Manager, Finance Transformation

About the position

West Monroe is seeking a dynamic and experienced Manager of Finance Transformation to join our growing Operations Excellence practice. This role is designed for a motivated individual who is passionate about helping organizations optimize their finance functions, drive operational efficiency, and enable strategic decision-making through technology and process improvements. As a Manager, you will lead client engagements, manage project teams, and collaborate with senior executives to deliver impactful solutions that address today's most pressing finance challenges. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment while making a tangible impact on our clients' success.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end finance transformation projects, including assessments, process reengineering, technology enablement, and change management.
• Partner with senior finance executives (CFOs, Controllers, FP&A leaders) to understand their strategic objectives and align solutions to business goals.
• Design and implement improvements to finance processes such as financial planning and analysis (FP&A), order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, and record-to-report.
• Oversee the selection and implementation of finance technologies, including ERP systems, EPM platforms, and financial reporting tools.
• Ensure delivery excellence by managing project timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
• Manage and mentor a team of consultants, fostering their professional growth and development.
• Provide thought leadership and guidance to project teams, ensuring alignment with client needs and West Monroe's methodologies.
• Promote a collaborative and inclusive team environment that prioritizes client success.
• Identify opportunities to expand client relationships and drive new business within the Finance Transformation domain.
• Support the development of proposals, presentations, and thought leadership materials.
• Stay current on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to drive innovation and thought leadership.
• Contribute to the growth of the Finance Transformation practice by developing methodologies, tools, and frameworks.
• Actively participate in recruiting, training, and onboarding initiatives to build a high-performing team.
• Represent West Monroe at industry events, conferences, and networking opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related discipline (e.g., finance, accounting, business/management, economics, information technology, MIS, etc.) or equivalent experience required.
• 5+ years of progressive experience contributing to and leading Finance Transformation programs, and/or providing Finance leadership and support of large-scale process/technology projects.
• Strong functional knowledge of financial planning and analysis (FP&A), project accounting, financial transformation, or finance projects.
• Continuing experience in understanding and/or configuring Corporate Performance Management (CPM) systems (e.g., Hyperion, Adaptive Insights, Host Analytics, etc.).
• Experience leading financial close/consolidation processes, process improvement reviews, and M&A transactions (integrations, carve-out, best practice advisory).
• Understanding of US GAAP requirements.
• Expert project manager with extensive experience leading multiple finance transformation projects including developing work plans, project scopes, pricing estimates, budget management, issue and risk management, and presenting deliverables.
• People management experience, and a passion for developing and coaching more junior team members.
• Strong data visualization and analysis skills; comfortable using tools like Excel to analyze data and present key insights in a compelling way.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills including the ability to create impactful and concise executive stakeholder-ready deliverables, and polished client-facing oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated success within one or more of West Monroe's core industries including Consumer & Industrial Products, Healthcare (payer/provider), Life Sciences, High Tech & Software, Utilities, Insurance, Banking, and/or Private Equity.
• Ability to work permanently in the United States without sponsorship.
• A commitment to inclusion and diversity, and openness to new ideas and perspectives.
• Ability to travel up to 50%.