Senior Manager, CFO & Business Consulting – Finance Transformation

Forvis Mazars, LLP•New York, NY

103d•$149,300 - $229,700•Hybrid

About The Position

This role involves leading and supporting finance transformation initiatives, identifying and implementing opportunities for process improvement, standardization, automation, and sustainable change. The position requires providing strategic perspectives on finance and accounting organizations, leveraging industry trends, market insights, and leading practices to help clients address key challenges and opportunities. It also includes conducting assessments of business processes to identify inefficiencies, control gaps, and opportunities for operational improvement and value creation. The role involves translating complex data into actionable insights through the development of interactive dashboards, reporting solutions, and analytics utilizing Power BI. Additionally, the Senior Manager will manage all aspects of engagement delivery, including planning, budgeting, staffing, execution, client communications, and the successful achievement of project objectives. Sound judgment and independent thinking are crucial in engagement management, including problem-solving, solution development, risk identification, quality assurance, and stakeholder management. The role also supports business development and go-to-market initiatives through proposal development, relationship management, identification of opportunities within existing client accounts, and delivery of exceptional client service. Finally, the Senior Manager will lead, mentor, and develop team members by providing coaching, constructive feedback, performance management, and career development support while fostering a collaborative and inclusive team environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
7+ years of experience in accounting, finance transformation, finance process improvement, or finance advisory services.
Knowledge of end-to-end finance and accounting processes, including Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (O2C), and Record-to-Report (R2R)
Experience within or serving organizations across a variety of industries, including Manufacturing, Financial Services, Banking, Capital Markets, Insurance, or related industries.
Experience within a consulting or professional services environment

Nice To Haves

CPA Certification
Experience with ERP platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Workday, or similar financial systems.
Experience with R2R platforms such as Blackline and Trintech

Responsibilities

Lead and support finance transformation initiatives, identifying and implementing opportunities for process improvement, standardization, automation, and sustainable change.
Provide strategic perspectives on finance and accounting organizations, leveraging industry trends, market insights, and leading practices to help clients address key challenges and opportunities.
Conduct and oversee assessments of business processes to identify inefficiencies, control gaps, and opportunities for operational improvement and value creation.
Translate complex data into actionable insights through the development of interactive dashboards, reporting solutions, and analytics utilizing Power BI.
Manage all aspects of engagement delivery, including planning, budgeting, staffing, execution, client communications, and the successful achievement of project objectives.
Demonstrate sound judgment and independent thinking in engagement management, including problem-solving, solution development, risk identification, quality assurance, and stakeholder management.
Support business development and go-to-market initiatives through proposal development, relationship management, identification of opportunities within existing client accounts, and delivery of exceptional client service.
Lead, mentor, and develop team members by providing coaching, constructive feedback, performance management, and career development support while fostering a collaborative and inclusive team environment.