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 major U.S. regions and key international 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. Visit bakertilly.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. For details on work location requirements, please discuss 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 email accounts are considered property of Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, and are not subject to payment of agency fees. To be an authorized recruitment agency ("search firm") for Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited by Baker Tilly's Talent Attraction team to submit candidates for review via our applicant tracking system.

Job Description

The Senior Consultant, Industrial Advisory role at Baker Tilly involves partnering with manufacturing and distribution clients to solve complex operational and financial challenges through data-driven insights and strategic advisory services. Responsibilities include:

• 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

Key responsibilities also include:

• Collaborating with teams across Baker Tilly to solve complex operational challenges and deliver high-impact solutions
• Participating in program management activities for innovation initiatives
• Identifying opportunities to expand services and deliver additional value to manufacturing clients

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, candidates should have:

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

The pay range for this job position is listed below:

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