Finance Reinvention – Financial Services Consultant, EPM

Accenture•Chicago, IL

About The Position

The Financial Services Consultant, EPM works within Accenture’s Finance Reinvention and Planning & Performance Analysis capabilities, helping financial services organizations improve finance through connected planning, forecasting, scenario modeling, and decision intelligence. The role supports end-to-end consulting work, from requirements gathering and solution design through configuration, testing, deployment, and stabilization. It combines financial modeling and data analysis with client collaboration, EPM technology, and emerging AI capabilities. The consultant also contributes reusable practice assets and develops domain knowledge across banking, insurance, and capital markets. Travel may be required up to 25–50%, depending on client engagement requirements.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience in finance transformation, FP&A, financial analysis, or EPM implementation in a consulting, professional services, or corporate finance environment.
Bachelor’s degree.
Exposure to at least one EPM platform through implementation, administration, or hands-on use: Oracle EPM Cloud, SAP Analytics Cloud, Anaplan, OneStream, or Workday Adaptive Planning.
Strong financial modeling and data analysis skills, including advanced Excel and the ability to work with large or imperfect datasets.
Experience producing client-ready or executive-ready deliverables.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain analytical findings clearly to non-technical audiences.
Ability to travel up to 25–50%, commensurate with client engagement requirements.
Applicants for US employment must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Financial services experience in banking, insurance, or capital markets, through consulting engagements or an in-house role.
Hands-on EPM platform build or configuration experience, or a platform certification such as Anaplan Model Builder.
Experience applying AI, GenAI, automation, or advanced analytics to a finance process.
Comfort with SQL, Python, or a BI tool such as Tableau or Power BI.
Exposure to financial services regulatory or reporting frameworks such as DFAST, CECL, RBC for insurance, or Basel/CRR.
An advanced degree in finance, accounting, analytics, or a related field, or progress toward a CPA or CFA.

Responsibilities

Build and configure planning, forecasting, and reporting solutions on leading EPM platforms under the direction of a workstream lead.
Configure and test agentic FP&A workflows, including automated scenario generation and variance commentary.
Develop driver-based planning models, scenario logic, and variance analytics for client business decisions.
Evaluate emerging AI and EPM platform capabilities and translate them into practical finance-function solutions.
Gather and document requirements through client interviews and working sessions; translate them into functional designs and build specifications.
Analyze finance data by profiling source data, validating model outputs, and testing results against client baselines.
Produce client-ready process documentation, design artifacts, dashboards, and executive summaries.
Support testing, training, deployment, go-live, and stabilization activities.
Contribute reusable templates, configuration accelerators, and internal knowledge-sharing.
Build financial services domain knowledge across banking, insurance, and capital markets through client work and structured learning.