Consulting Manager

Overview

This role is for a Consulting Manager supporting finance transformation engagements across strategy through execution. The position involves leading client delivery, driving measurable outcomes across process, data, controls, and technology, and managing project teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead finance transformation engagements from strategy through execution, including shaping the delivery approach, validating solution direction, and ensuring work produces measurable client outcomes across process, data, controls, and technology.
• Own engagement planning and execution, including scope, workplans, staffing, milestones, budget, project economics, risks, dependencies, quality standards, and governance; anticipate delivery challenges and align clients and leadership on practical paths forward.
• Serve as a day-to-day leader and trusted advisor for client stakeholders; establish clear expectations, navigate difficult conversations, resolve escalations, and connect delivery decisions to client strategic priorities and business value.
• Develop subject matter expertise in financial close, procure to pay, or business advisory, working with technologies such as Blackline, Coupa, Alteryx, Microsoft Fabric, Rossum, Savant Labs and others.
• Contribute to organizational growth by sharing knowledge, developing reusable tools and methodologies, supporting internal initiatives, and participating in business development activities such as proposal development and solution demonstrations.
• Lead and develop project teams by setting clear expectations, delegating work effectively, reviewing deliverables, providing timely and actionable feedback, coaching team members through challenges, and creating opportunities that build skills and readiness for increased responsibility.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience solving finance, accounting, operations, technology, or transformation challenges in consulting, professional services, or an industry environment.
• 1+ year of people management experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading multiple phases of complex client engagements, including scope, workplans, staffing, milestones, budgets, project economics, risks, governance, and change enablement.
• Ability to structure ambiguous problems, evaluate qualitative and quantitative information, develop practical recommendations, and communicate complex ideas clearly through executive-ready presentations, written deliverables, and client discussions.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer-sponsored visa support.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in consulting, professional services, or another complex client-service environment with multiple stakeholders, concurrent priorities, and accountability for high-quality delivery.
• Experience applying functional knowledge in one or more digital finance areas, such as financial close and reporting, accounting operations, Source to Pay and procurement, business advisory, finance transformation, process improvement, or controls.
• Experience implementing or using technology software such as Blackline, Coupa, Kyriba, Workiva or similar tools; relevant certifications are valued.
• Experience supporting account growth through opportunity identification, scoping, pricing, proposal development, presentations, or solution demonstrations.

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation range: $120,000 - 156,000.
• Final salary placement will be based on level of expertise, relevant work experience, technology certifications, educational background, geography, and alignment with industry standards.
• Eligible for a bonus program.
• 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.

Location

• Headquartered in Cleveland, OH, with additional offices in Chicago, IL; Columbus, OH; and Dallas, TX. Other cities are welcome remotely.
• Office options: Hybrid or Remote.
• Team members residing within a 45 minute commuting radius of a company office are expected to work 8 days in-person per month, with flexibility to choose these days to accommodate client meetings, team syncs, and individual schedules.
• Travel expectations: 20%.

Equal Opportunity

The employer is committed to an inclusive workplace and provides equal employment opportunities based on qualifications, merit, and business needs without discrimination on any basis protected by applicable local and statutory law.