Senior Manager, CFO Advisory (SAP Strategy)

West Monroe•Chicago, IL

About The Position

West Monroe is seeking a Senior Manager to join its CFO Advisory team. The role helps clients modernize finance and operations through ERP and CFO technology strategy, including application strategy, transformation roadmaps, technology selection, sourcing, and implementation planning. The position calls for strong functional consulting experience leading SAP modernization programs and close collaboration with the M&A Merger & Carve-Out Services team, where ERP strategy and execution are important to transactions. The Senior Manager leads complex client engagements, advises CFOs and business leaders, and develops executive-ready analyses, recommendations, business cases, and roadmaps. The role also contributes to business development and practice growth by developing client relationships, supporting pursuits, improving methodologies and reusable assets, mentoring consultants, and supporting recruiting and thought leadership. AI tools are used to support analysis, insights, delivery efficiency, and client outcomes, with judgment applied to assess their outputs. The role may require travel up to 50%. The position requires the ability to work permanently in the United States without sponsorship. Salary ranges vary by location: Seattle or Washington, D.C., $194,100–$228,400; Los Angeles, $203,400–$239,300; New York City or San Francisco, $212,600–$250,100; and other locations, $184,900–$217,500. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance; a 401(k) plan; employee stock ownership program; annual bonus eligibility; unlimited flexible time off; ten paid holidays; and eligibility for ten weeks of paid parental leave upon hire.

Requirements

At least 8 years of relevant experience, including prior consulting experience.
Functional consulting experience executing front-end SAP modernization work, including scoping, estimation, value case development, and roadmap design.
Experience advising clients on ERP strategy, application strategy, transformation roadmaps, technology selection, system integrator selection, sourcing, implementation planning, or related finance technology initiatives.
Demonstrated ability to lead complex client engagements, manage teams, and communicate effectively with C-suite stakeholders.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, facilitation, and executive communication skills.
Experience integrating AI tools (such as ChatGPT) into day-to-day workflows to improve productivity and insight generation, with the 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 complex ERP and CFO technology strategy engagements, including current-state assessments, application strategy, transformation roadmaps, fit-gap assessments, and implementation planning.
Advise CFOs and business leaders on ERP and ancillary technology strategy, technology selection, vendor evaluation, system integrator selection, and sourcing recommendations.
Serve as a functional SAP advisor, developing modernization roadmaps, designing scalable ERP architectures across SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA on RISE, and quantifying business benefits.
Translate business requirements into practical 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.
Lead engagement scope, budgets, workplans, deliverables, risks, quality, and team development on complex projects.
Develop executive-ready analyses, recommendations, business cases, and roadmaps for C-suite stakeholders.
Use AI tools and technologies to accelerate analysis, synthesize information, improve delivery efficiency, and support data-driven recommendations and client outcomes; evaluate outputs with sound judgment.
Originate and identify opportunities with existing and prospective clients across CFO, ERP, and transformation agendas.
Contribute to pursuits through solution development, proposals, pricing, and client presentations as a subject matter expert.
Build trusted relationships with senior finance, technology, and operational stakeholders.
Develop and enhance ERP strategy methodologies, tools, and reusable assets.
Share SAP, CFO technology, and finance transformation expertise across the practice and mentor developing consultants.
Support recruiting, thought leadership, and the growth of West Monroe’s CFO Advisory capabilities.