Consulting Director, Strategic, Finance & Innovation

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Toronto, ON
In-Office
185K-285K Annually
Expert/Leader
Consulting
The Role
The Consulting Director will lead strategic finance consulting projects, enhance client relationships, and manage teams, focusing on finance transformations and technology implementations.
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Role

Consulting Director, Strategic, Finance & Innovation  

Location: 

  • Location: Toronto, Canada/ Remote
  • Office Options: Hybrid – We expect 4 days of in-person work per month, allowing flexibility in choosing these days to accommodate client meetings, team syncs, and individual schedules.
  • Travel Expectations: 20-40% 

Who We Are:  

Clearsulting is a global consulting company with the motivation to deliver positive change through digital finance. Our team consists of finance specialists that bring experience and technical capabilities across the spectrum of finance, including financial close, digital reporting, risk advisory, treasury, source to pay and more. 

Clearsulting stands by its culture, shaped by our five Core Values: GRIT, Growth Mindset, Joy, Accountability, and Teamwork. Our unwavering dedication to these principles has garnered national recognition for our strong leadership, innovative approach, and outstanding workplace environment. Below are some of the awards and accolades that honor our commitment to excellence: 

  • Sunday Times Best Places to Work Award (2025)
  • ‘Great Place to Work’ Certified (2022-2025) 
  • Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Consulting (2022-2024)
  • Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America (2020-2023)

    What You’ll Do: 

    • Define and drive the practice's strategic direction, aligning services with client needs and market trends. 
    • Build and maintain strong relationships with senior executives, acting as a trusted advisor to address complex business challenges. 
    • Lead and oversee client engagements, ensuring the delivery of high-quality outcomes within scope, timeline, and budget including assessments, finance transformations, vendor selection, process improvement, finance & accounting operating model modernization, and technology implementations. 
    • Identify and pursue new business opportunities, prepare proposals, and lead pitches to secure consulting engagements. 
    • Mentor and develop consulting teams, fostering a culture of high performance, collaboration, and continuous learning. 
    • Provide insights and guidance on industry best practices, emerging trends, and innovative solutions to enhance client value. 
    • Optimize internal processes, tools, and methodologies to improve service delivery and team productivity. 
    • Help finance transformation and accounting executives solve complex business problems from strategy through execution focused on developing finance functional strategies, improving business performance and implementing new processes and technologies.  
    • Develop executive-level presentations to communicate complex issues and recommendations across processes, systems, and people 

    What You’ll Bring: 

    • Bachelor's or Master's degree in a business-related field of study 
    • 10+ years of finance management consulting experience in finance strategy and transformation, operating model design and shared services, process improvement, program management, and/or technology implementations.  
    • 5+ years of people management experience  
    • Functional finance and accounting expertise including thought leadership on industry trends and leading practices 
    • Willingness to continually take on challenging projects with new or ambiguous subject matter 
    • Strong project management experience, including: workplan creation and updates, milestone tracking, risk management, status updates, change management, and communicating with clients.  
    • Commercial acumen to generate and close opportunities in net new logo and existing account sales cycles.  
    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; clearly convey complex business concepts to executive audience free of grammatical errors, incorporating leading practices for business writing 
    • Strong leadership skills and executive presence. 
    • Foundational skillets in data and analytics technologies (i.e., Alteryx, Savant Labs, PowerBi, Tableau, Qlik, Python, VBA, SQL, Access, etc.)  

    Benefits that Benefit You:  

    We want to cultivate a thriving culture and company—and we know that your health and well-being matter. We offer a benefits package and perks for our team members that include:  

    • Medical, dental, and vision coverage  
    • Unlimited PTO  
    • Paid parental leave  
    • Retirement plans  
    • Flexible work environment  
    • Cell phone reimbursement  
    • Access to mental health apps  
    • Life insurance and disability coverage  
    • Opportunities for ad hoc bonuses 

    Excited about what we're doing but don't fit every requirement? No problem! At Clearsulting, we're forward-thinkers on a mission to redefine consulting excellence. We're all about diversity and inclusion, committed to assembling teams that mirror the world around us. So, if you're passionate about our mission, you could be the perfect fit for this role or another within our dynamic team. Don't hesitate to apply!  

    Learn more about Clearsulting by visiting https://www.clearsulting.com/careers/culture/   

    The compensation range for this position is $185,000 – $285,000 CAD. We are committed to ensuring our offers reflect the value each candidate brings to the role and compensation will be determined based upon several factors, including, skill level, relevant work experience, educational background, and alignment with industry standards. 

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    The Company
    HQ: Cleveland, OH
    233 Employees
    Year Founded: 2015

    What We Do

    Clearsulting is a consultancy whose mission is to help finance become a better partner to the business. With our innovative thinking, we’re able to develop sustainable solutions that allow teams to drive results and work better, together. We operate across North America and Europe, and specialize in enterprise performance management, finance effectiveness, record-to-report, risk advisory, and treasury services that take a digital-minded approach to push your business further.

    Clearsulting service offerings:
    Record-to-Report
    • R2R Process Improvement
    • R2R Optimization
    • Intercompany
    • System Design & Implementation

    Finance Effectiveness
    • Digital Finance
    • Shared Services and BPO Advisory
    • Financial Systems Strategy and Selection
    • Order-to-Cash
    • Procure-to-Pay
    • Tax
    • Analytics and Data Visualization

    Enterprise Performance Management
    • Financial Consolidation
    • Budgeting & Forecasting
    • Management Reporting & Analytics

    Treasury Management
    • Leading Practice Review & Roadmap
    • Treasury Technology
    • Bank Relationship Management
    • Risk Management
    • Payment Platforms & Technologies
    • Security & Controls

    Risk Advisory
    • Internal Audit Co-Sourcing & Outsourcing
    • Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
    • Digital Continuous Audit
    • Strategic Audits

    Technology Ecosystem
    • Alteryx
    • BlackLine
    • Coupa
    • Kyriba
    • OneStream
    • Workiva

    Marketplace awards and recognition:
    • Certified - Great Places to Work (2022)
    • Inc. 5000 "Fastest-Growing Private Companies" - Inc. (2021, 2020)
    • #1 "Best Small Firms to Work For"​ - Consulting Magazine (2019)
    • "Seven Small Jewels"​ - Consulting Magazine (2019, 2018)
    • Top 25 "Best Consulting Firms"​ - Vault (2019)

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