Finance Transformation & M&A Lead

Highspring; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 109,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Highspring is seeking a skilled Finance transformation consultant based in the United States. You will guide clients through large-scale programs, including mergers & acquisitions, system implementations, and organizational change. Expect client-facing workshops and executive-ready recommendations.

Qualifications include a BA/BS in Accounting or Finance and 5+ years in consulting or finance, with ERP tools such as SAP or Oracle. Onsite client work ~1–3 days per week is required.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in Consulting, Finance, or Accounting.
• Knowledge of financial services, FinTech, insurance, brokerage, Fortune 500 Tech, or similarly complex enterprise environments.
• Direct involvement with complex mergers and acquisitions, integration projects, and/or system implementations.
• Strong communication, leadership communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working directly with Finance & Accounting teams.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders including Lines of Business Leads, Product, and Technology.
• Ability to produce deliverables without relying on standardized templates.
• Hands on experience with assessing current state and making recommendations for future state; writing business requirements and test cases; executing test cases and escalating issues through to resolution.
• Willingness to go onsite to clients ~1-3 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Support large-scale programs and multi-workstream initiatives, ensuring alignment and timely execution.
• Partner with senior team members to execute strategic initiatives, transformation projects, leadership communications, and executive-ready recommendations.
• Lead client workshops, current-state assessments, requirements-gathering sessions, and executive presentations, drawing on prior experience in similar client-facing environments.
• Apply Finance & Accounting, operational, project management, product management, and problem-solving skills to solve complex challenges, with limited formal documentation, and deliver tangible outcomes.

Skills

Finance & Accounting

Analytical

Communication

Leadership

Problem-solving

Education

BA/BS in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Job description

Highspring is seeking a skilled Finance transformation consultant based in the United States. You will guide clients through large-scale programs, including mergers & acquisitions, system implementations, and organizational change. Expect client-facing workshops and executive-ready recommendations.

Qualifications include a BA/BS in Accounting or Finance and 5+ years in consulting or finance, with ERP tools such as SAP or Oracle. Onsite client work ~1–3 days per week is required.