Grant Thornton

Finance Transformation Senior Associate

Grant Thornton$110K — $140K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
  • 2+ years of experience in financial management or consulting
  • Experience in financial services consulting focusing on finance
  • Strong analytical and quantitative analysis skills
  • Knowledge of process analysis, reporting, and business intelligence
  • Understanding of banking operations and regulatory issues
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

  • Utilize consulting experience to help clients achieve long-term goals
  • Perform analysis and design solutions for client issues
  • Act as the primary contact and address client concerns
  • Collaborate with internal teams to resolve client problems
  • Develop relationships that maximize value for clients
  • Assist with proposals and business development efforts
  • Meet targeted billing hours to ensure utilization
  • Complete other assigned duties

Benefits

  • Personalized and comprehensive benefits support
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance eligibility
  • Employee assistance program access
  • Paid sick leave of a minimum of 72 hours
  • 401(k) savings plan eligibility for seasonal employees
  • Discretionary annual bonus potential based on performance
Full Job Description
Job Description

As a Business Consulting Senior Associate, you'll be responsible for business process analysis, requirements definition efforts for remediating gaps, cost and cycle time analysis/remediation, and the communication and change management required to ensure the success of our clients - all with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel.

From day one, you'll collaborate with our Business Consulting Practice to help clients transform their finance and operations functions, both process-related and reporting, as well as design and implement sustainable models that streamline operations, and comply to business needs. This role looks beyond just control points and focuses on Process Optimization changes that achieve necessary business transformation.

Your day-to-day may include:
  • Utilize previous consulting and industry experience to help companies set and achieve their long-term goals
  • Perform accurate analysis and designing effective solutions to a variety of client issues
  • Work directly with clients to address their issues and acting as the day-to-day relationship contact
  • Work closely with Grant Thornton teams to promptly identify and resolve client problems or issues
  • Develop and maintain strong internal and client relationships to provide maximum value to our clients through the delivery of our full solution
  • Team with partners and senior managers on proposals and business development calls
  • Meet or exceed targeted billing hours (utilization)
  • Other duties as assigned

You have the following technical skills or qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
  • Minimum 2+ years of work-related experience in financial management and/or consulting or experience
  • Experience working in financial services in a consulting capacity, with a focus on finance
  • Strong analytical skills and ability to perform quantitative analysis and develop business cases
  • Process analysis, Reporting & Business Intelligence, Data Analysis & Reconciliation
  • Working knowledge of Close-the-books, Chart-of-Accounts, Treasury, Financial Planning and Analysis & Financial Benchmarking
  • Knowledge of banking operations and related regulatory issues
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and simultaneous projects in a rapidly growing practice
  • Excellent interpersonal, facilitation and presentation skills
  • Can travel as needed. Expected travel is up to 30%

The base salary range for this position is between $110,400 and $140,760. Placement within the pay range is at Grant Thornton's discretion, and it is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job -related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, progression within the role, geographic location, and internal equity. At Grant Thornton, compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.

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Benefits:

We understand that your needs, responsibilities and experiences are different, and we think that's a good thing. That's why we support you with personalized and comprehensive benefits that recognize and empower all the identities, roles and aspirations that make you, well, you. For an overview of our benefit offerings, please visit: https://www.grantthornton.com/careers/rewards-and-benefits

  • Benefits for internship positions: Grant Thornton interns are eligible to participate in the firm's medical, dental and vision insurance programs and the firm's employee assistance program. Interns also receive a minimum of 72 hours of paid sick leave, and are paid for firm holidays that fall within their internship period.
  • Benefits for seasonal employee positions: Grant Thornton seasonal employees are eligible to participate in the firm's medical, dental and vision insurance programs and the firm's employee assistance program. Seasonal employees may also be eligible to participate in the firm's 401(k) savings plan and employee retirement plan in accordance with applicable plan terms and eligibility requirements. Seasonal employees receive a minimum of 72 hours of paid sick leave.


Grant Thornton employees may be eligible for a discretionary, annual bonus based on individual and firm performance, subject to the terms, conditions and eligibility criteria of the applicable bonus plan or program. Interns and seasonal employees are not eligible for bonus compensation.

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About Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton LLP is the American member firm of Grant Thornton International, the seventh largest accounting network in the world by combined fee income. Grant Thornton LLP is the sixth largest U.S. accounting and advisory organization. The firm operates 59 offices across the US with approximately 8,500 employees, 550 partners, and produces annual revenue in excess of US$1.9 billion. During the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine, The Times reported that Grant Thornton is in line to earn millions of pounds for acting as trustees in a bankruptcy case on behalf of the Russian state-owned DIA, who bypassed sanction regimes to obtain funds and assets from abroad in order to fund the war in Ukraine.
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