What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Banner Finance Functional SME position at Higher Digital?
We are seeking a senior Ellucian Banner Finance functional SME to support a higher education client with Banner Finance configuration, processes, troubleshooting, and optimization.
The consultant will work directly with Finance and IT stakeholders to assess current-state processes, identify configuration or process issues, and recommend practical solutions using delivered Banner functionality wherever possible.
Required Experience
- Deep hands-on functional experience with Ellucian Banner Finance
- Strong knowledge of Banner Finance configuration and business processes
- Experience across areas such as General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Purchasing/Procurement, Budgeting, Chart of Accounts/FOAPAL, and fiscal year-end processes
- Ability to troubleshoot complex functional issues and identify root causes
- Experience reviewing legacy configurations, customisations, and workarounds
- Ability to translate business requirements into Banner configuration and functional recommendations
- Strong communication skills and ability to work directly with Finance and IT teams
- Higher education Banner consulting experience strongly preferred
This is a functional SME role, not primarily a Banner development position.
Engagement: Part-time, fully remote, initially approximately six weeks, with potential for follow-on work.
About Us
Higher Digital is built for people who want to do meaningful work in an environment free from corporate bureaucracy.
We’re a small, experienced, global team helping higher education institutions solve hard problems and turn strategy into action. That means our people get real responsibility, real visibility, and a real voice in what we do.
We trust people to use good judgment and get things done. We share how the company is performing. We talk openly about what’s working, what isn’t, and what needs to change. Good ideas matter more than titles, and we expect people to challenge us when they see a better way.
We’re remote-first and work across the US, UK, Europe, Canada, and beyond. We value flexibility, but flexibility comes with accountability. Clients and teammates need to be able to count on you.
We also genuinely like working together. Cameras are usually on. Conversations wander into football, soccer, baseball, travel, and whatever international rivalry is happening that week. We take the work seriously without taking ourselves too seriously.
Higher Digital moves quickly. Priorities change. People wear more than one hat. There isn’t a giant organization waiting to solve every problem for you. If you need layers of process, narrowly defined responsibilities, and lots of permission, this probably isn’t your place. If you like autonomy, smart colleagues, transparency, variety, and the opportunity to make a visible difference (for our clients and for the company) you’ll probably feel at home here.
We’re building Higher Digital together.