Senior Consulting Manager, Workiva Wdata (Digital Reporting & Compliance)

Clearsulting

3h•CA$155,000 - CA$200,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Workiva Wdata is seeking a Senior Consulting Manager to join their Digital Reporting & Compliance team. This role involves working with finance and accounting executives at large companies to solve complex problems from strategy through execution. The position requires expertise in the System Development Lifecycle (SDLC), including requirements gathering, solution design, testing, training, and deployment. The manager will translate business requirements into technical solutions, develop executive-level presentations, and guide project teams through design and implementation phases. Client training on the Workiva platform is also a key responsibility. The role demands strong attention to detail, the ability to manage multiple projects, and mentor junior team members.

Requirements

Strong technical knowledge of Workiva functionality and development.
Experience with System Development Lifecycle (SDLC) principles, leading practices, and execution (i.e., requirements gathering, solution design and testing cycles).
6-8+ years of system integration, SQL, and/or Python experience.
6-8+ years of finance management consulting with a focus on finance transformation or finance process improvement, or financial reporting experience with a focus on drafting financial statements.
Expert in building complex Excel formulas (e.g., nested IFs, lookups, array formulas, conditional logic) and leveraging functions such as INDEX/MATCH, XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, and pivot tables to analyze and transform large data sets.
Skilled at using advanced formulas and functions to streamline processes, ensure accuracy, and enable repeatable analytics.
Demonstrated ability to design and maintain well-structured data models in Excel.
Comfortable transforming raw data into clean, analysis-ready formats that support decision-making and reporting.
Experience in consulting, professional services, or client-facing deliverables.
Demonstrated ability to lead project teams, mentor junior consultants, and support performance and career development.
Strong project management experience including workplan development, milestone tracking, risk management, status updates, change management, and communications.
Experience with multiple full-lifecycle implementations.
Applicants must be authorized to work in Canada without current or future employer-sponsored visa support.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in a business-related field of study, information technology, engineering, or experience in Financial Reporting/Accounting.
Effective organizational skills and ability to effectively manage multiple and competing priorities.
Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to build trusted relationships with client stakeholders and project teams.
Strong command of English grammar, style, and formatting conventions.
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; clearly convey complex business concepts to executive audience free of grammatical errors, incorporating leading practices for business writing.
Polished presentation skills, using empathy and active listening to engage with audiences and provide valuable insights.
Exceptional attention to detail, with the ability to spot even subtle inconsistencies.

Responsibilities

Work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive finance management consulting experience to help finance and accounting executives at multi-billion-dollar companies solve complex problems, from strategy through execution.
Assist in execution of the full scope of System Development Lifecycle activities – functional and technical requirements, solution design, interface and system build, testing cycles, training, and deployment.
Translate and review business requirements to effective technical solution designs that are based on leading practice system design principles.
Develop and review executive-level presentations to communicate complex issues and recommendations across processes, systems, and people.
Guide and oversee teams through design sessions and execute and review technical design and build during implementation.
Conduct client training sessions to thoroughly educate them on features and functionalities of the Workiva platform.
Prioritize and manage multiple projects and tasks while setting stakeholder expectations and meeting deadlines.
Mentor and guide junior team members to foster their professional growth and development.