Financial Reporting / Record to Report Controllership Consultant

About the Role

As a Consultant, Strategy, Growth, and Transformation on the Finance Transformation Record to Report team at Deloitte, you will help finance organizations modernize core processes, improve transparency, and drive better business decisions. You will work with finance leaders to address record-to-report and controllership challenges through practical, technology-enabled solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess current-state controllership processes, identify pain points and gaps, and prepare transformation roadmaps.
• Develop solution hypotheses for identified challenges using people, process, technology, and governance levers while applying applicable accounting, regulatory, and compliance standards.
• Deploy improvements to finance data models, cost transparency, financial close and consolidation, financial operations, and reporting using tools and accelerators.
• Manage day-to-day stakeholder relationships; support engagement planning and budgeting; define deliverable structure and content; and manage engagement economics, risk, and timelines.
• Contribute to proposal development, recruiting and retention activities, and improvements to delivery methods.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• 2+ years of experience in at least one of the following areas: entity accounting, enterprise accounting, finance transformation, technical accounting, operational accounting, financial planning and analysis, or cost accounting.
• Experience using automation tools, including building Alteryx workflows or leveraging Microsoft 365 Copilot, and Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Experience applying U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules and regulations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Technology, Risk Management, or Economics.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Cost Accountant (CCA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA), or Financial Risk Manager (FRM) certification, or working toward one of these certifications.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product.
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships.
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to provide clear guidance to others.
• Ability to travel 50%, on average.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Business, Systems, or Accounting.
• Experience evaluating or documenting operational and financial internal controls, including controls supporting Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance.
• Experience as a user or administrator of SAP, Oracle, Workday, or JD Edwards enterprise resource planning finance and reporting applications.
• Experience completing projects involving process mapping, root-cause analysis, gap analysis, requirements gathering, requirements definition, financial modeling, or value mapping.