Manager/Senior Manager, Consulting - Performance Improvement & Operational Excellence
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About the Role
MNP is seeking a Manager/Senior Manager for its Performance Improvement & Operational Excellence consulting team. You will lead finance transformation and process improvement projects, manage project financials, and mentor team members.
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Responsibilities
- Responsible for the delivery of consulting services such as business and finance process improvement and finance function organizational effectiveness studies.
- Execute business and financial process review and redesigns and other forms of project based management consulting assignments with the objectives of optimizations of service delivery.
- Responsible for leading multiple projects and project managers for the Performance Improvement Operations Team.
- Plan, conduct and provide leadership in data collection through primary, secondary, comparative and best practice research, including interviews, focus groups, facilitated workshops, surveys, review of client data, direct observation, and direct contacts.
- Accountable for managing project financials (use of resources, budgets, WIP, timely billing, collection, variance recognition).
- Facilitate collaboration with client engagement team prior to commencement of client work to discuss roles and responsibilities, risk areas and project metrics.
- Think strategically about client needs by quickly gaining an understanding of their business, their organization, operating environment, and key risks.
- Identify ways to maximize the relationship with clients and deliver added value.
- Maintain high quality control by reviewing work done from other team members for accuracy and completeness; provide feedback to team members.
- Monitor project timelines against targets, adjust where necessary; advise clients of project status and seek clarification on discrepancies, where applicable.
- Mentor, motivate and coach team members towards professional and personal development by setting clear expectations, providing feedback, and addressing performance issues promptly.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting option or other accounting training.
- Accounting designation required (CPA, CA or CMA or CPA, CGA).
- 5 to 7 years of consulting experience having managed Finance transformation or process improvement projects.
- Bilingual, speaking and writing (English and French).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong process mapping and documentation.
- Experience in business and practice development is considered an asset.
- Experience in project management is considered an asset.
- Strong computer literacy including effective working skills of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Some travel may be required.
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Overview
- Inspirational, innovative, and entrepreneurial this is how we describe our empowered teams. Combine your passion with purpose and join a culture that is thriving in the face of change.
- Make an impact with our Consulting Performance Improvement & Operational Excellence team as a Manager. This diverse team of professionals specializes in streamlining processes and discovering innovative ways to enhance efficiencies.
- MNP is proudly Canadian. Providing business strategies and solutions, we are a leading national accounting, tax and business advisory firm in Canada.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the delivery of consulting services such as business and finance process improvement and finance function organizational effectiveness studies.
- Execute business and financial process review and redesigns and other forms of project based management consulting assignments with the objectives of optimizations of service delivery: Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, Payroll, Acquire to Retire, Project Accounting, Financial close and reporting, Budge
- Responsible for leading multiple projects and project managers for the Performance Improvement Operations Team.
- Plan, conduct and provide leadership in data collection through primary, secondary, comparative and best practice research, including interviews, focus groups, facilitated workshops, surveys, review of client data, direct observation, and direct contacts.
- Accountable for managing project financials (use of resources, budgets, WIP, timely billing, collection, variance recognition).
- Facilitate collaboration with client engagement team prior to commencement of client work to discuss roles and responsibilities, risk areas and project metrics.
- Think strategically about client needs by quickly gaining an understanding of their business, their organization, operating environment, and key risks.
- Identify ways to maximize the relationship with clients and deliver added value.
- Maintain high quality control by reviewing work done from other team members for accuracy and completeness; provide feedback to team members.
- Monitor project timelines against targets, adjust where necessary; advise clients of project status and seek clarification on discrepancies, where applicable.
- Mentor, motivate and coach team members towards professional and personal development by setting clear expectations, providing feedback, and addressing performance issues promptly.
- Conduct formal, written annual performance reviews.
Skills and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting option or other accounting training. Accounting designation required (CPA, CA or CMA or CPA, CGA).
- 5 to 7 years of consulting experience having managed Finance transformation or process improvement projects.
- Bilingual, speaking and writing.
- Experience in business and practice development is considered an asset.
- Experience in project management is considered an asset.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong process mapping and documentation.
- Strong computer literacy including effective working skills of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Some travel may be required.
MyRewards@MNP
- You will be rewarded with generous base pay, vacation time, 4 paid personal days, a group pension plan with 4% matching, voluntary savings products, bonus programs, flexible benefits, mental health resources, exclusive access to perks and discounts, professional development assistance, MNP Universit
Diversity@MNP
- We embrace diversity as a core value and celebrate our differences. We believe each team member contributes unique gifts and amplifying their potential makes our business stronger. We encourage people with disabilities to apply!
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