EPM/ERP Functional or Technical Senior Consultant - State, Local, and Higher Education

Position summary

Our Deloitte Finance Transformation team practices to help chief financial officers, controllers, and finance teams define and execute their finance and global business services agendas and strategies.

You will work with leading-class teams and solutions, helping clients navigate challenging environments, market uncertainty, technology development, and regulatory considerations to unlock value.

Your work may span strategy, operations, process design, and technology as we partner with clients to transform finance.

Work you'll do

As part of our Accounting and Finance Technology practice within the Finance Transformation team, you will serve as a finance-process expert who also configures, supports, and analyzes the financial technology platforms state, local, and higher education clients rely on.

You will translate accounting and budgeting requirements into system design, lead implementation and optimization workstreams, and help clients get more value from their ERP, financial reporting, budgeting, and related fintech investments.

Example responsibilities include:


* Lead functional workstreams for ERP and financial system implementations, upgrades, and optimizations, including SAP, Workday Financials, Oracle Cloud ERP, PeopleSoft, Banner, Ellucian, and similar platforms used by public and higher education institutions.


* Gather and document business requirements for general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, procurement, grants and sponsored programs, capital assets, cash and treasury, and budgeting, translating them into system configuration specifications.


* Configure and test system functionality, including chart of accounts structures (fund, function, object, and program), approval workflows, accounting rules, and security roles that align with segregation-of-duties requirements.


* Support budget development and monitoring processes using budgeting and planning solutions such as Anaplan, OneStream, Hyperion, or similar tools, including position budgeting and allocation models.


* Advise on financial reporting solutions, including the design of management, grant, and fund-level reports, and the preparation of Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and board reporting outputs.


* Ensure systems support accounting standards and compliance requirements, including GASB and FASB guidance, GASB 87, 96, and 101 considerations, Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200), and state reporting requirements.


* Analyze financial data from system outputs to validate configurations, identify process gaps, and recommend improvements, using SQL, Excel, or reporting tools as needed.


* Support system testing, data conversion, cutover planning, and go-live readiness, including user acceptance testing and reconciliation of legacy and new system balances.


* Design and deliver training and process documentation for client finance and IT staff, and help build internal capability so clients can sustain the...