Senior Manager - Finance AI & Data Strategy

1000 Accenture LLP Company; New York (NY); On-site; USD 123,000 - 338,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Finance AI & Data Transformation practitioner in New York to lead AI strategy engagements across FP&A, Controllership, and related finance functions.

You will translate complex finance challenges into AI-enabled transformation roadmaps, collaborate with technology and data teams, and build trusted client relationships with CFOs and finance leaders. Travel up to 80% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field.
• 7+ years of experience in Finance functional roles or Finance transformation consulting.
• 7+ years of AI & Data experience, including solutioning, designing, or delivering AI & Data projects in Finance.
• 7+ years of high-value consulting experience leading large-scale delivery.
• 2+ years in AI & Data delivery specifically within finance space.
• Experience leading conversations with CFOs and Finance leadership.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).

Responsibilities

• Lead Finance-specific AI strategy engagements and define a vision for AI-driven improvements in FP&A, Controllership, Financial Close, Treasury and Tax.
• Apply an engineering problem-solving mindset to identify AI, automation, and data solutions that reduce friction and drive insights in Finance processes.
• Conduct Finance AI and Data Assessments to evaluate data assets, tech stack, and AI readiness.
• Design future-state Finance processes embedding intelligence at their core.
• Develop Finance AI Functional Designs with collaboration from tech and data teams.
• Build business cases and roadmaps with ROI expectations for Finance AI transformations.
• Shape AI Operating Model design for sustainable Finance AI operations.
• Infuse Responsible AI with auditability, explainability and regulatory compliance.
• Build trusted client relationships with CFOs and Finance leadership.
• Originate and shape new opportunities and drive go-to-market activities for Finance AI engagements.

Skills

Fluent English

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth, and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 774,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, AI and data with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise, and global delivery capability. We are uniquely able to deliver tangible outcomes because of our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Consulting, Strategy, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song. These capabilities, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners, and communities.

Visit us at accenture.com.

Our Consulting Practice

In Consulting, we work with C-suite executives, leaders and boards of the world’s leading organizations, helping them reinvent every part of their enterprise to drive greater growth, enhance competitiveness, implement operational improvements, reduce cost, deliver sustainable 360° stakeholder value, and set a new performance frontier for themselves and the industry in which they operate.

AI & Data Strategy – Finance Transformation

Our AI and Data Strategy practitioners focused on Finance Transformation sit at the intersection of Finance functional expertise and applied AI. We are looking for practitioners who don't just advise on AI and data in the abstract — we need people who deeply understand how Finance functions operate, where the friction lives, and how to engineer smarter solutions using AI and data to fundamentally transform Finance processes. This is not a generalist role. Our clients need advisors who can credibly engage with a CFO, understand their FP&A cycle or Controllership challenges, and translate that into a concrete AI-enabled transformation roadmap.

Job 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.

Job Qualifications – Core

• 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: Finance AI Strategy & Business Case development; Finance Data Assessment; Finance AI Technology Assessment; Finance Process Reinvention; Finance Process AI Functional Design; AI Operating Model Design for Finance functions


• Experience leading senior‑level (C‑suite or C‑level minus 1) conversations, including with CFOs and Finance leadership


• Engineering problem‑solver mindset — ability to apply technology creatively to complex Finance business problems


• Strong program management and communication skills, both verbal and written


• Driven and entrepreneurial: ability to originate and shape new deals and lead go‑to‑market activities


• Excellent leadership and people skills: proven ability to build effective teams, foster collaboration and inclusion, and build strong client relationships


• Fluent in English (both spoken and written)

Nice to Have

• Master's degree in a relevant field (Finance, Data Science, Computer Science, Business, or related)


• Experience with Finance AI platforms and tools (e.g., Anaplan, OneStream, SAP, Oracle EPM, Workiva, or AI‑native Finance tools)


• Familiarity with Finance regulatory and compliance frameworks relevant to AI (SOX, IFRS, GAAP)

Compensation

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 10/27/2026.

Benefits

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.

Salary Ranges by Location

• California$132,500 to $338,300


• Colorado$132,500 to $292,200


• Connecticut$132,500 to $292,200


• District of Columbia$141,100 to $311,200


• Illinois$122,700 to $292,200


• Maine$112,900 to $249,000


• Maryland$132,500 to $292,200


• Massachusetts$132,500 to $311,200


• Minnesota$132,500 to $292,200


• NewYork$122,700 to $338,300


• NewJersey$141,100 to $338,300


• Ohio$122,700 to $270,600


• Virginia$122,700 to $311,200


• Washington$141,100 to $311,200

Company Culture & Diversity

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation‑led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, IndustryX and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com

What We Believe

We have an unwavering commitment to diversity with the aim that every one of our people has a full sense of belonging within our organization. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture has the responsibility to create and sustain an inclusive environment. Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.

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