Senior Consultant, CFO Advisory (SAP Strategy)

West Monroe•Chicago, IL

About The Position

West Monroe is seeking a Senior Consultant to join its CFO Advisory team. This role supports clients modernizing finance and operations through ERP and CFO technology strategy, including application strategy, transformation roadmaps, technology selection, sourcing, and implementation planning. The Senior Consultant brings functional consulting experience supporting SAP modernization programs and translates business needs into practical technology recommendations. The role also collaborates with the M&A Merger & Carve-Out Services team on transactions where ERP strategy and execution are critical. The position leads and manages defined engagement workstreams, develops executive-ready client materials, facilitates client sessions, and supports engagement leadership with planning, reporting, and quality assurance. It also contributes SAP and M&A expertise to client work and pursuits, mentors junior consultants, and uses AI tools thoughtfully to improve analysis and delivery. Travel may be required up to 50%. The role requires permanent authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Requirements

At least 5 years of relevant experience, including prior consulting experience.
Functional consulting experience supporting the front-end work of an SAP modernization program, including scoping, estimation, value case development, and roadmap design.
Functional experience with SAP ECC and/or SAP S/4HANA and a strong understanding of finance and business processes.
Experience supporting ERP strategy, application strategy, transformation roadmaps, technology selection, system integrator selection, sourcing, implementation planning, or related finance technology initiatives.
Ability to independently manage workstreams, develop high-quality client deliverables, and work effectively with client and project team stakeholders.
Experience mentoring or developing junior team members and demonstrating leadership within project teams.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, facilitation, and communication skills.
Experience integrating AI tools, such as ChatGPT, into daily workflows, with critical thinking to assess accuracy, mitigate bias, and ensure high-quality outputs.
Ability to travel up to 50%.
Commitment to inclusion and diversity and openness to new ideas and perspectives.
Ability to work permanently in the United States without sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

M&A, merger integration, carve-out, or technology diligence experience.

Responsibilities

Lead workstreams across ERP and CFO technology strategy engagements, including current-state assessments, application strategy, transformation roadmaps, fit-gap assessments, and implementation planning.
Support CFO and business leaders with ERP and ancillary technology strategies, technology selection, vendor and system integrator selection, and sourcing recommendations.
Advise on SAP modernization roadmaps and ERP architecture assessments involving SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA on RISE, and analyze business benefits to inform technology investments.
Translate business requirements into recommendations across processes, organization, applications, vendors, and implementation approaches.
Support M&A transactions through technology diligence, merger integration, carve-out and separation planning, Day 1 readiness, and post-close ERP execution.
Manage assigned workstreams, including scope, timelines, deliverables, risks, and quality, and communicate issues, dependencies, and recommendations to engagement leadership.
Facilitate client working sessions, gather requirements, analyze current-state processes, and synthesize findings into actionable recommendations.
Develop client deliverables such as analyses, business cases, roadmaps, presentations, and other executive-ready materials.
Identify risks, develop solutions, and help project teams deliver on time and at a high level of quality.
Mentor junior consultants, review work, share subject matter expertise, and help build team capabilities.
Support engagement leadership with project planning, status reporting, quality assurance, and preparation of client meetings and presentations.
Contribute functional expertise to proposals and client pursuits and help identify opportunities to expand project impact.
Use AI tools and technologies to accelerate analysis, synthesize information, improve delivery efficiency, and support data-driven recommendations while evaluating outputs critically.