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RSM's Management Consulting - Finance Performance practice provides strategic advisory to our clients to enhance the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the Finance function. As a Management Consulting Senior Associate in the Finance Performance practice, you will collaborate with businesses across various industries, working with a team to ensure the timely, budget-compliant, and client-focused delivery of engagements. Engaging in multiple projects annually, you will contribute to several aspects of each engagement, fostering a comprehensive and fulfilling work experience. Our supportive and respectful team environment empowers our consultants to excel, advancing their careers and professional skills.
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 an 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: Assist with the monitoring of project progress, management of risk, and ensure project teams and clients are informed about key milestones, engagement progress, and expected outcomes.
Business Development: Participate in internal and external business development activities and networking.
Cross-Selling: Understand firm capabilities across lines of business to identify cross-selling opportunities.
Industry Research: Identify industry focus areas, assist with industry research, and support prospect and existing client targeting activities.
Project Execution: Contribute to the execution of 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 in Finance, Accounting, Technology or other related discipline
Minimum 2 years’ experience working in a large organization, professional services firm or CPA firm.
Ability to demonstrate knowledge in advising Finance organizations on the above business processes.
Experience in at least one of the following focus areas:
Finance Transformation
Business Process Improvement
Shared Services
Technology Enablement
Excellent critical thinking skills and ability to solve complex business problems through fact gathering, business process mapping, and data analysis.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, ever-evolving work environment and deal effectively with ambiguity.
Must be a team player; demonstrate attention to detail and problem-solving skills; able to effectively work independently and in a team environment.
Excellent verbal and written communication, project management, and organizational skills.
Proficiency in MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Project, MS Visio, MS Teams, MS Outlook, OneDrive, LucidCharts, Smartsheet
Preferred Qualifications:
Functional understanding of financial systems, business processes, and concepts in process redesign
Digital experience and skillsets with enabling tools such as PowerBI, Alteryx, SQL Server, VBA, Python etc.
Experience developing and delivering proposals to include scope, approach, timeline, team structure, and fees.
Experience serving clients across multiple industries.
Depth of experience in specific industries and sectors, specifically TMT (Technology, SaaS, Media), Real Estate and Construction, Manufacturing, Insurance and Banking
Industry or professional focused certification (Six Sigma / PMP / CPA a plus)
MBA or other equivalent or relevant graduate degree
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://rsmcanada.com/careers/life-at-rsm/rewards-and-benefits.html.
RSM does not tolerate discrimination and/or harassment based on race; colour; creed; sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances; sex (including pregnancy or disabilities related to nursing); gender (including gender identity and/or gender expression); sexual orientation; 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 Canadian uniformed service; Canadian Military/Veteran status; pre-disposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected under applicable provincial employment legislation.
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 careers@rsmus.com.
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: $79,000 - $136,700Individuals selected for this role will be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on firm and individual performance.
About
RSM is a global network of assurance, tax, and consulting experts with a significant presence worldwide. It boasts offices in over 120 countries and has a team of 57,000 professionals, emphasizing a client-centric approach deeply rooted in understanding the specific needs of each business. This approach enables RSM to empower clients to move forward confidently and realize their full potential. The firm offers a range of services, including audit and assurance, consulting, tax, risk advisory, IFRS, restructuring, transaction, and business and financial advisory solutions. They also provide specialized services like wealth management, IT consulting, legal advisory, forensic accounting, and human resource consulting. Their focus is on instilling confidence in a world of change, ensuring they provide more than just expert advice - they deliver a unique experience of being understood and supported through various business challenges and opportunities.
RSM US LLP, a member of the global RSM network, particularly focuses on the middle market in the United States and Canada. It stands as the fifth-largest accounting firm in the United States. Founded in 1926 by Ira B. McGladrey, the firm has grown significantly over the years, employing more than 17,000 professionals across 93 cities in the U.S. and Canada, with additional offices in India and El Salvador. Headquartered in Chicago, RSM US offers a wide range of services, including audit, tax, management consulting, risk advisory, technology consulting, and financial advisory services. The firm's history is marked by significant mergers and strategic shifts, including its separation from H&R Block and the subsequent reunification of its two entities, McGladrey & Pullen and RSM McGladrey. In 2015, the firm rebranded from McGladrey to RSM US LLP as part of a global rebranding initiative.
Military Support
Our VALOR (Veterans and Allies Leading Outreach) employee network group (ENG) encourages the recruitment, retention and success of veterans, active/reserve military members and their families within RSM and local communities. VALOR provides many resources to support the development of these individuals, while leveraging their skill sets to serve our clients.
VALOR supports and promotes advocacy for its members in their RSM and military aspirations. Members keep one another apprised of news and opportunities, and support employees still serving in the military when they’re deployed. VALOR supports local, regional and national activities to provide professional development, leadership skills, networking, business development and more to its members.
Commitment to inclusion:
We devote a full-time team exclusively to our culture of inclusion efforts to drive inclusion with our people, clients and the community. In addition, thousands of our people devote time to related internal initiatives, as well as to marketplace and community programs.
At RSM, we believe inclusion starts with “I.” This means each individual at RSM is committed to advancing racial understanding and inclusion across the firm and within our communities. To support our activities, we are sharing our internal resources for the benefit of our clients and others who want to drive meaningful change and create a more equitable future.
At RSM, we're all about a Power of Being You culture where each of us can bring our authentic selves to work each day. Understanding is at the core of our brand and it starts by understanding our people and their unique talents and aspirations. And when we all bring our individual talents and insights together, it strengthens our teams and enhances the insights we can provide to our clients. That’s the power of being understood, that’s the power of being you and that's one of the many reasons we champion an inclusive workplace.
Internships and RSM Excellence Academy
At RSM, you’ll be valued as an individual while interning with our firm. We recognize your accomplishments and unique potential, and mentor you as a future leader. By working directly with RSM professionals and leaders, you’ll move quickly along the learning curve to jump-start your career in accounting, consulting, or another part of the business.
Internships include orientation and training where interns will be prepared to work in client service through a combination of formal and informal training. Interns will recieve hands on expereince working with a variety of clients, while teaming up with RSM colleagues and leaders. RSM will provide interns with lunch-and-learn workshops, sporting events, and community service projects. Interns will gather with thier peers and co-workers to develop both personally and professionally. Interns ill be paired with both a navigator and a career advisor to help transition into their new role. The navigator is a peer aligned with you to help with questions. The career advisor ensures your experience meets your expectations and that you’re doing the right things to work toward that job offer.
The RSM Excellence Academy consists of a three-day summer leadership conference with a stipend and the opportunity to participate in an internship with RSM during the following summer. The Excellence Academy is open to all qualified students who are three years from graduation. The Excellence Academy is designed to align with RSM’s strategic pillar of driving an unrivaled, inclusive culture and talent experience. We recognize efforts of inclusivity and intend to develop outstanding business, accounting, and technology students for internships and full-time employment. Participants will have an opportunity to build relationships that will assist them in their educational and career development. We hope that this experience will provide students with an overall understanding of the professional services industry, RSM’s culture and the advantages of working in the middle market.