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RSM is currently seeking an experienced, in-market and growth-focused Director for our Management Consulting CFO Advisory and broader Business Transformation practice who has a successful track record and strong advisory background! As a leader within the CFO Advisory service line, you will support the development and growth of the practice, while drawing upon your experience to advise and guide our clients to solve their complex business needs.

Your previous experience will enable you to pursue, close and execute services such as finance strategy, operating model design, finance technology deployments, finance assessments, and business/finance transformation, including the alignment and enablement of necessary and appropriate technologies and automation. 

All engagements will require your leadership and guidance while managing teams deployed, delivering quality, and ensuring the optimal client experience. You will be responsible for relationship building and client management on and off-site, staff supervision/coaching, and operations & risk management, while serving our key markets and industries across North America.

This role is a market-leader role for Toronto and is expected to have a focus on the Toronto Market – following:

• Identifying, growing and developing opportunities, accounts and relationships in the Toronto market
• Bringing the full strength of the firm across Consulting (e.g. Risk, Actuarial etc.) as well as across our other Lines of Business (i.e. Audit & Tax) to drive growth within the Toronto market
• Developing and growing a delivery team within CFO Advisory in Toronto (and across other Management Consulting capabilities – e.g. CIO Advisory, Human Capital Advisory, Program & Project Management etc.) focused on serving clients within the Toronto market
• Being ‘hands-on’ and delivering on client engagements alongside our CFO Advisory and Management Consulting teams
• Having a secondary focus on our broader North American market alongside our North American teams – this includes having a secondary focus on North American growth through various channels as well as delivery on North American projects

Our CFO Advisory service line is exciting, growing and offers tremendous career opportunities, including a defined path to senior leadership at the firm (Managing Director or Partner and Owner).

Responsibilities

• Accountable for both in-market and national growth of the practice through the development and nurturing of defined growth channels (internal and external) across the firm.
• Oversee the execution of projects to help optimize all elements of the finance function and overall business transformation including finance assessments, business process improvement, Finance & Business Target Operating Model design, Finance and enterprise technology deployments, shared services implementation, business case development, post-merger integration, Finance automation and overall Finance transformation.
• Hold accountability for the overall quality of work delivered to clients and facilitating issue resolution with stakeholders, as well as for engagement/project financials and subsequent impact on our firm’s financials
• Provide mentorship and motivation to diverse client engagement teams by delivering constructive on-the-job coaching to team members, while fostering an innovative and inclusive team-oriented work environment
• Drive internal and external business development activities and regularly identify and sell new opportunities through various channels
• Develop new products, solutions, and deliverables for the rapidly changing Finance environment

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• Minimum of 8 - 10 years of experience in a consulting firm providing advisory or consulting services, preferably from a major consulting or accounting firm
• Demonstrated experience leading and growing high-performing teams, with a focus on revenue and profitability growth
• Expert understanding of the finance and accounting function and the people, processes, technology, and controls that support the finance function
• Experience supporting the management and/or development of a practice, including people management, financial management, and growth initiatives
• Demonstrated industry expertise and ability to drive targeting, marketing and training activities within industry and align on efforts with the national industry team
• Subject matter expertise in financial business processes, including procure to pay, order to cash, record to report, acquire to retire, plan to act (FP&A), treasury management as well as other functions under the CFO’s purview
• Ability to ramp up quickly to serve as an expert on our firm’s capabilities and to expand client services across lines of business
• Demonstrated experience providing consulting or advisory services to the office of the CFO including financial, operational, technology and management functions
• Experience in one or more of the following areas:
  • Finance Strategy
  • Finance Function Transformation and Technology Enablement (Automation)
  • Business Process Improvement
  • Shared Services Advisory
  • Finance Post Merger Integration
• Expertise, knowledge, and aptitude for developing and delivering accounting and technology services solutions
• Strong understanding of technology including system selection, implementation management or application optimization experience
• Experience with practice development and management, marketing and thought leadership resulting in new business relationships
• Experience in managing client relationships and leveraging them to sell solutions
• Capability to effectively manage overall client relationships while exceeding expectations
• Ability to provide effective communication to both our clients and project teams
• Capacity to attract, retain and elevate top talent
• Willingness and ability to travel more than 50% across North America and sometimes internationally, when required

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA or MBA
• Previous experience serving in the following industries / sectors considered extremely valuable:
  • Canadian Public Sector (Federal, Provincial, Regional, Municipal & adjacent agencies)
  • Canadian Institutional Funds / Pension Funds
  • Real Estate
  • Insurance & Re-Insurance
  • Private Equity
• Previous full-cycle experience with finance technology implementations, with a preference toward Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle NetSuite, Oracle Cloud, SAP
• Operational, Full-Cycle Accounting and Finance experience valued
• Conceptual understanding of technology application landscape and associated infrastructure, including ability to articulate benefits and drawbacks of cloud technology vs. on-premise
• Fundamental and foundational understanding of AI and the applicability to Finance and Accounting.  This includes the ability to identify specific functional use-cases for Artificial Intelligence across the Finance and Accounting Operating Model as well as the ability to articulate leading practices associated with phased-AI adoption for the Finance and Accounting function.
• Functional experience with Finance and Accounting point solution platforms such as Oracle EPM, Workday Adaptive, BlackLine, Workiva and Kyriba considered an asset
• Industry or profession-focused certification such as Six Sigma or PMP also considered an asset

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 [email protected].

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: $130,000 - $221,000