Consulting Director

Summary

Join Clearsulting as a Consulting Director, Strategic, Finance & Innovation, contributing to positive change in digital finance. This hybrid or remote role, based in Cleveland, Chicago, Columbus, or Dallas (or remotely elsewhere), involves 20-40% travel. You will define the practice's strategic direction, build client relationships, lead engagements, pursue new business, mentor teams, and provide industry insights. Clearsulting offers a strong culture, numerous awards, and a comprehensive benefits package. The ideal candidate possesses extensive finance management consulting experience, strong leadership skills, and a proven track record of success.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a business-related field of study
• 10+ years of finance management consulting experience in finance strategy and transformation, operating model design and shared services, process improvement, program management, and/or technology implementations
• 5+ years of people management experience
• Functional finance and accounting expertise including thought leadership on industry trends and leading practices
• 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 communicating with clients
• 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
• Foundational skillets in data and analytics technologies (i.e., Alteryx, Savant Labs, PowerBi, Tableau, Qlik, Python, VBA, SQL, Access, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the practice's strategic direction, aligning services with client needs and market trends
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior executives, acting as a trusted advisor to address complex business challenges
• Lead and oversee client engagements, ensuring the delivery of high-quality outcomes within scope, timeline, and budget including assessments, finance transformations, vendor selection, process improvement, finance & accounting operating model modernization, and technology implementations
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities, prepare proposals, and lead pitches to secure consulting engagements
• Mentor and develop consulting teams, fostering a culture of high performance, collaboration, and continuous learning
• Provide insights and guidance on industry best practices, emerging trends, and innovative solutions to enhance client value
• Optimize internal processes, tools, and methodologies to improve service delivery and team productivity
• Help finance transformation and accounting executives solve complex business problems from strategy through execution focused on developing finance functional strategies, improving business performance and implementing new processes and technologies
• Develop executive-level presentations to communicate complex issues and recommendations across processes, systems, and people

Benefits

• 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