Finance AI & Data Strategy Lead for CFOs

Accenture; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 123,000 - 311,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an AI & Data Strategy Senior Manager focused on CFO & Enterprise Value to lead Finance-specific AI strategy engagements. You will define a vision for reinventing FP&A, Controllership, Close, Treasury, and Tax using AI and data, and translate requirements into actionable designs.

You will engage with CFOs, shape roadmaps, and drive sales cycles for Finance AI initiatives, ensuring responsible AI practices and measurable ROI. Travel up to 80% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• 7+ years of experience in Finance functional roles or Finance transformation consulting — you have direct, hands‑on experience working within or transforming Finance functions (FP&A, Controllership, Financial Close, Treasury, or Tax)
• 7+ years of AI & Data experience — including solutioning, designing, or delivering AI & Data projects, with demonstrated application to Finance use cases
• 7+ years of high‑value consulting experience, including large‑scale delivery with minimal oversight and proven ability to lead workstreams and meet deadlines
• 2+ years in AI & Data delivery specifically within finance space
• Demonstrable experience with one or more of the following in a Finance context:
• English fluency (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 & Finance Leadership

AI & Data Delivery

Consulting Leadership

Fluent English

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Anaplan

OneStream

SAP

Oracle EPM

Job description

Accenture is seeking an AI & Data Strategy Senior Manager focused on CFO & Enterprise Value to lead Finance-specific AI strategy engagements. You will define a vision for reinventing FP&A, Controllership, Close, Treasury, and Tax using AI and data, and translate requirements into actionable designs.

You will engage with CFOs, shape roadmaps, and drive sales cycles for Finance AI initiatives, ensuring responsible AI practices and measurable ROI. Travel up to 80% may be required.