Consulting Director, Strategic Finance & Innovation (SFI) - Clearsulting

Role:

Consulting Director, Strategic Finance & Innovation (SFI)

Location:

Clearsulting is headquartered in Cleveland, OH, with additional offices located in; Chicago, IL; Columbus, OH; and Dallas, TX. Other cities are also welcome remotely.  

Summary:

As a Consulting Director within Strategic Finance & Innovation, you will work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience. You will help finance transformation and accounting executives solve complex business problems from strategy through execution focused on developing finance functional strategies, improving business performance reporting capabilities and implementing new processes and technologies. This role is fundamental in delivering world-class results for our portfolio of Fortune 500 and Fortune 1,000 clients.

At Clearsulting we firmly believe in our culture and follow our five Core Values: GRIT, Growth Mindset, Joy, Accountability, and Teamwork. We have been nationally recognized for our culture, firm leadership, and innovation, and we are honored to have received the following awards and recognition:

• Fortune's Best Workplaces in Consulting (2022, 2023)
• 'Great Place to Work' Certified (2022-2024)
• 'Consulting's Fastest Growing Firms' - Consulting Magazine (2022)
• Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America (2020-2023)
• #4 “Fastest Growing Consulting Firm” – Consulting Magazine (2020)

Responsibilities and Required Skills:

• Lead a team that helps finance transformation and accounting executives solve complex business problems from strategy through execution focused on developing finance functional strategies, improving business performance reporting capabilities and implementing new processes and technologies
• Provide meaningful insights to share during client engagements involving assessment, finance transformation, vendor selection, and implementation
• Design and implement data gathering and analysis solutions to evaluate current state information and support future design decisions and recommendations
• Translate functional business process requirements to a variety of technical solutions
• Prioritize and manage multiple projects and tasks while setting stakeholder expectations and meeting deadlines
• Developing executive-level presentations to communicate complex issues and recommendations across processes, systems, and people
• Ability to manage people, develop teams, and coach more junior team members
• Consistently follow all firm policies and guidance
• Drive commercial growth through owning or supporting account expansion, net new pursuits, alliance involvement, etc.

Qualifications and Desired Skills:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a business-related field of study
• 10+ years of finance management consulting experience (includes time at a large consulting firm) with an emphasis on SFI management consulting experience
• Background preferably in finance strategy and transformation, operating model design and shared services, process improvement, program management, and/or technology implementations
• Finance Operations / Shared Services and functional finance & accounting subject matter expertise
• Ability to draw and share impactful insights with clients and build a business case for change
• Technical and data affinity; Ability to conceptualize IT and technical subject matter, and translate functional business process requirements to a variety of technical solutions
• Foundational skillets in data and analytics technologies (i.e., Alteryx, Savant Labs, PowerBi, Tableau, Qlik, Python, VBA, SQL, Access, etc.) preferred
• Willingness to continually take on challenging projects with new or ambiguous subject matter
• Strong project management experience including workplan creation and updates, milestone tracking, risk management, status updates, change management, and communications
• Commercial acumen to generate and close opportunities in net new logo and existing account sales cycles
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; clearly convey complex business concepts to executive audience free of grammatical errors, incorporating leading practices for business writing
• Strong leadership skills and executive presence
• Effective organizational skills and ability to effectively manage multiple and competing priorities
• Ability to maintain and enhance the Clearsulting culture – build meaningful relationships with clients and colleagues, demonstrate the Clearsulting Core Values each day
• Eligibility to work in the United States
• Willingness and ability to travel, as needed

Benefits:

We want to cultivate a thriving culture and company—and we know that your health and well-being matter. We offer a benefits package and perks for our team members that include:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Unlimited PTO
• Paid parental leave
• Retirement plans
• Flexible work environment
• Cell phone reimbursement
• Access to mental health apps
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Opportunities for ad hoc bonuses

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