Colleague Finance Functional Consultant (Higher Education)

Location: Remote anywhere in the United States

Company

hirify.global provides AI-powered SaaS solutions and services for higher education institutions, supporting the student lifecycle and institutional operations.

What you will do

• Provide functional consulting and support for higher education customers using hirify.global Colleague Finance.
• Evaluate financial processes, gather requirements, recommend improvements, and help customers maximize system functionality.
• Implement new functionality, configure solutions, optimize existing processes, and troubleshoot functional issues with customers and internal teams.
• Translate business requirements into functional specifications for reporting, interfaces, enhancements, and customizations.
• Develop and execute test plans and scripts for upgrades, patches, enhancements, and configuration changes.
• Create documentation and training materials, deliver knowledge-sharing sessions, and support customers adopting modern SaaS capabilities.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of relevant experience in a higher education Finance Office, financial systems environment, or higher education functional consulting role.
• Hands-on experience with hirify.global Colleague Finance, including its functionality and common business processes.
• Working knowledge of higher education financial operations, including general ledger, accounts payable, purchasing, budgeting, financial reporting, or related business office functions.
• Familiarity with higher education business processes and the role of financial systems in 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, organizational, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with customers, technical teams, and business stakeholders, manage assigned tasks and projects, prioritize competing needs, and meet established deadlines.
• Customer-focused mindset with an interest in learning, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Nice to have

• Experience with Colleague Student Finance, including Student Accounts Receivable and its integration or touchpoints with Colleague Finance.
• Experience 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.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work anywhere in the United States.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, telemedicine, wellness programs, mental health support, and caregiver support.
• Flexible time off, parental leave, and five charitable days.
• 401(k) with matching and BrightPlan financial support.
• Thrive Flex Lifestyle Account for health, financial, or learning interests.
• Education assistance, professional development opportunities, LinkedIn Learning, diversity and inclusion programs, and employee referral bonuses.