Finance Consultant Jobs in USA with Visa Sponsorship
Finance Consultant roles qualify for H-1B visa and TN visa sponsorship when the position requires a bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field. Employers file a Labor Condition Application before sponsoring, and many large consulting firms have active LCA filing histories you can verify before applying.
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- 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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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Finance Consultant
Frame your credentials around specialty occupation
Finance Consultant roles must meet the specialty occupation standard, so document that your degree field directly matches the job duties. A finance or accounting degree with coursework in analysis, modeling, or advisory work strengthens your case against an RFE.
Use OFLC Wage Search before salary negotiations
Your employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for your specific Finance Consultant role and location. Pull the Level II or III wage from OFLC Wage Search before you negotiate, so you know the floor the LCA must certify and can benchmark accordingly.
Target firms with PERM and LCA filing history
Consulting firms that have filed PERM labor certifications for finance roles are more likely to sponsor long-term. Cross-reference public DOL disclosure data to identify which employers have filed for comparable titles, not just for your exact job name.
Find sponsors through Migrate Mate's verified employer database
Searching for Finance Consultant roles on Migrate Mate surfaces employers with verified LCA sponsorship history, so you're not cold-applying to firms that don't sponsor. Filter by city and role to focus your outreach on confirmed sponsors.
Clarify the offer letter before the LCA is filed
Your employer files the LCA before submitting the I-129 petition to USCIS. Confirm the job title, duties, and worksite address in your offer letter match what's on the LCA exactly. Discrepancies between documents are a common source of delays and RFEs.
Verify your O*NET classification supports the role
Finance Consultant maps to specific occupation codes in O*NET that inform how USCIS evaluates specialty occupation. If your employer uses a broad or vague job title, ensure the job description's duties align with the finance analyst or management analyst profiles in O*NET.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Finance Consultant role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, if the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as finance, accounting, economics, or business administration. The key is that the degree requirement must be specific to the role, not a general preference. If the employer accepts any bachelor's degree for the position, USCIS may issue an RFE challenging the specialty occupation classification.
Which visas can sponsor a Finance Consultant working in the U.S.?
The H-1B is the most common path for Finance Consultants, covering an initial three-year period extendable to six, with dual intent allowed. Canadian and Mexican nationals may qualify for TN visa status under the economist or accountant categories on the USMCA list, provided the role and degree match. Australian nationals can apply for the E-3 visa, which requires an LCA and a specialty occupation but has no lottery.
How do I find Finance Consultant employers who actually sponsor visas?
Migrate Mate lists Finance Consultant roles from employers with verified LCA sponsorship history, so you can focus on firms that have already demonstrated willingness to sponsor rather than guessing from job postings. Large consulting, banking, and financial services firms tend to have the most active filing histories for this title.
Does the type of consulting work affect my H-1B eligibility as a Finance Consultant?
It can. Finance Consultants placed at third-party client sites face additional USCIS scrutiny under the employer-employee relationship standard. Your sponsoring employer must demonstrate they retain control over your work, including the right to hire, fire, supervise, and assign duties. Project-based placements at client sites require stronger documentation of that control, so make sure your employer is prepared to support this in the petition.
Can a Finance Consultant use an EB-2 or EB-3 green card pathway?
Yes. Finance Consultant roles typically qualify under EB-3 skilled worker or EB-2 if the position requires an advanced degree or the candidate demonstrates exceptional ability. Most employer-sponsored green card cases for this title go through PERM labor certification first, which requires DOL to certify that no qualified U.S. workers are available. Priority date backlogs vary significantly by country of birth, with India-born applicants facing multi-year waits.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Finance Consultant jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.