business requirements. Gather and document business requirements, discuss adoption of Finance recommended practices, and brief the implementation team.
• Maximize Value: Work collaboratively with clients to derive maximum value from the Banner Finance solution, in conjunction with other Ellucian solutions.
• Continuous Improvement: Collaborate with existing Finance consulting resources to support continuous improvement of the consulting practice, refine delivery materials, and participate in team activities.
• Internal Initiatives: Take an active role in identifying, communicating, and advancing internal process improvement suggestions and initiatives.
• Cross-Departmental Collaboration: Participate in Ellucian company-wide cross-departmental initiatives as required.
  
  

What You Will Bring

• Finance Expertise: At least 3-5 years of experience in Finance or Accounting, with roles demonstrating a deep understanding of Finance and Accounting standards and practices at accredited higher education institutions.
• Consulting Experience: At least 1-2 years of experience in a training or consulting context, with experience in team trainings, system implementation, or other collaborative learning/teaching experiences.
• Banner Finance Experience: Must have experience with Banner Finance.
• Effective Communication: Ability to explain solutions to diverse customers and ensure they can use applications effectively.
• Enthusiasm and Energy: A disciplined self-starter with enthusiasm, energy, and a willingness to learn and adapt quickly.
• Project Management Skills: Proven ability to manage multiple projects concurrently and meet or exceed deadlines.
• Collaboration Skills: Ability to collaborate effectively and willingly as part of a large, experienced team.
• Interpersonal Skills: Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills with credibility and experience in the subject matter.
• Independent and Team Work: Proven ability to work independently or as part of a team.
  
  

What makes #Ellucianlife

• 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
• Wellness
• 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
• We Foster a learning culture with:
• Education Assistance Program
• Professional development opportunities