Consulting Director

Clearsulting•Columbus, OH

2h•$150,000 - $200,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Clearsulting is seeking a Consulting Director to lead complex finance transformation engagements from strategy through execution. This role involves setting the delivery vision, shaping solutions, and ensuring measurable client outcomes across process, operating model, data, controls, and technology. The Director will provide senior oversight for multiple concurrent engagements, managing scope, staffing, workplans, budgets, quality, risks, and change enablement. A key aspect of the role is building trusted relationships with senior finance and business stakeholders, translating strategic priorities into actionable programs, and serving as an escalation point for complex issues. The position also drives revenue and account growth by identifying client needs, shaping opportunities, and developing proposals. Additionally, the role contributes to firm capabilities by developing reusable methods, tools, and intellectual capital, and mentoring project teams. The Consulting Director will also contribute to practice and firm priorities, partnering across offerings and supporting firm operations.

Requirements

12+ years of experience solving finance, accounting, operations, technology, or transformation challenges in consulting, professional services, or an industry environment
4+ years of experience leading and developing people, including Managers or multidisciplinary project teams.
Demonstrated experience leading multiple phases of complex client engagements, including scope, workplans, staffing, milestones, budgets, project economics, risks, governance, and change enablement.
Demonstrated functional or technical depth in one or more digital finance areas, such as financial close and reporting, accounting operations, source-to-pay and procurement, treasury, digital reporting and compliance, risk and controls, business advisory, finance transformation, or process improvement.
Experience advising senior or executive stakeholders, translating business priorities into practical recommendations, and communicating complex ideas through executive-ready presentations, written deliverables, and client discussions.
Demonstrated experience driving business development and account growth through opportunity identification and qualification, scoping and pricing, proposal development, presentations, solution demonstrations, negotiations, pipeline management, and relationship expansion in collaboration with commercial leaders.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer-sponsored visa support.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in accounting, finance, business, information systems, engineering, data science, or a related field.
Experience working in Big 4
Experience applying functional knowledge in one or more digital finance areas, such as financial close and reporting, accounting operations, Source to Pay and procurement, business advisory, finance transformation, process improvement, or controls.
Experience implementing or using technology software such as: Blackline, Coupa, Kyriba, Workiva or similar tools.
Relevant professional or technology certifications, such as CPA, CMA, PMP, or platform-specific credentials.

Responsibilities

Lead complex finance transformation engagements from strategy through execution, setting the delivery vision, shaping the solution and implementation approach, and ensuring measurable client outcomes across process, operating model, data, controls, and technology.
Provide senior oversight across one or more concurrent engagements, including scope, staffing, workplans, milestones, budgets, project economics, quality, risks, dependencies, governance, and change enablement; anticipate challenges and mobilize clients and Clearsulting leaders around practical solutions.
Build trusted relationships with senior finance and business stakeholders, translate strategic priorities into actionable programs and road maps, facilitate executive-level discussions, challenge assumptions constructively, navigate difficult conversations, and serve as an escalation point for complex delivery, commercial, and relationship matters.
Drive revenue and account growth by identifying client needs, shaping and qualifying opportunities, leading scoping and pricing, developing proposals, presenting solutions, supporting negotiations, and expanding relationships across existing and prospective accounts.
Build market differentiation and firm capabilities by developing reusable methods, tools, and intellectual capital; contributing to thought leadership and alliances; and translating market, industry, and technology trends into differentiated client solutions.
Mentor and develop Managers and project teams by setting clear expectations, delegating meaningful ownership, reviewing high-impact deliverables, providing timely and actionable feedback, supporting performance development, and preparing team members for increased responsibility.
Contribute to practice and firm priorities by partnering across offerings, supporting recruiting and onboarding, improving delivery and commercial processes, and modeling Clearsulting’s Core Values and standards.