Management Consultant – CFO & Enterprise Value | Utilities Industry

Accenture; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture PLC in Canada’s Utilities sector seeks a seasoned consultant to lead finance transformation initiatives, optimize planning and reporting, and drive data-backed decision-making. You will engage with cross-functional teams across Finance, Technology, Data & AI, and Operations to deliver scalable solutions that enhance performance and value for clients.

With 4+ years in finance transformation and a strong background in FP&A, P2P, O2C, or R2R, you will contribute to both delivery and

Qualifications

• 4+ years of consulting or industry experience in Utilities or related sectors.
• 4+ years of finance transformation or finance process design.
• Experience in FP&A, P2P, O2C, or R2R processes.
• Bachelor's degree or college diploma in a related field.
• Willingness to travel.
• English proficiency for cross-country stakeholder interactions.

Responsibilities

• Support Utilities clients in finance transformation through strategy and operating model design.
• Analyze client challenges and apply leading practices to improve efficiency and decisions.
• Contribute to workstreams like process redesign and business case development.
• Support SAP-based planning, reporting, analytics implementations.
• Translate business requirements into practical finance and tech recommendations.
• Develop client deliverables, analyses, and workshop materials.
• Build relationships with stakeholders through collaboration and problem-solving.
• Collaborate with Finance, Tech, Data & AI, and Operations teams.
• Research industry trends to support engagements.
• Contribute to proposals and client presentations.
• Develop expertise in digital finance, analytics, AI, and CFO agenda.

Skills

Finance transformation

Analytics

Stakeholder engagement

Problem-solving

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

Anaplan

OneStream

Oracle EPM

Job description

We Are

CFO & Enterprise Value (CFO&EV) partners with Finance leaders to transform the finance function, improve business performance, and unlock enterprise value. We help organizations modernize their operating models, optimize financial processes, and leverage digital technologies, data, and advanced analytics to enable more efficient operations, better decision-making, and sustainable growth.

Within the Utilities industry, organizations face increasing regulatory complexity, significant infrastructure investment requirements, and the evolving demands of the energy transition. Our team helps Utilities clients navigate these challenges by transforming their Finance functions, improving financial planning and performance management, and enabling more integrated, data-driven decision-making. We combine deep Finance expertise, industry knowledge, and leading technologies, including SAP, to deliver practical, scalable solutions that drive measurable business outcomes.

You Are

You are a motivated consultant with experience helping organizations improve finance processes, reporting, planning, and analytics capabilities. You bring strong analytical and problem-solving skills, enjoy tackling complex business challenges, and are comfortable engaging with stakeholders to translate business needs into practical solutions. You understand how Finance drives enterprise value through efficient processes, reliable data, modern technologies, and actionable insights. You are passionate about helping organizations improve financial performance, enable better decision-making, and deliver meaningful, sustainable transformation outcomes.

The Work

• Support Utilities clients in modernizing their finance organizations through transformation strategies, operating model design, process improvements, and technology-enabled solutions.
• Analyze client challenges and apply finance transformation leading practices to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and decision-making.
• Contribute to finance transformation workstreams, including process redesign, future-state operating models, and business case development.
• Support the implementation and optimization of SAP-based planning, reporting, and analytics solutions.
• Gather and analyze business requirements and translate them into practical finance and technology recommendations.
• Develop high-quality client deliverables, analyses, presentations, and workshop materials.
• Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders through collaboration, delivery excellence, and proactive problem-solving.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across Finance, Technology, Data & AI, and Operations.
• Research Utilities industry trends, emerging technologies, and finance leading practices to support client engagements.
• Contribute to business development activities including proposals, client presentations, and opportunity pursuits.
• Continuously build expertise in digital finance, analytics, AI, and the evolving CFO agenda.

Here's What You Need

• 4+ years of consulting or industry experience within the Utilities, Energy, Power & Utilities, Oil & Gas, Natural Resources, or Infrastructure sectors.
• 4+ years of finance transformation, finance process design, management consulting, or related experience.
• Experience in one or more of the following finance process areas:
  • Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
  • Procure-to-Pay (P2P)
  • Order-to-Cash (O2C)
  • Record-to-Report (R2R)
• Bachelor's degree or college diploma in a field related to the business service provided is usually required
• Must be willing to travel
• English is required for this position as this role will regularly interact with stakeholders across Canada, US and other countries across our Global footprint where English is the common language. Due to the significant high volume of interactions with these English-speaking stakeholders, which is inherent to this position, it is not possible to reorganize the company's activities to avoid this requirement.

Bonus Points If

• Experience working within SAP ERP environments, supporting planning, reporting, analytics, budgeting, forecasting, or performance management processes.
• Experience with Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) solutions such as:
  • Anaplan
  • OneStream
  • Oracle EPM
• Experience delivering finance modernization, planning, forecasting, reporting, or analytics transformation programs.
• Familiarity with Generative AI, Machine Learning, Intelligent Automation, or Agentic AI and their application within finance organizations.
• Experience supporting finance operating model design, shared services, or large-scale business transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated contributions to proposal development, thought leadership, internal assets, or practice-building activities.
• MBA or other advanced degree.
• CPA designation.
• Bilingual (English/French).

Why Join Us?

Help leading Utilities organizations transform how Finance supports the business. Working at the intersection of Finance, SAP, Analytics, Data & AI, and business transformation, you will help clients unlock value through modern planning, reporting, and performance management capabilities while developing expertise in some of the most strategic challenges facing today's Finance leaders.

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation, based on full-time employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below. The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill a brand new position. The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role. It does not represent a maximum limit - in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate. Information on benefits is here. Role Location Hourly Salary Range British Columbia/Ontario/New Brunswick $36.25 to $60.29