Our clients have articulated an AI strategy but need a senior operational leader who can turn that strategy into a working reality. This is a hands-on advisory role for a consultant who understands both the business and technical dimensions of AI deployment and can help organizations build the infrastructure, governance, and workflows needed to extract measurable value from AI investments. The right candidate has done this before, can move quickly, and knows how to align a leadership team around a credible AI operating model.
Responsibilities:
- Assess the client's current AI maturity, tooling, and workflow gaps across priority business functions
- Develop or refine an AI operationalization roadmap with clear milestones, owners, and success metrics
- Define AI governance frameworks including data access policies, model oversight protocols, and risk management standards
- Identify and prioritize high-ROI AI use cases within finance, accounting, operations, and client service delivery
- Partner with technology vendors and internal IT to evaluate, select, and configure AI tools appropriate to the client's scale and infrastructure
- Translate AI strategy into role-level workflow changes and lead cross-functional working sessions to design new operating procedures
- Build internal AI capability by advising on hiring profiles, team structures, and upskilling programs
- Establish dashboards and reporting cadences to track AI initiative performance against business outcomes
- Serve as a thought partner and strategic advisor to senior leadership throughout the engagement
Qualifications:
- 10+ years of experience in strategy, operations, or management consulting with at least 3 years focused on AI or advanced analytics implementation
- Demonstrated ability to operationalize AI strategies within finance, accounting, or professional services environments
- Experience building or advising on AI governance structures and responsible AI policies
- Strong command of the AI and automation tool landscape relevant to mid-market organizations (workflow automation, GenAI productivity tools, data analytics platforms)
- Ability to work at both the strategic and operational level, translating executive vision into actionable execution plans
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills with experience driving alignment across executive teams and functional leaders
Skills Required
- 10+ years of experience in strategy, operations, or management consulting
- At least 3 years focused on AI or advanced analytics implementation
- Experience building or advising on AI governance structures
- Strong command of the AI and automation tool landscape
- Experience translating executive vision into actionable execution plans
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills
What We Do
GHJ is an accounting and advisory firm that specializes in nonprofit, food and beverage, entertainment and media and health and wellness companies. Previous recipient of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Employee Champion For Life Work Harmony Award and named a “Best Places to Work” by the Los Angeles Business Journal eight times since 2008, GHJ is passionate about helping clients and its people #BeMore by focusing on building thriving businesses and creating a better future. GHJ works as a business advocate for its clients — providing personalized service and building long-term relationships to help position our clients for growth. Through its affiliation with HLB International, a global network of independent professional accounting firms and business advisers, GHJ is able to partner with other top firms across major cities throughout the U.S. and the world. GHJ’s audit, tax and advisory teams leverage the HLB network to better serve its clients and give clients access to member firms in over 158 countries across the globe and over 775 offices worldwide. Also ranked as a top-20 largest accounting firm on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Book of Lists, GHJ has 15 partners and more than 160 staff members that serve over 3,000 clients. GHJ is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center (GAQC), the California Society of CPAs and the California Association of Nonprofits (CalNonprofit).
