Manager, Finance Transformation - Chicago

Are you ready to make an impact? · West Monroe is seeking a dynamic and experienced Manager of Finance Transformation to join our growing Operations Excellence practice. This role is ideal for a leader who is passionate about modernizing the Office of the CFO—reimagining finance ...

Job description

Are you ready to make an impact?

West Monroe is seeking a dynamic and experienced Manager of Finance Transformation to join our growing Operations Excellence practice. This role is ideal for a leader who is passionate about modernizing the Office of the CFO—reimagining finance operating models, optimizing end-to-end finance processes, and enabling data-driven decision-making through technology, automation, and analytics.

As a Manager, you will lead complex finance transformation engagements, manage high-performing project teams, and partner closely with CFOs and senior finance leaders to deliver measurable business outcomes. You'll work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial consulting environment while helping clients translate strategy into sustained execution.

What you'll do

Client Delivery

• Lead end-to-end finance transformation initiatives, including current-state assessments, target operating model design, process reengineering, technology enablement, and change management.
• Partner with senior finance executives (CFOs, Controllers, FP&A leaders) to align finance capabilities with enterprise strategy, growth objectives, and value creation priorities.
• Design and implement future-state finance processes across the finance value chain, including FP&A, Record-to-Report, Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, and Close & Consolidation.
• Drive modernization of the Office of the CFO through automation, AI, analytics, and finance systems, ensuring solutions are scalable and adoption-ready.
• Own delivery excellence by managing scope, timelines, budgets, risks, and quality across complex, multi-workstream engagements.

Team Leadership

• Lead, coach, and mentor consultants, fostering growth in finance transformation capabilities, client leadership, and delivery excellence.
• Provide hands-on quality review and guidance on analyses, deliverables, and client communications.
• Establish clear expectations, promote collaboration, and ensure alignment with West Monroe's transformation methodologies and delivery standards.

Business Development & Client Growth

• Serve as a trusted advisor and identify opportunities to expand finance transformation scope within existing client engagements.
• Contribute to proposals, thought leadership, and solution development focused on CFO transformation, finance modernization, and value realization.
• Stay current on emerging finance trends, technologies, and operating model innovations to continuously elevate client impact.

Practice Development

• Contribute to the growth of the Office of the CFO practice by developing methodologies, playbooks, tools, and reusable assets.
• Support recruiting, onboarding, and training initiatives to build a high-performing finance transformation team.
• Represent West Monroe through industry events, conferences, and external thought leadership.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience leading or contributing to Finance Transformation initiatives, advising the Office of the CFO on large-scale process, operating model, data, and technology programs.
• Deep functional expertise across the finance lifecycle, including Record-to-Report, Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, FP&A, Close & Consolidation, and adjacent enterprise processes.
• Experience modernizing finance through automation, AI, analytics, and finance systems.
• Strong understanding of financial close, consolidation, financial reporting, and process optimization.
• Proven people leadership experience with a passion for developing and coaching teams.
• Advanced analytical and data visualization skills; strong Excel proficiency and comfort translating data into executive-ready insights.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level storytelling and polished client-facing presence.
• Experience in one or more of West Monroe's core industries: Consumer & Industrial Products, Healthcare, Life Sciences, High Tech & Software, Utilities, Insurance, Banking, and/or Private Equity.
• Commitment to inclusion, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Willingness to travel as needed.

Based on pay transparency guidelines, the salary range for this role can vary based on your proximity to one of our West Monroe offices (see table below). Information on our competitive total rewards package, including our bonus structure and benefits is here. Individual salaries are determined by evaluating a variety of factors including geography, experience, skills, education, and internal equity.

Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our company's 401k plan, purchase shares from our employee stock ownership program and be eligible to receive annual bonuses. Employees will also receive unlimited flexible time off and ten paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Eligibility for ten weeks of paid parental leave will also be available upon hire date. 

Seattle or Washington, D.C. $154,400—$181,500 USD Los Angeles $161,700—$190,200 USD New York City or San Francisco $169,100—$198,800 USD A location not listed above $147,000—$172,900 USD

Other consultancies talk at you.
At West Monroe, we work with you.

We're a global business and technology consulting firm passionate about creating measurable value for our clients, delivering real-world solutions.

The combination of business and technology is not new, but how we bring them together is unique. We're fluent in both. We know that technology alone is not the answer, but how we apply it is. We rely on data to constantly adapt and solve new challenges. Actions that work today with outcomes that generate value for years to come.

At West Monroe, we zero in on the heart of the opportunity, getting to results faster and preparing people for what's next.

You'll feel the difference in how we work. We show up personally. We're right there in the room with you, co-creating through the challenges. With West Monroe, collaboration isn't a lofty promise, but a daily action. We work together with you to turn vision into clear action with lasting impact.

West Monroe is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer  
We believe in treating each employee and applicant for employment fairly and with dignity. We base our employment decisions on merit, experience, and potential, without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state or local law. To learn more about diversity, equity and inclusion at West Monroe, visit  If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in our recruiting process, please inquire by sending an email to

Please review our current policy regarding use of generative artificial intelligence during the application process.

If you are based in California, we encourage you to read West Monroe's Notice at Collection for California residents, provided pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and linked here.