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Finance Solutions – FP&A Consultant – Senior Manager

PwC · Chicago, IL · 2 wk ago
Consulting$124k–$280k/yrFull-time

Join our Enterprise Performance Management practice within Finance Consulting services to partner with CEOs, CFOs, controllers, and treasurers. Optimize finance functions and enhance their contribution to the business by addressing control standards, back-office efficiency, and insight-driven support.

About the role

As part of the FP&A team, you will lead the design and implementation of finance transformation and enterprise performance management solutions. Help clients modernize planning, forecasting, reporting, and decision-making capabilities through FP&A process redesign, operating model transformation, and deployment of modern planning, analytics, and AI-enabled technologies.

In this Manager role, you will lead client engagement workstreams, oversee high-performing teams, and solve complex business and operational challenges. Manage client relationships, mentor team members, and identify opportunities for process improvement and innovation. Collaborate across business, finance, and technology stakeholders to enhance performance management and enable data-driven finance organizations.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and implementation of FP&A transformation and enterprise performance management solutions
  • Manage client engagement workstreams focused on planning, forecasting, reporting, and finance operating model transformation
  • Oversee the deployment and optimization of finance technologies, analytics platforms, and AI-enabled capabilities
  • Help clients identify opportunities to leverage AI, automation, and advanced analytics to improve decision-making and operational efficiency
  • Lead workshops, stakeholder discussions, and working sessions to define business requirements and future-state processes
  • Supervise, coach, and develop team members while fostering a collaborative and inclusive team environment
  • Manage client relationships and serve as a trusted advisor across finance transformation initiatives
  • Solve complex business and operational challenges and develop strategic, actionable recommendations
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives across finance processes, governance, data, and reporting capabilities
  • Ensure consistent delivery quality, effective project execution, and alignment with client expectations
  • Collaborate across cross-functional business, finance, and technology teams in complex project environments

Skills

  • Analyze and identify linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system
  • Take ownership of projects, ensuring successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion
  • Partner with team leadership to ensure collective ownership of quality, timelines, and deliverables
  • Develop skills outside your comfort zone and encourage others to do the same
  • Effectively mentor others and use work reviews as opportunities to deepen team expertise
  • Address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members, and stakeholders; escalate when appropriate
  • Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards, the firm’s code of conduct, and independence requirements

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Computer and Information Science, or Information Technology
  • 8 years of experience

Qualifications

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA) or equivalent advanced degree preferred
  • Experience leading FP&A transformation, finance modernization, or enterprise performance management initiatives
  • Demonstrated experience managing and executing workstreams within large-scale finance transformation programs
  • Understanding of planning, forecasting, budgeting, management reporting, and finance operating model design
  • Experience leading the implementation or optimization of EPM, analytics, or finance technology solutions
  • Familiarity with AI, automation, and data-driven capabilities within finance and performance management functions
  • Experience leveraging business intelligence, dashboarding, and visualization tools to support executive decision-making
  • Strong client relationship management and executive communication skills within a professional services environment
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams and mentoring junior professionals in complex project settings
  • Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes in an Agile or fast-paced environment

Pay

The salary range for this position is $124,000 - $280,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon skills, experience, qualifications, location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401k retirement plan
  • Holiday pay
  • Vacation time
  • Personal and family sick leave
  • Additional benefits (view at PwC Benefits at a Glance)

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