Manager - Finance - Business Consulting

Manager - Finance - Business Consulting 

The opportunity 

As a Manager in the Finance Consulting team, you will play a pivotal role in helping clients navigate complex, time‑critical finance challenges and own delivery end‑to‑end, from mobilisation through to final recommendations and outcomes.

You will lead multi‑workstream finance engagements, partnering closely with CFOs and senior finance leaders to provide clear judgement, commercial insight, and pragmatic solutions. Your work will span strategic, operational, and digital finance transformation, including the design and implementation of future‑ready finance operating models, enterprise performance improvement, and technology‑enabled transformation, including the integration of Agentic AI into Finance functions.

This role is based in (Naarm) Melbourne and offers the opportunity to sit at the centre of delivery, decision‑making, and people leadership in one of the world’s leading professional services firms.

 Your key responsibilities 

• Lead complex finance transformation projects involving digital strategy, process optimisation, future-state operating model design, and the implementation of enabling technologies such as ERP (SAP, Microsoft Dynamics etc), EPM, AI, RPA, and Power BI. Engage directly with CFOs, GMs, and senior finance leaders, leading senior‑level conversations, framing decisions, and clearly articulating implications, trade‑offs, and the “so what”.
• Inspire and guide high-performing teams by mentoring junior consultants, collaborating across service lines, and delivering integrated solutions that drive sustainable change.
• Provide strategic insights, and support business development through proposal leadership, solution design, and thought leadership, with a strong focus on commercial judgement and delivery credibility.

Skills and attributes for success 

• 5–10 years of experience in finance transformation, consulting, or in-house finance roles, ideally within professional services, Big 4, or industry finance teams.
• Strong knowledge of core finance functions (e.g. FP&A, record-to-report, order-to-cash), with hands-on experience in finance strategy, process improvement, and system implementations.
• Proven ability to lead and influence with strong communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills; experience with tools like SAP, Microsoft, Blackline, or Tagetik is a plus. One of the sectors we work with is the Australian Federal Government and as such Australian Citizenship is preferred.

Ideally, you’ll also have the skills and attributes below but don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes. We’re interested in your aptitude, attitude and willingness to learn.  

• Relevant qualifications such as CA, CPA, CFA, or MBA

• A finance related degree

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Our preferred applicant will be required to undertake employment screening by EY or our external third-party provider. 

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