Senior Manager, Digital Services Financial Operations-Center of Excellence, Remote

Huron Consulting Services•Chicago, IL

3d•Remote

About The Position

Huron is redefining what a global consulting organization can be. Advancing new ideas every day to build even stronger clients, individuals and communities. We’re helping our clients find new ways to drive growth, enhance business performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. And, we’re developing strategies and implementing solutions that enable the transformative change they need to own their future. As a member of the Huron corporate team, you’ll help to evolve our business model to stay ahead of market forces, industry trends and client needs. Our accounting, finance, human resources, IT, legal, marketing and facilities management professionals work collaboratively to support Huron’s collective strategies and enable real transformation to produce sustainable business results. Join our team and create your future. This role is responsible for creating the Digital Financial Operations (FinOps) function, establishing the operating model, standards, and cadence needed to deliver accurate, timely, and decision‑ready financial insights. The Senior Manager will lead a team of 3–5 junior resources across the U.S. and India, partnering with Digital Operations leadership to drive automation and standardization across financial reporting and planning processes. This role reports to the Corporate Vice President, Digital Operations. In conjunction with the CVP, Digital Operations, build a team to support content creation, quarterly forecasting & annual plan process and sales for primary stakeholders - Digital Leadership & Digital Operations Business Partners. Create materials for regular business cadence for the Digital leadership & executive audience, including biweekly leadership updates, monthly enterprise financial reviews, and regular all-practice updates. Lead quarterly forecast cycle and annual budget process in collaboration with Capability, Industry and Regional Operations Business Partners, including timeline management, preparing supporting analysis, assumption tracking, and executive‑level materials. Oversee preparation of regular and ad-hoc analyses on key performance indicators (i.e., revenue pacing, pipeline health, backlog trends, profit margins, utilization) and interpret metrics in the context of targets and forecasts. Own sales reporting, setting sales targets, tracking performance and commissions. Maintain and improve tools, models, and reporting infrastructure (e.g., forecasting models, backlog and capacity modeling). Ensure accuracy, consistency, and adherence to enterprise financial governance, taxonomy, and data standards. Partner with Enterprise FP&A, IT, and data teams to resolve data issues, implement enhancements, and support enterprise initiatives, representing Digital's point of view. Champion automation and process simplification to reduce manual effort and increase capacity.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting
8+ years of experience in FP&A, operations finance, or related roles
Prior experience in professional services, consulting, or technology services
Experience leading early‑career, distributed teams, inclusive of offshore resources
Experience in matrixed environment
Advanced proficiency in Excel
Experience with enterprise planning, reporting, or BI tools (Workday, Adaptive, Power BI, preferred)
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment
Strong people leadership, coaching, and performance management
Financial acumen
Process improvement, automation mindset, and attention to data quality
Executive‑level communication and presentation skills
Cross‑functional collaboration and stakeholder influence

Nice To Haves

Workday
Adaptive
Power BI

Responsibilities

Creating the Digital Financial Operations (FinOps) function
Establishing the operating model, standards, and cadence needed to deliver accurate, timely, and decision‑ready financial insights
Leading a team of 3–5 junior resources across the U.S. and India
Partnering with Digital Operations leadership to drive automation and standardization across financial reporting and planning processes
Building a team to support content creation, quarterly forecasting & annual plan process and sales for primary stakeholders - Digital Leadership & Digital Operations Business Partners
Creating materials for regular business cadence for the Digital leadership & executive audience, including biweekly leadership updates, monthly enterprise financial reviews, and regular all-practice updates
Leading quarterly forecast cycle and annual budget process in collaboration with Capability, Industry and Regional Operations Business Partners, including timeline management, preparing supporting analysis, assumption tracking, and executive‑level materials
Overseeing preparation of regular and ad-hoc analyses on key performance indicators (i.e., revenue pacing, pipeline health, backlog trends, profit margins, utilization) and interpret metrics in the context of targets and forecasts
Owning sales reporting, setting sales targets, tracking performance and commissions
Maintaining and improving tools, models, and reporting infrastructure (e.g., forecasting models, backlog and capacity modeling)
Ensuring accuracy, consistency, and adherence to enterprise financial governance, taxonomy, and data standards
Partnering with Enterprise FP&A, IT, and data teams to resolve data issues, implement enhancements, and support enterprise initiatives, representing Digital's point of view
Championing automation and process simplification to reduce manual effort and increase capacity