Senior Consultant, Industrial Advisory

Overview

Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax, and assurance firm, offering clients a coast-to-coast and global advantage in key U.S. regions and major financial centers. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in compliance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations, and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP provides attestation services to its clients, while Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities offer tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. For more information, visit bakertilly.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. Please discuss the work location requirements with your Baker Tilly talent acquisition professional.

Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law. Unsolicited resumes submitted through our website or to Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, employee e-mail accounts are considered property of Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, and are not subject to payment of agency fees. Search firms must be invited by Baker Tilly's Talent Attraction team to submit candidates for review via our applicant tracking system.

Job Description: Senior Consultant, Industrial Advisory

Baker Tilly’s Industrial Advisory team partners with manufacturing and distribution clients to solve complex operational and financial challenges through data-driven insights and strategic advisory services. Our professionals help clients improve operational performance, evaluate capital investments, optimize profitability, and leverage technology to drive better business decisions. As part of this growing team, you will participate in the following types of engagements:

• Production cost and profitability analysis
• KPI strategy, dashboard development, and performance reporting
• Financial modeling for capital investments and manufacturing assets
• Compliance analytics supporting Baker Tilly’s tax credit services
• Global Trade Management projects focused on customs and tariff optimization
• Data pipeline development and ETL processes for unique client needs

As a Senior Consultant, you’ll collaborate with teams across Baker Tilly to solve complex operational challenges and deliver high impact solutions. This role will involve heavy collaboration with clients, often working alongside them to help build value. Successful candidates will be expected to take ownership of assigned engagements, exercise sound professional judgment, and move work forward with limited day-to-day oversight. The successful candidate will be proactive, resourceful, and able to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution. As one of the fastest-growing firms in the nation, Baker Tilly has the ability to offer you upward career trajectory, flexibility in how and where you get your work done, and meaningful relationships with clients, teammates, and leadership who truly care about you and your development.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess client operations and identify opportunities to improve business processes and information flow
• Design and develop data pipelines that consolidate information from multiple sources into analytics platforms
• Create dashboards, reports, and visualizations that support operational and executive decision-making
• Develop financial models to evaluate capital investments and strategic initiatives
• Support program management activities for innovation initiatives
• Identify opportunities to expand services and deliver additional value to manufacturing clients

Successful Candidates Have

• Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
• A sense of urgency and a commitment to timely completion of projects
• An attention to detail alongside a commitment to quality and confidentiality

Minimum Qualifications

• 4-year degree
• 3 years professional experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, data science, or data analytics
• 3+ years relevant work experience within manufacturing companies or manufacturing industry consulting
• Detailed understanding of daily operations within manufacturing and distribution companies
• Experience building financial models incorporating income statements and cash flows to support business decisions for industrial companies
• Understanding of inventory and product costing methods and processes preferred
• Experience with core financial processes (e.g. monthly close, financial reporting) of a manufacturing company preferred
• Experience with developing reporting or data analytics integrating manufacturing ERP platforms
• Highly developed skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• 2+ years of experience building data analytics workflows and data visualizations within leading applications (e.g. Tableau, PowerBI, Alteryx, etc.)
• Experience in the following technology platforms: Microsoft Excel, Data Visualization Tools (Tableau, Tableau Prep Builder, Tableau Desktop, Tableau Cloud, Tableau Server), Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Power Query, Alteryx, Python, SQL

Pay Range

• Chicago, IL: $75,500 - 139,030
• Milwaukee & Madison WI: $77,800 - 126,390
• Appleton, WI: $74,600-120,070