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Margaret Thompson

Senior Consultant | Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC

Margaret is a Senior Consultant in BerryDunn’s Management and IT practice group, specializing in higher education. With 35 years of experience in the sector, Margaret brings a wealth of experience in Workday strategic management, customization, reporting and data analytics in Human Capital Management (HCM), Financial Management (FIN), and Student Workday modules. Through her Workday expertise, Margaret has assisted multiple institutions of higher education in enhancing data-driven decision making and operational efficiency.

In addition, Margaret is well-versed in state and federal reporting requirements and regulatory compliance, having served in the roles of Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Keyholder and state reports coordinator. Margaret shares her depth of Workday knowledge in presentations to leading industry groups on topics such as reporting and dashboards.

Margaret is a Senior Consultant in BerryDunn’s Management and IT practice group, specializing in higher education. With 35 years of experience in the sector, Margaret brings a wealth of experience in Workday strategic management, customization, reporting and data analytics in Human Capital Management (HCM), Financial Management (FIN), and Student Workday modules. Through her Workday expertise, Margaret has assisted multiple institutions of higher education in enhancing data-driven decision making and operational efficiency.

In addition, Margaret is well-versed in state and federal reporting requirements and regulatory compliance, having served in the roles of Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Keyholder and state reports coordinator. Margaret shares her depth of Workday knowledge in presentations to leading industry groups on topics such as reporting and dashboards.

Experience highlights

Margaret's clients benefit from her expertise in: 

  • Workday strategic management and customization for higher education
  • Higher education operational efficiency
  • State and federal reporting for higher education institutions
  • Data governance
  • Organizational assessment and analysis

Presentations and publications

  • Workday Student Dashboards, presented to Workday Student User Group in May 2021
  • Workday Fiscal Operations Report and Application to Participate (FISAP) Custom Reports, presented to Workday Student User Group in March 2022
  • Workday Reporting and Dashboard Panel, presented to Workday Rising Student User Group in September 2022
  • Workday Student Application to Course Registrations, presented at Workday’s Annual Conference, Workday Rising, in September 2022
  • Workday Reporting Writing, presented at Workday Sideline Series in February 2023
  • Workday Tallahassee State College (TSC) Advisor Custom Dashboard and Reports, presented to Workday Student User Group in March 2023
  • Workday Student Dashboards, presented to Workday Student User Group in May 2023
  • Workday TSC Advisor Custom Dashboard and Reports, presented at the Chronicle of Higher Education’s Chronicle Festival in August 2023
  • Workday Course Demand Composite Report, presented to Workday Student User Group in December 2023

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Education

BS, Computer Science, Clemson University