Remote Finance Consultant Jobs
Remote finance consultant jobs are open across the U.S. at remote-first firms, distributed financial services teams, and consultancies that operate without a central office, covering sectors from private equity and corporate finance to SaaS and healthcare. Employers hiring remotely right now include Attain Partners, Western Computer, and Sony Interactive Entertainment. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Responsibilities:
- Support final deployment activities, move to production, stabilization, and transition to ongoing operations for a Workday go live.
- Serve as a senior Finance resource in the Workday program, working with other stakeholders in PMO, Supply Chain, Digital & Information Services, and operations.
- Provide hands-on support for cutover execution, financial validation, issue resolution, business readiness, and post-production stabilization.
- Provide senior functional expertise across Workday Financial Management, with particular emphasis on: accounts payable and supplier accounts, supplier invoice processing, settlement and payment processing, banking and cash management, general ledger accounting, financial accounting and reporting, procurement-to-pay processes, accounting journals and operational accounting, business assets, expenses, and other related finance functions.
- Support the execution of the Workday Finance cutover plan.
- Coordinate finance cutover activities across accounts payable, accounting, treasury, integrations, data conversion, and reporting.
- Assist with legacy-system shutdown activities, transaction freezes, final processing deadlines, data extracts, conversions, and opening balance activities.
- Support the conversion and validation of suppliers, open invoices, purchase orders, accounting balances, banking information, payment data, and other finance-related records.
- Execute or coordinate cutover reconciliations between legacy applications, conversion files, Workday, and financial control totals.
- Identify cutover risks, unresolved dependencies, and readiness gaps, and escalate them with clear recommendations.
- Provide hands-on functional support during Workday production deployment and go-live.
- Monitor critical finance business processes.
- Validate that priority transactions can be completed successfully, including supplier invoices, approvals, accounting entries, settlements, payments, and financial reporting.
- Assist users with transaction questions, process navigation, and unexpected system behavior.
- Work closely with functional, technical, integration, reporting, security, and data teams to isolate defects and determine root causes.
- Provide daily support during the defined post-go-live hypercare period.
- Facilitate or participate in finance issue-triage sessions, command center meetings, and stabilization reviews.
- Track defects, incidents, questions, workarounds, decisions, and action items through resolution.
- Analyze recurring issues to identify root causes and recommend sustainable corrective actions.
- Build effective working relationships with Finance leaders, process owners, operational teams, Workday resources, and third-party partners.
- Communicate status, risks, decisions, dependencies, and expectations clearly to both project and operational audiences.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience supporting Finance, Accounting, Accounts Payable, or financial systems.
- 2+ years of hands-on Workday Financial Management experience.
- Participation in at least one full Workday Financial Management implementation or production deployment, including cutover, go-live, or hypercare required.
- Demonstrated functional experience with Workday Finance business processes and accounting impacts.
- Strong understanding of Accounts Payable, Supplier invoicing, Payment processing, Reconciliations, Accounting controls, Procurement-to-pay processes.
- Experience executing cutover plans, validating converted data, reconciling financial information, and resolving production issues.
- Experience working with complex, integrated ERP environments and automated financial processes.
- Working knowledge of GAAP, internal controls, and financial reconciliation practices.
- Ability to analyze issues across system configuration, data, integrations, reporting, business processes, and user adoption.
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft 365, particularly Excel and Teams.
- Strong organization, prioritization, project management, and documentation skills.
Here is more information:
Position: Workday Finance Consultant
Term: 6+ month contract with possible extension
Schedule: Remote, Monday-Friday 8am-5pm CST
Location: Chicago, IL 60612
Pay: $70-100/hr
Responsibilities:
- Support final deployment activities, move to production, stabilization, and transition to ongoing operations for a Workday go live.
- Serve as a senior Finance resource in the Workday program, working with other stakeholders in PMO, Supply Chain, Digital & Information Services, and operations.
- Provide hands-on support for cutover execution, financial validation, issue resolution, business readiness, and post-production stabilization.
- Provide senior functional expertise across Workday Financial Management, with particular emphasis on: accounts payable and supplier accounts, supplier invoice processing, settlement and payment processing, banking and cash management, general ledger accounting, financial accounting and reporting, procurement-to-pay processes, accounting journals and operational accounting, business assets, expenses, and other related finance functions.
- Support the execution of the Workday Finance cutover plan.
- Coordinate finance cutover activities across accounts payable, accounting, treasury, integrations, data conversion, and reporting.
- Assist with legacy-system shutdown activities, transaction freezes, final processing deadlines, data extracts, conversions, and opening balance activities.
- Support the conversion and validation of suppliers, open invoices, purchase orders, accounting balances, banking information, payment data, and other finance-related records.
- Execute or coordinate cutover reconciliations between legacy applications, conversion files, Workday, and financial control totals.
- Identify cutover risks, unresolved dependencies, and readiness gaps, and escalate them with clear recommendations.
