Practice Director - Finance and Accounting

Parson Consulting is an international consulting firm focused on realizing greater reliability, efficiency, and operational speed within the finance and business support functions of Global 1000 companies. We are a part of Management Consulting Group (MCG), the world's twelfth largest operational consulting firm with twenty-four offices across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Africa. Parson Consulting currently has eleven offices in the U.SPosition Overview:The Practice Director is responsible for the overall growth, profitability, staffing and management of the Practice in the local office as well at the region. The Practice Director will provide technical theory and expertise in the practice specialty in order to support clients and the internal practice. This position will also partner with the Managing Director in managing the overall growth and profitability of the office.Qualifications:•Demonstrated business development aptitude and desire with strong presentationskills
•Ability to build brand
•Consulting experience with a recognized professional services organization
•Financial/Accounting experience outside of a professional services organization
•Deep functional knowledge in Finance and Accounting and secondary experience in systems and process is desired.
•Personable with outstanding written and verbal communication skills
•Have network of relationships (book of business) and be able to drive revenue
•Demonstrated ability to build business; P&L responsibility
•Ability to analyze financial opportunities and mitigate risk
•Demonstrated history of large project management experience, including project planning and strategy development
•Personable with outstanding written and verbal communication skills
•Proven leadership ability, with a teaching/mentoring style
•PC literate, including experience in using software for producing presentations, spreadsheets and project planning (skilled in MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, and MS Project and Visio)
•College degree required; MBA and/or professional certification desirable
•Willingness to travelResponsibilities:Practice Development
•Complete needs assessment, requisition, interview and select consultants as well as run the project
•Develop overall strategy, budget, and tactical action plan for Practice
•Assist Managing Director with overall growth strategies for the office, including the financial management planning and analysisBusiness Development
•Determine pricing strategy and method, work plan, roles required to execute plan
•Able to leverage business contacts and drive revenue
•Develop, create and present proposal to client making any revisions until the go/no go decision is made
•Identify and contact subject matter expert or Engagement Manager to participate in proposal and run fulfillment
•Review and approve client invoices and changes in scope
•Conduct project wrap-up meeting to formally review deliverables and ensure client satisfaction with results
•Support Business Development Managers in business development, defining scope, setting objectives, developing solutions and closing
Service Delivery
•Conduct project prep meeting with team
•Determine high level approach to addressing client need including value proposition and cost benefit analysis
•Develop and/or oversee the development of project plans for all engagements
•Develop work plan
•Make final selection of project team and staff on Porthera
•Conduct �??project�?� orientation with team to update consultants on need/approach, etc
•Conduct internal and client kick-off meetings to review expectations, roles, communication, project plan etc
•Conduct milestone and deliverable review meetings per project•Technical oversight of projects, including quality assurance, resource planning, business development, project management. As market dictates, develop organizational strategies to support client and other constituency needsManagement and Practice Operations
•Complete communication plan for project (internal and external) detailing clear roles/responsibilities, issue management and escalation process
•Approve and conduct �??end of project�?� reviews for all team members
•Conduct consultant role model orientation
•Manage consultant performance including performance improvement plan and termination if necessary
•Manage, coach, guide and mentor Engagement Managers in development of Practice
•Direct Engagement Managers in all aspects of resource planning, management, project fulfillment, and assigning project lead for every engagement
•Hire, manage, develop, train, and direct consultants and Engagement Managers
•Approve all consultant salary increases for the Practice
•Celebrate successes of team/individuals.Other
•Perform other duties as assigned as is required for the operation of the business
•May be required to travel to client sites as needed
Parson Consulting offers an attractive base salary, commissions and excellent benefits.
Please apply online at http://www.parsonconsulting.com. Select �??Careers�?�, �??Apply Today�?� and then �??Click Here�?� to see openings and apply online.Parson Consulting is proud to be an EEO/AA employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.Please, no phone calls. We thank you and will be in contact should we see a possible match.www.parsonconsulting.com
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