CFOEV - Finance Transformation Manager

Accenture•St. Louis, MO

3d•$80,400 - $293,800•Onsite

About The Position

CFO & Enterprise Value partners with Finance executives to drive value across the enterprise. As Finance leaders move into business partner roles, they need processes, technology, and people to help drive efficiencies, manage costs, improve profitability, and identify new areas of opportunity. We’ve got the deep industry experience, functional proficiency, insightful analytics, and the digital technology leadership to help our clients reinvent themselves. Whether we are improving processes, transforming the digital core, or harnessing the power of GenAI, we solve our clients’ toughest problems. The ideal candidate is a leader who inspires clients to embrace innovation and their teams to deliver excellence. They are comfortable advising CFOs, Controllers, and other Finance leaders on winning strategies and the initiatives needed to achieve and execute business transformation objectives. They understand that Finance is the key to driving value across the enterprise, and that empowered people, optimized processes, and enabling technologies are the keys to a successful transformation.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of finance management consulting experience
Minimum 5 years of functional experience in Finance operations, such as the Financial Close, External Reporting, Intercompany, Consolidations, Order-to-Cash or Invoice-to-Pay, etc.
Minimum 3 years of experience with leading finance ERP/EPM platforms (i.e. SAP, Oracle, Workday, Anaplan, OneStream)
Minimum 3 years of experience leading projects and/or small-mid size teams (10-15 people)
Solid understanding of the and process best practices (Designing finance, accounting, planning, forecasting, reporting solutions)
Minimum 3 years’ experience with Finance function, operating models and supporting organization structures, (analytics, forecasting, core finance)
Demonstrated ability to clearly communicate with clients, lead client workshops, document requirements, and articulate the value proposition and business case.
Strong experience in one of the following industries: Banking, Insurance, Consumer Goods & Retail, Energy, Health, High-Tech Industrial, or Utilities.
Bachelor's degree in one of the following: Economics, Finance, or Business Administration.

Nice To Haves

Experience or understanding of RPA, Applied Intelligence, Machine Learning, or GenAI for Finance
You’ve worked with these FinTech solutions: Anaplan, Hyperion, BPC, OBIEE, Tableau, and Fusion
You’re a pro when it comes to improving engagement – for the business, a practice, or people development
You’re a great leader or functional team member on ERP implementations and know your way around SAP, Oracle, and/or Workday
You have worked with Finance function enabling technologies such as Blackline, Workiva, and Trintech
You have defined and shaped a company’s financial, management, or regulatory reporting; and / or have experience developing Finance Master Data strategy
You’ve got an MBA after your name or another type of advanced degree or an accounting designation (i.e CPA, CA, etc.)

Responsibilities

Help clients modernize their finance functions by consulting with internal and external teams to set vision, strategy, goals, and key outcomes.
Understand the client’s challenges and use knowledge of related leading practices, to provide solutions to complex business problems.
Serve as a Subject Matter Advisor for other Accenture projects and proposals based on your area of expertise to drive business development activities.
Manage risk, project economics, deliverable content, and ensure client buy-in.
Be a trusted advisor to leadership.
Encourage innovation from team members; support their ideas and career goals.
Create strategies and blueprints that use advanced operating models, processes, and emerging technologies to improve operations and re-define how work gets done.
Oversee clients digital transformations, help them drive efficiency, effectiveness, experience, and growth: identify needed skillsets, data, operating models, process automation, analytics, workflows, and enabling technology (i.e. (FinTech apps, AI/ML/GenAI, etc).
Find modern technology and data solutions for clients and share best practices across the industry.
Help Grow the practice by participating in key business development activities and cycles.
Stay on top of current trends, technologies, and regulations influencing digital finance, analytics, and the CFO ecosystem.
Drive incremental sales by leading and assembling the requisite teams to respond to proposals.