- Provide hands-on functional support during Workday production deployment and go-live.
- Monitor critical finance business processes.
- Validate that priority transactions can be completed successfully, including supplier invoices, approvals, accounting entries, settlements, payments, and financial reporting.
- Assist users with transaction questions, process navigation, and unexpected system behavior.
- Work closely with functional, technical, integration, reporting, security, and data teams to isolate defects and determine root causes.
- Provide daily support during the defined post-go-live hypercare period.
- Facilitate or participate in finance issue-triage sessions, command center meetings, and stabilization reviews.
- Track defects, incidents, questions, workarounds, decisions, and action items through resolution.
- Analyze recurring issues to identify root causes and recommend sustainable corrective actions.
- Build effective working relationships with Finance leaders, process owners, operational teams, Workday resources, and third-party partners.
- Communicate status, risks, decisions, dependencies, and expectations clearly to both project and operational audiences.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience supporting Finance, Accounting, Accounts Payable, or financial systems.
- 2+ years of hands-on Workday Financial Management experience.
- Participation in at least one full Workday Financial Management implementation or production deployment, including cutover, go-live, or hypercare required.
- Demonstrated functional experience with Workday Finance business processes and accounting impacts.
- Strong understanding of Accounts Payable, Supplier invoicing, Payment processing, Reconciliations, Accounting controls, Procurement-to-pay processes.
- Experience executing cutover plans, validating converted data, reconciling financial information, and resolving production issues.
- Experience working with complex, integrated ERP environments and automated financial processes.
- Working knowledge of GAAP, internal controls, and financial reconciliation practices.
- Ability to analyze issues across system configuration, data, integrations, reporting, business processes, and user adoption.
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft 365, particularly Excel and Teams.
- Strong organization, prioritization, project management, and documentation skills.
Here is more information:
Position: Workday Finance Consultant
Term: 6+ month contract with possible extension
Schedule: Remote, Monday-Friday 8am-5pm CST
Location: Chicago, IL 60612
Pay: $70-100/hr
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Staffing & Recruiting
- Technology & Software
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote finance consultant jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related business field
- Proficiency in financial modeling, forecasting, and variance analysis
- Experience with Excel, financial planning tools, or business intelligence software
- CPA, CFA, or MBA credential preferred for senior or specialized roles
- Ability to present financial findings and recommendations to non-financial stakeholders
- Three or more years of experience in financial analysis, consulting, or advisory work
Tips for Your Remote Finance Consultant Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote finance consultant openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your skills and apply directly. Remote postings often fill faster than on-site ones, so moving early matters.
Show async communication skills up front
Remote finance teams run on written updates, shared documents, and clear handoffs. Lead your resume and cover letter with examples of delivering financial analysis, recommendations, or model outputs asynchronously, without in-person check-ins.
Build a portfolio of financial deliverables
Remote employers can't observe how you work, so they evaluate what you produce. Prepare two or three sample deliverables, such as a financial model, a variance analysis, or a board-ready memo, that you can share or describe in interviews.
Get fluent in remote finance tools
Distributed finance teams rely heavily on cloud platforms like NetSuite, Adaptive Insights, Vena, or Anaplan alongside collaborative spreadsheet environments. Naming and demonstrating proficiency with the tools a target company uses shortens the perceived ramp-up time for a remote hire.
Remote Finance Consultant Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote finance consultant job?
Target companies that already operate distributed finance teams, such as remote-first consultancies, fintech companies, and fast-growing SaaS businesses. Remote employers screen for self-direction, strong written communication, and proficiency with cloud-based financial tools like NetSuite, Adaptive Insights, or Excel Online. Candidates who demonstrate async collaboration skills and can show documented results, not just duties, stand out consistently.
Which companies hire remote finance consultants?
Employers currently hiring remote finance consultants include Attain Partners, Western Computer, and Sony Interactive Entertainment, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Remote-first consultancies, distributed private equity-backed portfolio companies, and growth-stage tech firms make up a large share of consistent remote hiring in this role.
Can you get a remote finance consultant job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level finance consultant roles are harder to land because employers expect you to work independently from day one with minimal oversight. Remote-first boutique firms and early-stage startups are more open to junior candidates. Showing a completed financial model, a freelance project, or a relevant certification gives hiring managers something concrete to evaluate in place of full-time experience.
Do you need a degree for remote finance consultant jobs?
Not always. Many remote employers value demonstrated financial modeling skills, relevant certifications like the CFA or CPA, and a portfolio of real client or project work alongside or even instead of a four-year degree. Remote roles shift the emphasis toward what you can produce independently, so documented results carry significant weight in the screening process.
Which industries hire the most remote finance consultants?
Most remote finance consultant openings sit in Staffing & Recruiting and Technology & Software, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors rely on distributed teams and regularly bring in finance consultants to handle FP&A, budgeting, and strategic analysis without requiring on-site presence.
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