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Clearsulting Consulting Director, Strategic Finance & Innovation (SFI) in Remote, Texas
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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