Strategic Finance Manager Jobs in Chicago, IL

Join Deloitte's Finance Transformation team and help clients modernize the finance function. As a Consultant, Finance Strategy, you will support Finance and Technology leaders in shaping strategies across operations, technology, data, and artificial intelligence. You will help organizations improve decision-making, manage risk, and deliver measurable business value through large-scale transformation.

Recruiting for this role ends on 12/31/2026.

Work you'll do

As a Consultant, Finance Strategy on the Finance Transformation team, you will be responsible for:

• Assessing finance capabilities, operating models, and processes to identify improvement opportunities
• Supporting development of finance strategies, business cases, transformation roadmaps, and capital allocation analyses
• Evaluating finance technology architectures, including enterprise resource planning (ERP), enterprise performance management (EPM), cloud, data, and integration approaches
• Performing cost and spend analyses to identify inefficiencies and support cost optimization initiatives
• Supporting transformation workstreams through analysis, stakeholder coordination, and development of recommendations for client leadership

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

• 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

The team

Our Finance Strategy offering acts as the gateway to the evolving CFO agenda, guiding executive clients in reimagining organizational capabilities through deep finance expertise. From operations to business partnering, we deliver trusted, efficient, and value-centric outcomes for global enterprises. Our services include strategy development, road mapping, strategic PMO, enterprise value creation, and finance automation and innovation.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or Information Systems
• 2+ years of experience in finance, accounting, or consulting in one or more of the following: finance strategy, finance transformation, finance technology architecture, finance data and artificial intelligence, capital strategy, or cost optimization
• Experience in financial modeling or business case development
• Experience supporting transformation project workstreams
• Experience with finance technology or architecture strategy, including enterprise resource planning (ERP), enterprise performance management (EPM), or artificial intelligence (AI)
• Ability to travel 50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Preferred:

• Experience with SAP, Oracle, Workday, Anaplan, or OneStream
• Experience with Power BI or Tableau
• Experience with Microsoft Visio and Microsoft PowerPoint
• Experience supporting finance technology, data, or artificial intelligence initiatives
• Experience overseeing project resources or junior team members
• Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science in Finance, or another master's degree

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $91,100 to $179,500.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.