Client Accounting Services - FP&A Implementation Consultant
About The Position
Miller Cooper’s Client Accounting & Advisory Services department is looking for a FP&A Implementation Consultant to join our growing team! With over 105 years of independent, client-focused service in Chicagoland, we've grown organically—never through mergers or acquisitions. That means more opportunity, more impact, and a real voice in your department and your career. Firm Highlights: Crain’s Chicago 10th largest firm (2024), Accounting Today’s 55th largest firm in the US, 10th in the Great Lakes region (2025). Largest local, independent public accounting firm in Chicago. Large Firm Opportunities, Small Firm Culture. The opportunity to work in various industries, including Manufacturing, Distribution, Real Estate, Construction, Tech, Start-Ups and more. Hybrid work environment with flexible locations- your choice of offices in Chicago, Deerfield, and Downers Grove. Culture of collaboration. We win as a team; we lose as a team. How We Will Invest in You: Mentorship. Everyone has a mentor to help you grow and develop the career you want and build relationships throughout the firm. Career growth. We recognize good work and are proud to offer promotions at an accelerated pace compared to the industry average and offer continued learning to support you. Variety of work. We help you foster business relationships and gain a variety of experience by working on a range of clients and industries. Flexibility. We focus on balancing schedules and recognize the importance of having time to unplug and recharge. We don’t mandate a yearly billable hour requirement.
Requirements
- Must have prior experience with the Planful FP&A platform in a consulting or corporate finance setting.
- Background in consulting, professional services, or client-facing delivery roles, ideally within SaaS or enterprise technology.
- DAILY ACCESS TO RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION to travel to and from client locations and our office locations
- Strong collaboration skills and desire to work as a team
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related discipline preferred.
- Passion for client service and an entrepreneurial mindset
Responsibilities
- Lead full lifecycle implementations of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) and performance management solutions, from discovery and design through go-live.
- Partner with clients to understand financial planning, reporting, and forecasting processes and translate needs into scalable system solutions.
- Advise on best practices and challenge requirements that may limit long-term value or flexibility.
- Manage configuration, testing, validation, and deployment activities to ensure successful adoption and outcomes.
- Oversee project scope, timelines, and risks to deliver predictable, on-time implementations.
- Facilitate client training, enablement, and knowledge transfer to support smooth post-implementation handoff.
- Support pre-sales activities through solution scoping, development of Statements of Work (SOWs), and participation in Proofs of Concept (POCs).
- Provide feedback from the field to inform future enhancements to implementation approaches, service offerings, and customer experience initiatives.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package
- Generous paid time off that increase with tenure (up to the firm max)
- 401K profit sharing
- Discretionary performance-based annual bonuses (for eligible employees)
- Paid Parental leave
- 8 hours of paid volunteer time
- CPA exam incentives
- Team lunches every Tuesday, and busy season meals/allowances
- Miller Cooper Communities (employee resource groups)
- Opportunities for reduced work schedules
- Employee and client referral bonus program
- Commuter Benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
