Senior Manager -Finance Management Consulting Job in New York 10022, New York US

Senior Manager - Financial Services Office - Performance Improvement - Finance Management

 

Leland Shaw LLC – Please contact brad@lelandshaw.com

 

Description

 

We currently are seeking a highly motivated Senior Manager to manage client engagement teams, work with a wide variety of clients to deliver professional services, and lead business development activities on strategic and global priority accounts.  Ideal location NYC, but open to Boston, DC, Charlotte, and Chicago.

 

This leading global Financial Services Office within a highly successful and respected consulting firm helps clients better align their organizations' operating infrastructures with their strategies. We have a broad range of capabilities to assist clients with operational improvement, profitability management, finance function activities, and business integration. Our professionals focus on the assessment and redesign of business, risk, and control processes and the refinement of operating models. The goal is to support our clients' efforts to make their business units more effective and efficient and, where required, provide services in connection with the remediation and mitigation of process risk. Our experience is also important to the analysis of specific business requirements for alignment with technology architecture, technology infrastructure design, and vendor selection decisions.

 

The Performance Finance Management Team works on projects that focus on the following and candidates should have skills in at least 2 out of the 4 areas:

·         Accounting Change: IFRS Implementation, BHC Reporting, Regulatory Reporting, Non-Performing Loan Accounting, Dodd-Frank Reporting, Product Control.

·         Finance Transformation: Chart of Accounts Redesign, Finance Vision Transformation, Finance Organization Effectiveness, Finance Operating Model Design, Finance Merger Integration Carve Out, Procurement Reengineering, Process Reengineering/Transformation, Financial Statement Close/Accelerated Close, Shared Services Design, Shared Services Improvement, IPO Readiness.

·         Performance Management: Expense Management, Planning Forecasting, KPIs/Metrics/Scorecards, Analytics, Risk Based Reporting, Multi-Dimensional Reporting.

·         Finance Technology: Financial Systems Architecture, Finance System Effectiveness, Data Governance/Management, Information Delivery Reporting.

 

We are a fast-moving, high-growth area with huge potential, offering variety, challenge, responsibility and the opportunity to realize your leadership potential. The opportunity is now! If you are interested in being part of a dynamic team, serving clients and reaching your full potential, this may be the role for you! 

 

Responsibilities

 

Demonstrate in-depth technical capabilities and professional knowledge. Demonstrate ability to quickly assimilate to new knowledge. Possess good business acumen. Remain current on new developments in advisory services capabilities and industry knowledge.  Consistently deliver quality client services. Drive high-quality work products within expected timeframes and on budget. Monitor progress, manage risk and ensure key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes. Manage expectations of client service delivery. Stay abreast of current business and industry trends relevant to the client's business.

 

Effectively manage workstreams and direct team members within the workstreams.  Provide constructive on-the-job feedback/coaching to team members. Foster an innovative and inclusive team-oriented work environment. Play an active role in counseling and mentoring junior consultants within the organization.  Foster relationships with client personnel at appropriate levels.

 

Cultivate and manage business development opportunities, internal service lines and actively assess/present ways to serve clients. Develop and maintain long-term client relationships and networks. Develop relationships with team members across all practices to serve client needs.

 

Qualifications

 

To qualify, candidates must have:

 

·         a bachelor's degree and approximately 5 years of related work experience in at least 2 out of 4 of competencies: Accounting Change, Finance Transformation, Performance Management or Finance Technology; or a graduate degree and approximately 4 years of related work experience in the areas above

·         a degree in business, finance, accounting, computer science, engineering, or a related field; MBA or master’s degree preferred

·         a minimum of 7+ years of experience working at a professional services firm, financial services company or comparable experience working as an advisor to a financial services company. 

·         INSURANCE specific: Minimum of 5+ years of experience in the Insurance industry, providing advisory services in the finance function and other operational areas that impact the finance function (e.g. ; General Ledger Reconciliations, Chart of Accounts Rationalization Design, Close to Report; Cost Reduction Initiatives, Funds Transfer Pricing, Budgeting and Planning)

·         BANKING specific: Minimum of 5+ years of experience in the Banking industry, providing advisory services in the finance function and other operational areas that impact the finance function (e.g. ; General Ledger Reconciliations, Chart of Accounts Rationalization Design, Close to Report; Cost Reduction Initiatives, Funds Transfer Pricing, Budgeting and Planning)

·         ASSET MANAGEMENT specific: Minimum of 5+ years of experience in the Asset Management industry, providing advisory services in the finance function and other operational areas that impact the finance function (e.g. ; General Ledger Reconciliations, Chart of Accounts Rationalization Design, Close to Report; Cost Reduction Initiatives, Funds Transfer Pricing, Budgeting and Planning)

·         GENERIC cross group posting: approximately 4 years of experience in the financial services industry, providing advisory services in the finance function and other operational areas that impact the finance function (e.g. ; General Ledger Reconciliations, Chart of Accounts Rationalization Design, Close to Report; Cost Reduction Initiatives, Funds Transfer Pricing, Budgeting and Planning)

·         Experience with the design, development and implementation of internal controls for financial services business processes

·         experience managing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementations

·         demonstrated record in driving revenue within existing clients at the "C" level of Fortune 500 companies

·         experience in program management for large scale business transformation projects and programs

·         ability to work collaboratively in a team environment (knows when to lead and when to follow)

·         experience managing staff on multiple projects and providing direction to team members

·         Strong analytical skills; specifically, the ability to assess and decompose (Insurance or Banking or AM industry) processes utilizing a risk and control focus

·         INSURANCE specific: CPA, CPCU, FLMI or other recognized PC, or Life Insurance designations preferred

·         a willingness to travel to meet client needs-50-80%

·         a valid driver’s license in the US and a valid passport required; willingness and ability to travel internationally