Senior Consultant, Financial Services, Strategy, Technology & Transformation

Highspring

$88K — $162K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BA/BS in Business, Accounting, Finance, or related discipline
  • 4+ years of experience in Finance, Operations, or Accounting with client-facing roles
  • Knowledge of brokerage, insurance, and financial services industries
  • Proven experience in supporting major transformations
  • Familiarity with PMO support, Finance Transformation, and Business Transformation
  • Strong communication and problem-solving skills
  • Willingness to travel at least 25% and be local to Chicago.

Responsibilities

  • Work within the Financial Services vertical focusing on brokerage, insurance, and financial clients.
  • Deliver high-quality solutions to achieve measurable results across major transformations.
  • Support large-scale programs and multi-workstream initiatives for timely execution.
  • Contribute to state assessments and build actionable improvement roadmaps.
  • Collaborate with senior team members on strategic initiatives and transformation projects.
  • Assist clients with major transactions, financial process improvements, and system implementations.
  • Participate in client workshops and presentations to gather requirements.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for growth and career advancement in a dynamic culture.
  • Collaboration within a diverse organization committed to continuous learning.
  • Mentorship from experienced professionals in business and finance transformation.
Full Job Description
The Team - Strategy & Transformation

Join a team of talented professionals with deep business and finance transformation experience to guide clients through major transactions (M&A, carve-outs, IPOs), new system implementations, and organizational challenges. We help organizations develop business strategy and execute on transformation initiatives in the areas of operational accounting, financial process improvement, financial technology enablement, FP&A, and transactions.

Your Impact
  • Work within our Financial Services vertical, focusing on brokerage, insurance, and financial services clients.
  • Deliver high-quality solutions that help clients achieve measurable results across major transformations.
  • Support large-scale programs and multi-workstream initiatives, ensuring alignment and timely execution.
  • Contribute to current state assessments and help build actionable improvement roadmaps.
  • Collaborate with senior team members to execute strategic initiatives and transformation projects.
  • Assist clients involved in major transactions (M&A, carve-outs, IPO), financial process improvement, system implementation, operational accounting challenges, and financial technology enablement.
  • Participate in client workshops, requirements gathering sessions, and presentations.
  • Apply industry knowledge to solve complex challenges and deliver tangible outcomes.

Your Experience

Minimum Qualifications
  • BA/BS in Business, Accounting, Finance, or related discipline
  • 3+ years of experience in Finance, Operations, or Accounting, including client-facing work in professional services or highly relevant industry experience
  • Knowledge of brokerage, insurance, and financial services industry
  • Demonstrated experience supporting major transformations
  • Familiarity with:
  • PMO support and program coordination
  • Finance Transformation (Close and Consolidation, FP&A, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Treasury Management)
  • Business Transformation (process optimization, automation, benchmarking)
  • Strong communication and problem-solving skills
  • Willingness to travel at least 25%
  • Must be local to Chicago and open to being onsite with clients regularly

Preferred Qualifications
  • Master of Business Administration (or equivalent experience)
  • Exposure to acquisition integration projects


Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law, Highspring believes that the following salary range reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure to be between the range below. The individual may also be eligible for a variety of bonus and financial incentives based on individual and company performance.

Base Compensation Range

$88,513-$162,750 USD

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