Manager, Strategic Finance

West Monroe • New York City, NY

21h • $147,000 - $198,800

About The Position

Are you ready to make an impact? West Monroe is seeking a dynamic and experienced Manager of Strategic Finance to join our growing Operations Excellence practice. This role is designed for a finance leader who thrives at the intersection of financial analysis, business strategy, and performance improvement, and who is passionate about helping clients translate data into insight, insight into action, and action into measurable value creation. As a Manager, you will lead client engagements focused on FP&A transformation, performance management, and EBITDA improvement, partnering closely with CFOs, finance leaders, and business executives. You will help clients strengthen budgeting, forecasting and planning, improve management reporting, and embed financial insight into day-to-day decision-making. What you’ll do Client Delivery Lead strategic finance and FP&A-focused engagements, including financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and performance management assessments and transformations. Partner with CFOs, FP&A leaders, and business executives to identify value drivers, assess financial performance, and translate strategic priorities into actionable financial plans. Design and implement management reporting, dashboards, and executive scorecards that drive accountability, operational focus, and performance improvement. Develop and enhance financial models, scenario analyses, and business cases to support growth initiatives, cost optimization, pricing strategies, and capital allocation decisions. Drive EBITDA improvement initiatives by identifying margin opportunities, cost levers, productivity improvements, and revenue-enhancing actions across the business. Improve forecasting accuracy and decision quality by aligning financial plans with operational drivers and business metrics. Ensure delivery excellence through effective management of scope, timelines, budgets, and quality. Team Leadership Lead, coach, and mentor consultants, fostering growth in finance transformation capabilities, client leadership, and delivery excellence. Provide hands-on quality review and guidance on analyses, deliverables, and client communications. Establish clear expectations, promote collaboration, and ensure alignment with West Monroe’s transformation methodologies and delivery standards. Business Development & Client Growth Serve as a trusted advisor and identify opportunities to expand strategic finance scope within existing client engagements. Contribute to proposals, thought leadership, and solution development focused on CFO transformation, finance modernization, and value realization. Stay current on emerging finance trends, technologies, and operating model innovations to continuously elevate client impact. Practice Development Contribute to the growth of the Office of the CFO practice by developing methodologies, playbooks, tools, and reusable assets . Support recruiting, onboarding, and training initiatives to build a high-performing finance transformation team. Represent West Monroe through industry events, conferences, and external thought leadership. What you’ll bring Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience). 5+ years of experience in Strategic Finance and FP&A, including planning, forecasting, modeling, and performance management—within consulting, industry, or a hybrid environment. Strong experience developing financial models, business cases, and scenario analyses that drive executive decisions. Demonstrated ability to identify and deliver EBITDA improvement opportunities through cost, margin, pricing, or productivity initiatives. Advanced Excel and analytical skills; experience with dashboards, reporting tools, and data visualization platforms. Proven people leadership experience with a passion for mentoring and developing teams. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to craft executive-ready insights and recommendations. Experience in one or more of West Monroe’s core industries: Consumer & Industrial Products, Healthcare, Life Sciences, High Tech & Software, Utilities, Insurance, Banking, and/or Private Equity. Comfort working with ambiguity and complex business problems in a client-facing environment. Commitment to inclusion, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Ability to travel as needed. Based on pay transparency guidelines, the salary range for this role can vary based on your proximity to one of our West Monroe offices (see table below). Information on our competitive total rewards package, including our bonus structure and benefits is here . Individual salaries are determined by evaluating a variety of factors including geography, experience, skills, education, and internal equity. Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, purchase shares from our employee stock ownership program and be eligible to receive annual bonuses. Employees will also receive unlimited flexible time off and ten paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Eligibility for ten weeks of paid parental leave will also be available upon hire date. Seattle or Washington, D.C. $154,400 — $181,500 USD Los Angeles $161,700 — $190,200 USD New York City or San Francisco $169,100 — $198,800 USD A location not listed above $147,000 — $172,900 USD Other consultancies talk at you. At West Monroe, we work with you. We’re a global business and technology consulting firm passionate about creating measurable value for our clients, delivering real-world solutions. The combination of business and technology is not new, but how we bring them together is unique. We’re fluent in both. We know that technology alone is not the answer, but how we apply it is. We rely on data to constantly adapt and solve new challenges. Actions that work today with outcomes that generate value for years to come. At West Monroe, we zero in on the heart of the opportunity, getting to results faster and preparing people for what’s next. You’ll feel the difference in how we work. We show up personally. We’re right there in the room with you, co-creating through the challenges. With West Monroe, collaboration isn’t a lofty promise, but a daily action. We work together with you to turn vision into clear action with lasting impact. West Monroe is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer We believe in treating each employee and applicant for employment fairly and with dignity. We base our employment decisions on merit, experience, and potential, without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state or local law. To learn more about diversity, equity and inclusion at West Monroe, visit www.westmonroe.com/inclusion . If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in our recruiting process, please inquire by sending an email to [email protected] . Please review our current policy regarding use of generative artificial intelligence during the application process . If you are based in California, we encourage you to read West Monroe’s Notice at Collection for California residents, provided pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and linked here .

