Finance Manager

Fisher Management Partners is dedicated to helping clients accelerate growth and drive results that matter. We serve the middle market, and our service lines include: strategy execution, supply chain solutions, finance solutions, customer experience, technology solutions, and people and organizational effectiveness. Our leadership comes from Big 4 consulting backgrounds blended with corporate leadership experience, and our working partner model ensures that our internal team is supported and able to provide the highest quality services to our clients.

The Fisher difference is in our innovative approach to problem-solving, dedication to building true relationships with our clients, investment in our team, and commitment to improving communities. We lead with our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Work Life Harmony, Personal Growth, Teamwork, and Camaraderie. If the opportunity to work with a talented team of business professionals on challenging projects excites you, then Fisher may be the perfect next step in your career.

Position Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled Finance Manager to provide consulting services to our clients, with expertise in leading and delivering complex finance transformation projects for clients. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in large scale projects, process improvement, and project management within a consulting environment.

This role requires strategic leadership, business process acumen, and a strong executive presence and deep expertise in managing steering committees, building consensus, and driving results. The ideal candidate must have the ability to serve as a trusted advisor to clients at all levels.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead, supervise, and manage complex finance transformation projects, including process, technology and M&A initiatives

Lead business process and operational assessments, including documenting existing operations and processes, key client interviews, etc.

Gather, analyze, prepare and summarize financial plans, acquisition activity, and transactional data

Build business cases, conduct ROI analysis, and develop financial models to support recommendations and solutions for clients

Present project updates and recommendations to steering committees or executive leadership

Contribute to new business proposals and proposal development

Provide thought leadership and creativity to grow our Finance Solutions service line

Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Qualifications:

Experience: 5+ years of client-facing work experience in a consulting role focused on project management, financial transformation, business analysis, and communications for large-scale projects.

Consulting Expertise: Proven experience in delivering consulting services to clients, with a strong track record of managing large technology and process change initiatives.

Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field. MBA or CPA a bonus.

Business Acumen: In-depth understanding of business processes and the ability to integrate solutions with client business goals.

Project Management: Strong project management capabilities, able to develop detailed project plans and manage multiple client workstreams while delivering comprehensive status reports.

Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with experience crafting and executing client-facing communication strategies across various organizational levels.

Executive Presence: Demonstrated executive presence and the ability to consult with and influence client leadership teams.

Desired Skills:

Proven experience planning and managing consulting projects (supervising 2 - 3 people)

Demonstrated experience with analytics, process mapping, data visualization and ROI analysis; coupled with an ability to coach and lead others to achieve the same.

Prior planning experience for implementations of financial software (ERP or supporting tools), including: design and configuration, data migration and integration, launch and hypercare

Must be a confident communicator and presenter, with ability to develop and present compelling management presentations

Expert/Artistic proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel

Design and share complex financial models and analyses

Outstanding powerpoint skills

Prior hands-on experience with analytical tools such as PowerBI

Project management certifications (i.e., PMP)

Prior experience with modern data visualization or data analysis tools (i.e., Tableau, PowerBi, Alteryx, etc.)

Prior experience with EPM/ERM tools (Anaplan, HFM, Oracle, SAP etc.)

Work Location:

Home base: Columbus, Ohio

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

STD, LTD, and Life Insurance

401k, including a 6% company contribution

25 days of PTO each year

8 paid company holidays

Bonus and Sales commission