Finance AI & Data Strategy Lead for CFO Value

Accenture; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 133,000 - 292,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an AI & Data Strategy Senior Manager focused on CFO & Enterprise Value to lead Finance AI initiatives, engage with CFOs, and shape transformation roadmaps. You will combine finance domain fluency with AI/data expertise to deliver measurable ROI across FP&A, Controllership, and related functions.

The role requires extensive client leadership, travel up to 80%, and a track record of delivering complex Finance AI programs in a consulting context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 7+ years in Finance functional roles or finance transformation consulting with hands-on experience in FP&A, Controllership, Financial Close, Treasury, or Tax.
• 7+ years of AI & Data experience with demonstrated application to Finance use cases.
• 7+ years of high‑value consulting, delivering large‑scale projects and leading workstreams.
• 2+ years AI & Data delivery specifically within the finance space.
• Strong communication and leadership skills; able to engage with CFOs and finance leadership.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).

Responsibilities

• Lead Finance-specific AI strategy engagements — define a compelling vision for how data and AI can reinvent core Finance functions including FP&A, Controllership, Financial Close, Treasury, and Tax.
• Apply an engineering problem-solving mindset — creatively identify where AI, automation, and data solutions can eliminate friction, reduce manual effort, and generate new insight within Finance processes.
• Conduct Finance AI and Data Assessments — evaluate the maturity of a client's Finance data assets, technology stack, and AI readiness to identify highest-value transformation opportunities.
• Design Finance Process Reinvention — map current Finance processes, identify AI intervention points, and develop future-state process designs that embed intelligence at their core.
• Develop Finance AI Functional Designs — translate Finance process requirements into AI solution designs, working closely with technology and data engineering teams to ensure buildability and fit.
• Build the business case and roadmap — create investment profiles, value models, and sequenced roadmaps to deliver Finance AI transformations with measurable ROI.
• Shape AI Operating Model design — define the people, processes, governance, and technology structures needed to sustain AI-enabled Finance operations.
• Infuse Responsible AI — embed ethical AI principles into Finance AI strategy and solution design, ensuring auditability, explainability, and compliance with Finance regulatory requirements.
• Build trusted client relationships — serve as a credible advisor to CFOs and Finance leadership, combining Finance domain fluency with hands-on AI and data expertise.
• Originate and shape new opportunities — lead go-to-market activities, develop points of view, and drive the full sales cycle for Finance AI & Data engagements.
• Ability to travel up to 80%; travel as needed based on client expectations.

Skills

Finance AI Strategy

CFO & Enterprise Value

AI & Data delivery

Program management

Leadership

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Accenture is seeking an AI & Data Strategy Senior Manager focused on CFO & Enterprise Value to lead Finance AI initiatives, engage with CFOs, and shape transformation roadmaps. You will combine finance domain fluency with AI/data expertise to deliver measurable ROI across FP&A, Controllership, and related functions.

The role requires extensive client leadership, travel up to 80%, and a track record of delivering complex Finance AI programs in a consulting context.