Management Consulting Supervisor, CFO Advisory

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As a Management Consulting Supervisor for the CFO Advisory team at RSM, you will work with clients, particularly in the Life Sciences industry but also across other industries, while managing staff to deliver projects on time, on budget and in line with client expectations. Working on numerous projects per year, you will not only work on delivering the projects and developing the staff, but also identify new opportunities to provide additional services to clients. Working in a mutually respectful team environment helps our consultants perform at their best and advance their career and professional capabilities.

Your previous experience will enable you to pursue, close and execute services such as finance strategy, operating model design, finance technology deployments, finance assessments, and business/finance transformation, including the alignment and enablement of necessary and appropriate technologies and automation. All engagements will require your leadership and guidance while managing teams deployed, delivering quality, and ensuring the optimal client experience. You will be responsible for relationship building and client management on and off-site, staff supervision/coaching, and operations & risk management, while serving our key markets and industries across North America.

Responsibilities

• Project Execution: Assist in optimizing all elements of the finance organization, including finance assessment, target operating model definition, business process improvement, enterprise transformation, and finance technology enablement and deployment.
• Finance Function Expertise: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of finance and accounting functions and the people, processes, and technology components that support them, such as Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, Source to Report, Acquire to Retire, and Forecasting & Planning.
• Quality Delivery: Deliver high-quality work within expected timeframes, scope, budgets, and client expectations.
• Digital Delivery: Leveraging digital skillsets – e.g. experience with visualization tools like PowerBI, Tableau as well as automation technologies such as Alteryx, continue to focus on modernizing our service delivery model within Management Consulting through the digitization of our service offerings.
• Project Monitoring: Monitor project progress, manage risk, and ensure project teams and clients are informed about key milestones, engagement progress, and expected outcomes.
• Business Development: Actively participate in internal and external business development activities and networking.
• Cross-Selling: Understand firm capabilities across lines of business to identify cross-selling opportunities.
• Financial Preparation: Assist in preparing engagement/project financials and interpret and convey impacts to firm leadership.
• Industry Research: Identify industry focus areas, assist with industry research, and support prospect and existing client targeting activities.
• Project Oversight: Oversee and drive individual projects to completion, identifying opportunities and solutions to client challenges.
• Service Development: Assist in developing new service offerings, innovative solutions, and deliverables for the rapidly changing finance environment and market.
• Mentorship: Effectively manage, coach, and develop junior resource s and peers by providing timely and actionable feedback, as well as recruitment and retention efforts.
• Communication: Communicate effectively both internally and externally with client employees, C-suite executives and/or private equity partners to develop and foster client relationships.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum 4 years’ experience working in a large organization, professional services firm or CPA firm
• 2 yrs. experience leading and managing project teams
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment
• Executive presence and an understanding of stakeholder / client relationship management
• Ability to travel > 30 % or more locally and internationally
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven skills as a team member, team lead or project manager on at least one full life cycle finance or ERP system implementation
• Experience in defining systems strategy, developing systems requirements, designing and prototyping, testing, training, defining support procedures, and implementing practical business solutions under multiple deadlines
• Experience in the development of teams and staff
• Experience with costing methodologies, cost allocation models, and financial analysis in a Life Sciences environment
• Strong experience with revenue recognition processes, including ASC 606 compliance, contract analysis, and revenue forecasting
• History of collaborating with clients and other professional services areas
• Industry or profession focused certification (i.e. Six Sigma / CPA, PMP)

At RSM, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people. We offer flexibility in your schedule, empowering you to balance life’s demands, while also maintaining your ability to serve clients. Learn more about our total rewards at https://rsmus.com/careers/working-at-rsm/benefits.

All applicants will receive consideration for employment as RSM does not tolerate discrimination and/or harassment based on race; color; creed; sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances; sex (including pregnancy or disabilities related to nursing); gender; sexual orientation; HIV Status; national origin; ancestry; familial or marital status; age; physical or mental disability; citizenship; political affiliation; medical condition (including family and medical leave); domestic violence victim status; past, current or prospective service in the US uniformed service; US Military/Veteran status; pre-disposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. 

Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process and/or employment/partnership. RSM is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or otherwise participate in the recruiting process, please call us at 800-274-3978 or send us an email at [email protected].

RSM does not intend to hire entry level candidates who will require sponsorship now OR in the future (i.e. F-1 visa holders). If you are a recent U.S. college / university graduate possessing 1-2 years of progressive and relevant work experience in a same or similar role to the one for which you are applying, excluding internships, you may be eligible for hire as an experienced associate.

RSM will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the requirements of applicable law, including but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For additional information regarding RSM’s background check process, including information about job duties that necessitate the use of one or more types of background checks, click here.

At RSM, an employee’s pay at any point in their career is intended to reflect their experiences, performance, and skills for their current role. The salary range (or starting rate for interns and associates) for this role represents numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, education, skills, work experience, certifications, location, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range.

Compensation Range: $94,400 - $178,800