Life Sciences Finance Reinvention Partner - Consultant

Accenture•Chicago, IL

About The Position

Accenture is hiring a Life Sciences Finance Reinvention Partner at the Consultant level to support Finance transformation for clients in the Life Sciences industry. The role combines analytical and problem-solving skills with an understanding of Life Sciences business models, supporting transformation across core Finance processes and industry-specific areas. Work may span Record to Report, Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Clinical and R&D Finance, Commercial Finance, Gross-to-Net, Product Costing, and Supply Chain Finance. The position supports workstreams from analysis and design through implementation. It involves documenting processes, identifying improvement opportunities, conducting analysis, developing client-ready recommendations and deliverables, and translating business needs into process, data, and technology solutions. The consultant collaborates with client, functional, and technology teams and contributes to proposals, research, and practice-building. Accenture describes itself as a global professional services company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience in management consulting, Finance transformation, Finance operations, accounting, or a related field.
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a Finance process area such as Record to Report, Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Financial Close, Consolidation, or Reporting.
Exposure to Life Sciences, including Pharma, MedTech/Medical Devices, or Medical Distribution, or a strong interest in developing industry expertise.
Experience gathering requirements, analyzing processes or data, and developing client-ready deliverables.
Ability to communicate clearly, collaborate, manage assigned tasks, and deliver high-quality work on time.
Working knowledge of Finance operating models, controls, process design, and enabling technologies.
Exposure to ERP, EPM, analytics, or Finance platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Workday, Anaplan, OneStream, Power BI, or Tableau.
Experience in Clinical or R&D Finance, Gross-to-Net or Commercial Finance, Product Costing, or Supply Chain Finance.
Experience with Finance automation, analytics, RPA, AI, Machine Learning, GenAI, or Agentic AI.
Experience supporting an ERP or EPM implementation, process redesign, operating model, or data transformation initiative.
Familiarity with Finance technologies such as BlackLine, Workiva, Trintech, Anaplan, BPC, OneStream, or Hyperion.
CPA, CA, MBA, another relevant certification, or an advanced degree.

Responsibilities

Support Finance transformation workstreams from analysis and design through implementation.
Document current-state processes, identify pain points and improvement opportunities, and help define target-state processes and requirements.
Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis, synthesize findings, and turn them into client-ready insights and recommendations.
Support initiatives across core Finance and Life Sciences domains, including Clinical and R&D Finance, Commercial and Gross-to-Net Finance, Product Costing, and Supply Chain Finance.
Participate in client interviews, workshops, working sessions, and design reviews; prepare materials and capture decisions and action items.
Develop process flows, requirements, operating model components, business cases, roadmaps, and implementation plans.
Work with functional and technology teams to translate Finance needs into data, analytics, automation, ERP, EPM, and emerging technology solutions.
Support testing, deployment, change management, and value realization activities.
Contribute to proposals, research, points of view, and practice-building activities.
Stay current on Life Sciences, Finance, regulatory, data, AI, GenAI, and Agentic AI trends.
Collaborate with and support the development of analysts and other team members.