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience in Strategic Finance and FP&A, including planning, forecasting, modeling, and performance management—within consulting, industry, or a hybrid environment.
• Strong experience developing financial models, business cases, and scenario analyses that drive executive decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and deliver EBITDA improvement opportunities through cost, margin, pricing, or productivity initiatives.
• Advanced Excel and analytical skills; experience with dashboards, reporting tools, and data visualization platforms.
• Proven people leadership experience with a passion for mentoring and developing teams.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to craft executive-ready insights and recommendations.
• Experience in one or more of West Monroe’s core industries: Consumer & Industrial Products, Healthcare, Life Sciences, High Tech & Software, Utilities, Insurance, Banking, and/or Private Equity.
• Comfort working with ambiguity and complex business problems in a client-facing environment.
• Commitment to inclusion, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic finance and FP&A-focused engagements, including financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and performance management assessments and transformations.
• Partner with CFOs, FP&A leaders, and business executives to identify value drivers, assess financial performance, and translate strategic priorities into actionable financial plans.
• Design and implement management reporting, dashboards, and executive scorecards that drive accountability, operational focus, and performance improvement.
• Develop and enhance financial models, scenario analyses, and business cases to support growth initiatives, cost optimization, pricing strategies, and capital allocation decisions.
• Drive EBITDA improvement initiatives by identifying margin opportunities, cost levers, productivity improvements, and revenue-enhancing actions across the business.
• Improve forecasting accuracy and decision quality by aligning financial plans with operational drivers and business metrics.
• Ensure delivery excellence through effective management of scope, timelines, budgets, and quality.
• Lead, coach, and mentor consultants, fostering growth in finance transformation capabilities, client leadership, and delivery excellence.
• Provide hands-on quality review and guidance on analyses, deliverables, and client communications.
• Establish clear expectations, promote collaboration, and ensure alignment with West Monroe’s transformation methodologies and delivery standards.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and identify opportunities to expand strategic finance scope within existing client engagements.
• Contribute to proposals, thought leadership, and solution development focused on CFO transformation, finance modernization, and value realization.
• Stay current on emerging finance trends, technologies, and operating model innovations to continuously elevate client impact.
• Contribute to the growth of the Office of the CFO practice by developing methodologies, playbooks, tools, and reusable assets .
• Support recruiting, onboarding, and training initiatives to build a high-performing finance transformation team.
• Represent West Monroe through industry events, conferences, and external thought leadership.

Benefits

• Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance.
• Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, purchase shares from our employee stock ownership program and be eligible to receive annual bonuses.
• Employees will also receive unlimited flexible time off and ten paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
• Eligibility for ten weeks of paid parental leave will also be available upon hire date.

What This Job Offers

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