Senior Consultant, Industrial Advisory

Baker Tilly US

Appleton (WI)

On-site

USD 74,600 - 120,070

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Baker Tilly is seeking a Senior Consultant in Industrial Advisory to partner with manufacturing and distribution clients. You will solve operational and financial challenges using data‑driven insights and strategic advisory services, delivering value through dashboards, models, and process improvements.

The role emphasizes collaboration with client teams, ownership of engagements, and a proactive, hands‑on approach to drive impact across projects.

Qualifications

4-year degree required.
3+ years professional experience in manufacturing or manufacturing consulting preferred.
Strong analytical, problem solving, and project management skills.

Responsibilities

Assess client operations and identify opportunities to improve business processes and information flow.
Design and develop data pipelines that consolidate information from multiple sources into analytics platforms.
Create dashboards, reports, and visualizations that support operational and executive decision‑making.
Develop financial models to evaluate capital investments and strategic initiatives.
Participate in the development of innovative technology‑enabled service delivery models.
Support program management activities for innovation initiatives.

Skills

Data analytics

Tableau

Power BI

Alteryx

Python

SQL

Excel

Financial modeling

KPI design

Education

Bachelor’s/4-year degree in Finance, Accounting, Data Science, or Data Analytics

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Alteryx

Python

SQL

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Overview

Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.

Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

Please discuss the work location status with your Baker Tilly talent acquisition professional to understand the requirements for an opportunity you are exploring.

Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law.

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Job Description:

Senior Consultant, Industrial Advisory

Overview

Baker Tilly’s Industrial Advisory team partners with manufacturing and distribution clients to solve complex operational and financial challenges through data‑driven insights and strategic advisory services. Our professionals help clients improve operational performance, evaluate capital investments, optimize profitability, and leverage technology to drive better business decisions.

As part of this growing team, you will participate in the following types of engagements:

Production cost and profitability analysis

KPI strategy, dashboard development, and performance reporting

Financial modeling for capital investments and manufacturing assets

Compliance analytics supporting Baker Tilly’s tax credit services

Global Trade Management projects focused on customs and tariff optimization

Data pipeline development and ETL processes for unique client needs

As a Senior Consultant, you’ll collaborate with teams across Baker Tilly to solve complex operational challenges and deliver high impact solutions. This role will involve heavy collaboration with clients, often working alongside them to help build value.

Successful candidates will be expected to take ownership of assigned engagements, exercise sound professional judgment, and move work forward with limited day‑to‑day oversight. The successful candidate will be proactive, resourceful, and able to balance strategic thinking with hands‑on execution.

As one of the fastest growing firms in the nation, Baker Tilly has the ability to offer you upward career trajectory, flexibility in how and where you get your work done and meaningful relationships with clients, teammates and leadership who truly care about you and your development.

Key Responsibilities

Assess client operations and identify opportunities to improve business processes and information flow

Design and develop data pipelines that consolidate information from multiple sources into analytics platforms

Create dashboards, reports, and visualizations that support operational and executive decision‑making

Develop financial models to evaluate capital investments and strategic initiatives

Participate in the development of innovative technology‑enabled service delivery models

Support program management activities for innovation initiatives

Identify opportunities to expand services and deliver additional value to manufacturing clients

Successful Candidates Have

Demonstrated analytical, problem solving, and project management skills.

Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.

A sense of urgency and a commitment to timely completion of projects

Attention to detail alongside a commitment to quality and confidentiality

Minimum Qualifications

4-year degree

3 years professional experience

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, data science, or data analytics

3+ years relevant work experience within manufacturing companies or manufacturing industry consulting

Detailed understanding of daily operations within manufacturing and distribution companies

Experience building financial models incorporating income statements and cash flows to support business decisions for industrial companies

Understanding of inventory and product costing methods and processes preferred

Experience with core financial processes (e.g. monthly close, financial reporting) of a manufacturing company preferred

Experience with developing reporting or data analytics integrating manufacturing ERP platforms

Highly developed skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) .

2+ years of experience building data analytics workflows and and data visualizations within leading applications (e.g. Tableau, PowerBI, Alteryx, etc.)

Experience in the following technology platforms:
- Microsoft Excel
- Data Visualization Tools
- Tableau
- Tableau Prep Builder
- Tableau Desktop
- Tableau Cloud
- Tableau Server
- Microsoft Power BI
- Microsoft Power Query
- Alteryx
- Python
- SQL

The pay rate ranges for this job position are listed below. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of relevant factors including but not limited to applicant’s skills, prior experience, qualifications, degrees, professional certifications, work arrangements and geographic location. Baker Tilly offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package to eligible employees.