Finance Transformation Senior Associate

Grant Thornton • Charlotte, NC

4h • $110,400 - $140,760 • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Business Consulting Senior Associate, the Finance Transformation Senior Associate supports clients in transforming finance and operations functions, including processes and reporting. The role includes analyzing business processes, defining requirements to remediate gaps, analyzing and improving costs and cycle times, and supporting communication and change management. It focuses on process optimization and designing and implementing sustainable operating models that streamline operations and meet business needs, extending beyond control-point remediation.

The role works directly with clients as a day-to-day relationship contact and collaborates with Grant Thornton teams, partners, and senior managers on client delivery, problem resolution, proposals, and business development. It requires managing multiple priorities and projects in a rapidly growing practice, meeting or exceeding targeted billing hours, and traveling as needed, with expected travel up to 30%.

The position follows the firm's hybrid work model and requires in-person attendance at least three days per week at a Grant Thornton office or client site. The stated base salary range is $110,400 to $140,760, with placement determined by Grant Thornton based on factors including relevant knowledge and skills, experience, business needs, progression, geographic location, and internal equity.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• At least 2 years of work-related experience in financial management and/or consulting.
• Experience working in financial services in a consulting capacity, with a focus on finance.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to perform quantitative analysis and develop business cases.
• Experience or knowledge in process analysis, reporting and business intelligence, data analysis, and reconciliation.
• Working knowledge of close-the-books, chart of accounts, treasury, financial planning and analysis, and financial benchmarking.
• Knowledge of banking operations and related regulatory issues.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and simultaneous projects in a rapidly growing practice.
• Excellent interpersonal, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Ability to travel as needed; expected travel is up to 30%.

Responsibilities

• Use prior consulting and industry experience to help companies set and achieve long-term goals.
• Perform accurate analysis and design effective solutions to client issues.
• Work directly with clients to address issues and serve as the day-to-day relationship contact.
• Collaborate with Grant Thornton teams to identify and resolve client problems or issues promptly.
• Develop and maintain strong internal and client relationships to maximize value through delivery of the firm's solutions.
• Work with partners and senior managers on proposals and business development calls.
• Meet or exceed targeted billing hours (utilization).
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Travel as needed; expected travel is up to 30%.
• Analyze business processes, define requirements to remediate gaps, and perform cost and cycle-time analysis and remediation.
• Support communication and change management for client transformations.
• Help transform clients' finance and operations processes and reporting, and design and implement sustainable operating models that streamline operations and meet business needs.

Benefits

• Personalized and comprehensive benefits; specific offerings are described on the company's careers benefits page.
• Employees may be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on individual and firm performance, subject to the applicable plan terms and eligibility criteria.
• Work-location, weekly-schedule, and flex-time-off options consistent with the firm's hybrid work model.
• Work-life integration options supporting employee well-being.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior