Finance Transformation Consultant - Resources Industry (Energy, Utilities)

Accenture; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 66,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in Albany, NY seeks a seasoned CFO-Enterprise Value consultant to help modernize finance functions. You will work with finance executives to set vision, strategy, and outcomes, and collaborate with internal and client teams to deliver transformative programs.

The role emphasizes cross-functional teamwork, data-driven insights, and applying AI/GenAI, FinTech apps, and ERP/EPM platforms to improve profitability, cost management, and growth for clients.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of finance management consulting experience.
• Minimum 3 years of Finance operations experience (Close, Reporting, Intercompany, Consolidations, Order-to-Cash, etc).
• Minimum 2 years of experience with finance ERP/EPM platforms (SAP, Oracle, Workday, Anaplan, OneStream).
• Experience communicating with clients and documenting requirements.
• Experience in Banking, Insurance, CPG & Retail, Energy, Health, High-Tech Industrial, or Utilities.
• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, or Business Administration.

Responsibilities

• Support clients in modernizing finance functions by setting vision, strategy, goals, and outcomes.
• Assist project teams in managing risk, identifying client challenges, and managing deliverables.
• Collaborate effectively with clients.
• Partner with cross-functional teams.
• Participate in clients' digital transformations, help drive efficiency, effectiveness, experience, and growth with finance tech.
• Identify needed skillsets, data, operating models, process automation, analytics, and enabling technology.
• Share best practices across the industry.
• Stay ahead of trends, technologies, and regulations influencing digital finance and the CFO ecosystem.

Skills

Finance consulting

Finance operations

ERP platforms

Client communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, or Business Administration

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Workday

Anaplan

OneStream

Job description

CFO & Enterprise Value, and we partner with Finance executives to drive value across the enterprise. As Finance leaders move into business partner roles, they need processes, technology and people to help drive efficiencies, manage costs, improve profitability, and identify new areas of opportunity. We’ve got the deep industry experience, functional proficiency, insightful analytics, and the digital technology leadership to help our clients reinvent themselves. Whether we are improving processes, transforming the digital core, or harnessing the power of GenAI, we solve our clients’ toughest problems. Visit us here to find out more about CFO-Enterprise Value.

You Are

A numbers person, a techie, and above all, a team-player. You’ve always understood the power of technology to make financial functions easier, and now you’re ready to work collaboratively to help get clients ready for the future of finance.

The Work

• Support clients in modernizing their finance functions by consulting with internal and external teams to set vision, strategy, goals, and key outcomes.
• Assist project teams in managing risk, identifying client challenges, and managing deliverables.
• Be able to collaborate effectively with clients.
• Be a good team member and partner with cross-functional teams.
• Participate with clients' digital transformations, help them drive efficiency, effectiveness, experience, and growth: assist in identifying needed skillsets, data, operating models, process automation, analytics, workflows, and enabling technology (i.e., FinTech apps, AI/ML/GenAI, etc).
• Aid in finding modern technology and data solutions for clients and share best practices across the industry.
• Stay on top of current trends, technologies, and regulations influencing digital finance, analytics, and the CFO ecosystem.

Here’s What You Need

• Minimum 3 years of finance management consulting experience
• Minimum 3 years of functional experience in Finance operations, such as the Financial Close, External Reporting, Intercompany, Consolidations, Order-to-Cash or Invoice-to-Pay, etc
• Minimum 2 years of experience with finance ERP/EPM platforms (i.e., SAP, Oracle, Workday, Anaplan, OneStream)
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with clients clearly, participating in client workshops, and documenting requirements.
• Experience in one of the following industries: Banking, Insurance, Consumer Goods & Retail, Energy, Health, High-Tech Industrial, or Utilities
• Bachelor's degree in one of the following: Economics, Finance, or Business Administration

Bonus Points If

• Understanding of RPA, Applied Intelligence, Machine Learning, or GenAI for Finance
• You’ve worked with these FinTech solutions: Anaplan, Hyperion, BPC, OBIEE, Tableau, and Fusion
• You’re a great functional team member on ERP implementations and know your way around SAP, Oracle, and/or Workday
• You have worked with the Finance function, enabling technologies such as Blackline, Workiva, and Trintech
• You’ve got an MBA after your name or another type of advanced degree or an accounting designation (i.e CPA, CA, etc)

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 for roles that may be hired as set forth below.

We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 10/12/2026.

Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here: U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture

Role Location and Annual Salary Range

• California $70,350 to $205,800
• Colorado $63,800 to $177,800
• Connecticut $63,800 to $177,800
• District of Columbia $68,000 to $189,300
• Illinois $59,100 to $177,800
• Maine $54,400 to $151,400
• Maryland $63,800 to $177,800
• Massachusetts $63,800 to $189,300
• Minnesota $63,800 to $177,800
• New York $66,300 to $205,800
• New Jersey $68,000 to $205,800
• Ohio $59,100 to $164,600
• Virginia $59,100 to $189,300
• Washington $80,200 to $189,300

Role Locations

• Atlanta, GA
• Albany, NY
• Arlington, VA
• Austin, TX
• Beaverton, OR
• Bentonville, AR
• Boston, MA
• Carmel, IN
• Charlotte, NC
• Chicago, IL
• Cincinnati, OH
• Cleveland, OH
• Columbus, OH
• Culver City, CA
• Denver, CO
• Des Moines, IA
• Detroit, MI
• Hartford, CT
• Houston, TX
• Irving, TX
• Kirkland, WA
• Miami, FL
• Milwaukee, WI
• Minneapolis, MN
• Morristown, NJ
• Mountain View, CA
• Nashville, TN
• New York City, NY
• Oklahoma City, OK
• Overland Park, KS
• Philadelphia, PA
• Pittsburgh, PA
• Raleigh, NC
• Redmond, WA
• Sacramento, CA
• San Diego, CA
• San Francisco, CA
• Scottsdale, AZ
• Seattle, WA
• St. Louis, MO
• St. Petersburg, FL
• Walnut Creek, CA

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