Finance Strategy and Transformation Managing Consultant

*  *  Finance Strategy and Transformation Managing Consultant

    Job ID GBS-0261434 Job type Full-time Regular Work country USA Posted 01-Oct-2009 Work city - Any Job area Consulting & Services Travel up to 50%; travelling 3-4 days a week, home on weekends Job category Consultant Business unit ConServ Job role Business Transformation Consultant  Job role skillset Financial Ops Improvement

Job description The Finance Strategy and Transformation Managing Consultant will provide finance and accounting strategy as well as process and information content consulting services to Industrial clients; including companies in the automotive, aerospace/defense, electronics, and chemical/petroleum industries. In addition, they will focus on finance processes including management reporting and analytics, planning and forecasting, procure to pay, order to cash, general and project accounting. A Managing Consultant also works with clients to improve their business in the following areas: Improving financial areas along key transactional finance processes (e.g. management reporting and analytics, planning and forecasting, procure to pay, order to cash, general and project accounting). Typical activities include: defining finance strategy/vision for a Finance Operating Model including the optimization of transactional processing shared service operations or outsourcing operations; benchmarking finance processes and identifing improvements and related benefits (i.e. business case); developing finance transformation strategy, specifically analysis of "as-is" versus "leading practices" and identification of overall transformation plan; improving accounting close and consolidation processes including analysis of journal entries and plans for accelerated close; transforming financial reporting processes including the identification of key information requirements and associated reporting and analytics model; planning and forecasting optimization by leveraging leading practice techniques. To ALL recruitment agencies: IBM only accepts resumes from agencies on our Approved Agency List. Please do not forward resumes to our applicant tracking system, IBM employees, or send to any IBM company location. IBM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. Required * Associates Degree/College Diploma * At least 2 years experience in professional services consulting experience is preferred. public accounting experience and/or CPA is preferred * At least 3 years experience in finance experience in industry (transactional and reporting and analysis experience) or at least 2-4 projects with relevant experience in public accounting or consulting. * At least 2 years experience in electronics, aerospace and defense, automotive, or chemicals and petroleum industries * At least 2 years experience in financial transformation projects * At least 2 years experience in providing proposal support for financial management consulting projects * At least 2 years experience in major ERP vendors (SAP, Oracle) in a project environment and reporting planning tools ( Hyperion, Cognos) * At least 2 years experience in reporting and planning tools * Readiness to travel up to 50%; travelling 3-4 days a week, home on weekends * English: Basic knowledge  Preferred * Masters Degree in Accounting/Finance * At least 5 years experience in professional services consulting experience is preferred. public accounting experience and/or CPA is preferred * At least 5 years experience in finance experience in industry (transactional and reporting and analysis experience) or at least 2-4 projects with relevant experience in public accounting or consulting. * At least 5 years experience in electronics, aerospace and defense, automotive, or chemicals and petroleum industries * At least 5 years experience in financial transformation projects * At least 5 years experience in providing proposal support for financial management consulting projects * At least 5 years experience in major ERP vendors (SAP, Oracle) in a project environment and reporting planning tools ( Hyperion, Cognos) * At least 5 years experience in reporting and planning tools * Licensed in CPA * English : Fluent  Additional information It is also expected that new hires live within a reasonable commuting distance (generally 50 mi or less) of the following cities: Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; Charlotte, NC; Chicago, IL; Cincinnati, OH; Columbus, OH; Cleveland, OH; Dallas, TX; Denver, CO; Detroit, MI; Hartford, CT; Houston, TX; Kansas City, MO; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; Minneapolis, MN; New York City, NY and surrounding areas; Philadelphia, PA; San Francisco, CA; Tulsa, OK; and Washington, DC. IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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Category:	Accounting/Banking/Finance/Insurance
	> Financial Analysts
Location:	Washington, DC
County:	District Of Columbia County
ZIP Code:	20001
Pay Rate:	Open
Job Terms:	full time
Company:	IBM
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