Senior Consultant, Industrial Advisory

Baker Tilly•Madison, WI

About The Position

Baker Tilly’s Industrial Advisory team partners with manufacturing and distribution clients to solve complex operational and financial challenges through data-driven insights and strategic advisory services. Our professionals help clients improve operational performance, evaluate capital investments, optimize profitability, and leverage technology to drive better business decisions. As part of this growing team, you will participate in the following types of engagements: Production cost and profitability analysis, KPI strategy, dashboard development, and performance reporting, Financial modeling for capital investments and manufacturing assets, Compliance analytics supporting Baker Tilly’s tax credit services, Global Trade Management projects focused on customs and tariff optimization, Data pipeline development and ETL processes for unique client needs. As a Senior Consultant, you’ll collaborate with teams across Baker Tilly to solve complex operational challenges and deliver high impact solutions. This role will involve heavy collaboration with clients, often working alongside them to help build value. Successful candidates will be expected to take ownership of assigned engagements, exercise sound professional judgment, and move work forward with limited day-to-day oversight. The successful candidate will be proactive, resourceful, and able to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution. As one of the fastest growing firms in the nation, Baker Tilly has the ability to offer you upward career trajectory, flexibility in how and where you get your work done and meaningful relationships with clients, teammates and leadership who truly care about you and your development.

Requirements

Demonstrated analytical, problem solving, and project management skills.
Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
A sense of urgency and a commitment to timely completion of projects
Attention to detail alongside a commitment to quality and confidentiality
4-year degree
3 years professional experience
Highly developed skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
2+ years of experience building data analytics workflows and and data visualizations within leading applications ( e.g. Tableau, PowerBI , Alteryx, etc.)
Experience in the following technology platforms: Microsoft Excel, Data Visualization Tools, Tableau Prep Builder, Tableau Desktop, Tableau Cloud, Tableau Server, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Power Query, Alteryx, Python, SQL

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, data science, or data analytics
3 + years relevant work experience within manufacturing companies or manufacturing industry consulting
Detailed understanding of daily operations within manufacturing and distribution companies
Experience building financial models incorporating income statements and cash flows to support business decisions for industrial companies
Understanding of inventory and product costing methods and processes preferred
Experience with core financial processes ( e.g. monthly close, financial reporting) of a manufacturing company preferred
Experience with developing reporting or data analytics integrating manufacturing ERP platforms

Responsibilities

Assess client operations and identify opportunities to improve business processes and information flow
Design and develop data pipelines that consolidate information from multiple sources into analytics platforms
Create dashboards, reports, and visualizations that support operational and executive decision-making
Develop financial models to evaluate capital investments and strategic initiatives
Participate in the development of innovative technology-enabled service delivery models
Support program management activities for innovation initiatives
Identify opportunities to expand services and deliver additional value to manufacturing clients