Senior Manager, CFO Advisory (SAP Strategy)

West Monroe•Chicago, IL

4h•$184,900 - $250,100

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 Senior Manager brings functional consulting expertise leading SAP modernization programs and collaborates with the M&A Merger & Carve-Out Services team on transaction-related ERP strategy and execution. The position leads complex client engagements, advises CFO and business leaders, supports M&A transactions, and develops executive-ready recommendations. It also contributes to business development and practice growth by originating opportunities, supporting pursuits, developing reusable methodologies, sharing expertise, mentoring consultants, and supporting recruiting and thought leadership. The role requires travel of up to 50% and the ability to work permanently in the United States without sponsorship.

Requirements

At least 8 years of relevant experience, including prior consulting experience.
Functional consulting experience executing front-end work for an SAP modernization program, 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 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 CFO and business leaders on ERP and ancillary technology strategies, technology selection, vendor evaluation, system integrator selection, and sourcing recommendations.
Serve as a functional SAP advisor by developing SAP modernization roadmaps, designing scalable ERP architectures such as SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA on RISE, and quantifying business benefits.
Translate business requirements into recommendations concerning 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, support data-driven recommendations, enhance delivery efficiency, and improve client outcomes while evaluating outputs critically.
Originate and identify opportunities with existing and prospective clients across CFO, ERP, and transformation agendas.
Serve as a subject matter expert in pursuits by contributing to solution development, proposals, pricing, and client presentations.
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.