Life Sciences Finance Reinvention Partner - Manager

Job description

We Are: Life Sciences Finance Reinvention Partner works with Finance executives to drive value across the enterprise. As Finance leaders move into business partner roles, they need processes, technology and people to help drive efficiencies, manage costs, improve profitability, and identify new areas of opportunity. We’ve got the deep industry experience, functional proficiency, insightful analytics, and the digital technology leadership to help our clients reinvent themselves. Whether we are driving process reinvention through agentic AI, transforming the digital core, or harnessing the power of GenAI, we solve our clients’ toughest problems. You are: A finance transformation leader with deep exposure to Life Sciences business models, capable of advising Finance leadership across all end-to-end Finance processes including Record to Report, Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, FP&A, Tax, and Treasury, with a focus on industry specific R&D, Commercial, and Supply Chain Finance domains. You bring hand-on experience translating operating complexity into scalable finance processes, data models, and enabling technologies in Pharma, MedTech / Medical Devices and Medical Distribution industries. The work: Help clients modernize their finance functions by consulting with internal and external teams to set vision, strategy, goals, and key outcomes. Clinical / R&D Finance transformation including portfolio prioritization and pipeline strategy and trial cost planning and management Commercial Finance, including Gross to Net Finance sales initiatives Supply Chain Finance initiatives, including standard cost design and integration of manufacturing, quality, and finance data Understand the client’s challenges and use knowledge of related leading practices, to provide solutions to complex business problems Serve as a Subject Matter Advisor for other Accenture projects and proposals based on your area of expertise to drive business development activities. Manage risk, project economics, deliverable content, and ensure client buy-in. Be a trusted advisor to leadership. Encourage innovation from team members; support their ideas and career goals. Create strategies and blueprints that use advanced operating models, processes, and emerging technologies to improve operations and re-define how work gets done Oversee clients’ digital transformations, help them drive efficiency, effectiveness, experience, and growth: identify needed skillsets, data, operating models, process automation, analytics, workflows, and enabling technology (i.e. FinTech apps, AI/ML/GenAI/Agentic AI, etc). Find modern technology and data solutions for clients and share best practices across the industry. Help Grow the practice by participating in key business development activities and cycles Stay on top of current trends, technologies, and regulations influencing digital finance, analytics, and the CFO ecosystem. Drive incremental sales by leading and assembling the requisite teams to respond to proposals Here’s what you need: Minimum 5 years of finance management consulting experience Minimum 5 years of functional experience in Finance operations, such as Financial Close, External Reporting, Intercompany, Consolidations, Order-to-Cash or Invoice-to-Pay, FP&A, etc Minimum 3 years of experience with leading finance ERP/EPM platforms (i.e. SAP, Oracle, Workday, Anaplan, OneStream) Minimum 3 years of experience leading projects and/or small to mid-size teams (10-15 people) Minimum 3 years’ experience with Finance function, operating models and supporting organization structures, (analytics, forecasting, core finance) Bachelor's degree in one of the following: Economics, Finance, or Business Administration Bonus points if: Demonstrated ability to clearly communicate with clients, lead client workshops, document requirements, and articulate the value proposition and business case Solid understanding of the and process best practices (Designing finance, accounting, planning, forecasting, reporting solutions) Demonstrated ability to clearly communicate with clients, lead client workshops, document requirements, and articulate the value proposition and business case Experience or understanding of automation, including RPA, Applied Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, GenAI, or Agentic AI for Finance You’ve worked with these FinTech solutions: Anaplan, Hyperion, BPC, OBIEE, Tableau, and Fusion You’re a pro when it comes to improving engagement – for the business, a practice, or people development You’re a great leader or functional team member on ERP implementations and know your way around SAP, Oracle, and/or Workday You have worked with Finance function enabling technologies such as Blackline, Workiva, and Trintech You have defined and shaped a company’s financial, management, or regulatory reporting; and / or have experience developing Finance Master Data strategy You’ve got an MBA after your name or another type of advanced degree or an accounting designation (i.e., CPA, CA, etc.) Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below. We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 12/08/2026. Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here: U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture Role Location Annual Salary Range California $94,400 to $293,800 Colorado $94,400 to $253,800 Connecticut $94,400 to $253,800 District of Columbia $100,500 to $270,300 Illinois $87,400 to $253,800 Maine $80,400 to $216,200 Maryland $94,400 to $253,800 Massachusetts $94,400 to $270,300 Minnesota $94,400 to $253,800 New York $87,400 to $293,800 New Jersey $100,500 to $293,800 Ohio $87,400 to $235,000 Virginia $87,400 to $270,300 Washington $100,500 to $270,300 About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.Visit us at www.accenture.com W