Senior Consulting Manager, Business Advisory

Clearsulting•Columbus, OH

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Clearsulting is seeking a Senior Consulting Manager, Business Advisory to lead complex client engagements, ensuring the delivery of high-quality outcomes within scope, vendor selection, timeline, and budget. This role involves assessments, finance transformations, process improvement, finance and accounting operating model modernization, and technology implementations. The manager will build and maintain strong client relationships, serving as a trusted advisor to finance and accounting leaders. They will also support practice growth by identifying client needs, contributing to business development, preparing proposals, and participating in sales pursuits. Additionally, the role includes managing and developing consulting teams, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous learning, and providing insights on industry best practices and emerging trends, including the development of use cases leveraging AI and go-to-market solutions. The manager will drive engagement delivery excellence by optimizing processes, methodologies, and tools, and help finance transformation and accounting executives solve complex business problems from strategy through execution. This includes developing executive-level presentations and leveraging AI technologies to improve business processes and workflows, while advising clients on AI capabilities, adoption strategies, and best practices.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a business-related field of study.
8+ years of finance management consulting experience in finance strategy and transformation, operating model design, shared services, process improvement, program management, and/or technology implementations.
3+ years of people management and coaching experience.
Strong functional finance and accounting expertise with knowledge of industry trends, leading practices, and transformation methodologies.
Demonstrated project and program management experience, including workplan development, milestone tracking, risk management, stakeholder communication, status reporting, and change management.
Experience managing client relationships and leading workstreams or engagements with increasing levels of responsibility.
Foundational knowledge of data, analytics, and automation technologies (e.g., Alteryx, Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, Python, VBA, SQL, Access, etc.) as well as emerging AI solutions and their application within finance organizations.
Demonstrated understanding of AI technologies and the ability to incorporate AI into workflows while advising clients on effective usage, adoption, and optimization opportunities.

Nice To Haves

Willingness to take on challenging projects involving new, evolving, or ambiguous subject matter.
Commercial mindset with experience supporting business development initiatives, expanding existing client relationships, and contributing to proposal development.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly communicate complex business concepts to executive audiences using professional business writing practices.
Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence stakeholders, lead teams, and drive results in fast-paced environments.
Experience contributing to thought leadership, practice development initiatives, and internal capability-building efforts.

Responsibilities

Lead complex client engagements, ensuring the delivery of high-quality outcomes within scope, vendor selection, timeline, and budget, including assessments, finance transformations, process improvement, finance and accounting operating model modernization, and technology implementations.
Build and maintain strong client relationships, serving as a trusted advisor to finance and accounting leaders while helping address complex business challenges.
Support practice growth by identifying client needs, contributing to business development efforts, preparing proposals, and participating in sales pursuits and client presentations.
Manage and develop consulting teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous learning, and exceptional client service.
Provide insights and recommendations on industry leading practices, emerging trends, and innovative solutions to enhance client value.
Develop internal and external use cases leveraging AI and go-to-market (GTM) solutions to improve client outcomes and operational effectiveness.
Drive engagement delivery excellence by optimizing processes, methodologies, and tools that enhance service quality and team productivity.
Help finance transformation and accounting executives solve complex business problems from strategy through execution, with a focus on finance functional strategy, operating model design, process improvement, and technology enablement.
Develop executive-level presentations and deliverables that communicate complex issues, recommendations, and business outcomes across processes, systems, and people.
Leverage artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to improve business processes and workflows, while advising clients on AI capabilities, adoption strategies, and best practices for effective implementation.