Financial Process Improvement Consultant

McKinsey & Company; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a finance consultant to drive operational excellence and transformation. In this dynamic role, you will collaborate with clients to enhance their finance functions, leveraging your expertise in operational finance and financial systems optimization. You will have the chance to influence significant performance improvements through automation and innovative processes, all while working in a vibrant team environment. This position offers the unique opportunity to engage with diverse clients and colleagues, making impactful contributions to a variety of projects across the finance landscape. If you are passionate about driving change and improving organizational efficiency, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in operational finance and financial systems optimization.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in teams across all levels.

Responsibilities

• Help clients optimize finance organizations and implement sustainable cost reductions.
• Contribute to multiple projects utilizing deep knowledge of functional transformations.

Skills

Operational Finance

Financial Systems Optimization

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Knowledge of Industry Trends

Education

Advanced Degree in Finance

Degree in Accounting

Degree in Economics

Degree in Business

Degree in Operations

Tools

Automation Platforms

Gen AI

Job description

Who You'll Work With

At McKinsey, you can build a career out of making things happen! We assist our clients in solving the world’s toughest problems, by blending strategic thinking with hands-on practicality. Our team of consultants and experts work to develop and implement strategies that solve our clients' most critical problems on a global scale.

You'll work with McKinsey's Corporate and Business Functions (CBF) service line as part of the North America Operations practice. Our CBF team works with clients to improve the productivity and performance of functions such as IT, finance, HR, procurement, legal and facilities management. We help redefine these functions and transform cross-functional processes so that organizations can deliver services such as procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, and other integrated enterprise services smoothly and efficiently. Our cross-disciplinary approach draws heavily on our experience in lean, customer-centric organizational design, IT enablement, sourcing, capability building, change management, and governance.

Your Impact

You will help clients optimize all elements of their finance organization, including operating model design, sustainable cost reduction, financial systems architecture, and full scale finance transformation.

In this exciting collaborative culture, not only will you have the opportunity to work directly with clients, you will also share your expertise and insights with colleagues globally, thereby expanding our knowledge and refining our approaches in the field of corporate & business functions.

You will make meaningful, hands-on contributions to multiple projects across a dynamic set of situations in a way that utilizes your deep knowledge of functional transformations. The ideal candidate will leverage automation and digital processes to help our clients realize significant performance improvements quickly. You will push both your coworkers and our clients in thinking about challenging situations in new and transformative ways.

Your Qualifications and Skills

1. 5+ years’ of extensive experience within operational finance (e.g. application and design of shared services and outsourcing, back office finance / accounting transformation, financial systems optimization, etc.)
2. An advanced degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Operations or superior academic achievement in a related field is strongly preferred
3. Experience working with automation platforms / Gen AI preferred
4. Confident and high-energy – with the ability to effectively work in teams with those in all levels of an organization
5. Strong communication skills, especially around breaking down complex structures into digestible and relevant points for a diverse set of clients and colleagues, at all levels
6. Knowledge of industry trends, development and availability of new technologies and tools
7. Willingness to travel up to 80%