Public Service - State Government Consulting Manager - Transformation

Accenture•St. Louis, MO

20d•$80,400 - $293,800

About The Position

Accenture is seeking a State Government Consulting Manager to lead a functional domain—Finance, HR, Payroll, or Procurement—on Cloud ERP implementations for state agencies and county governments. The manager owns functional design decisions, delivery quality, and client relationships within their tower, applying deep knowledge of government regulations, operating practices, political context, and agency needs. The role involves leading stakeholder engagement and change management, navigating integrations with other agency and statewide systems, federal reporting environments, and legislative reporting requirements, and communicating project status, risks, and decisions to senior stakeholders. The manager is expected to use AI-assisted analysis, workflow design, delivery acceleration, and applicable process redesign and automation in day-to-day work, and to contribute domain expertise to proposals and pursuits. Travel of 50% or more is required.

Requirements

At least 5 years of consulting or functional experience in state or county government environments, with deep expertise in at least one area: state government finance and budget operations, HR and workforce management, payroll administration, or procurement and contract management.
At least 5 years of hands-on delivery experience with a Cloud ERP platform in a functional or technical capacity.
Experience leading a functional tower or workstream on a large-scale ERP engagement, with responsibility for design, delivery, and client engagement within the domain.
Ability to travel 50% or more.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree.
Finance domain experience with appropriations-driven budgeting, all-funds budgeting, GASB fund accounting, federal grant compliance under 2 CFR 200, or state close-cycle operations in a Cloud ERP Financials context.
HR domain experience with civil service workforce structures, position management, classification and compensation, or HR transformation in a Cloud ERP HCM context.
Payroll domain experience with state government payroll compliance, complex deductions and benefits, or multi-jurisdiction payroll in a Cloud ERP Payroll context.
Procurement domain experience with state procurement regulations, sourcing and contract management, or supplier management in a Cloud ERP Procurement context.
Prior experience working within a state or county government finance, HR, payroll, or procurement function.
Experience with government data migration complexity, including payroll history, position control records, grant encumbrances, or other sensitive historical data.
Familiarity with AI-assisted delivery methods or platform-native AI capabilities in Cloud ERP platforms.

Responsibilities

Lead the Finance, HR, Payroll, or Procurement functional tower on Cloud ERP implementations for state agencies and county governments.
Own domain design decisions, applying platform capabilities and knowledge of government regulatory, political, and operational realities.
Build and maintain working relationships with client functional leaders and engage with them as a knowledgeable peer.
Lead stakeholder engagement and change management within the functional tower, accounting for civil service culture, union considerations, and public accountability.
Navigate integration dependencies with agency systems, federal reporting environments, statewide financial systems, and legislative reporting requirements.
Use AI-assisted analysis, workflow design, and delivery acceleration as standard work methods; identify applicable AI process redesign and automation opportunities.
Communicate project status, risks, and decisions to senior stakeholders, considering budget cycles, legislative calendars, and audit timelines.
Contribute domain expertise to proposals and pursuits.