Business Process Consultant - Financial Systems - 26-00591

Job Description

Job DescriptionJob Title: Business Process Consultant – Financial Systems

Location: Ocoee, FL
Duration: 5 months (with possibility of extension)

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Business Process Consultant with deep expertise in financial systems implementations and process optimization. This role focuses on analyzing, designing, implementing, and optimizing enterprise financial systems by aligning accounting, finance, and business processes with information technology solutions.

The ideal candidate is a strategic and detail-oriented professional who can act as a key liaison between Finance, Accounting, and IT, ensuring financial system solutions meet current operational needs while supporting future growth, scalability, and compliance.

Role Complexity

• Intermediate professional-level role

• Develops business rules and user requirements for financial systems

• Contributes as a senior team member on multiple projects and may lead select initiatives

• Coaches and mentors junior technical or business analysts

• Designs, evaluates, and maintains systems that support accurate financial and transactional data processing

• Applies industry best practices to evolving business, regulatory, and operational requirements

• Supports financial controls and compliance initiatives

• Prepares and presents project status updates to leadership

Key ResponsibilitiesFinancial Systems & Process Leadership

• Lead end-to-end business process analysis and redesign for financial system implementations, upgrades, and optimizations

• Translate accounting and finance requirements into clear system and process specifications

• Ensure financial systems support GAAP, regulatory, audit, and internal control requirements

• Serve as a subject matter expert for accounting workflows, financial controls, and data integrity throughout implementations

Business Process Engineering

• Document current-state financial processes and systems; identify gaps, risks, and inefficiencies

• Design future-state, standardized, and scalable financial processes aligned with enterprise strategy

• Define process performance metrics and reporting mechanisms

• Support transition activities including change management, knowledge transfer, and user adoption

Project & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as a lead or senior contributor on large, complex, enterprise-wide financial system projects

• Partner with Finance leadership, Accounting, IT teams, external vendors, and auditors

• Support project planning, prioritization, risk management, and issue resolution

• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior project team members

Strategic Advisory & Continuous Improvement

• Advise leadership on future-state financial systems, emerging technologies, and optimization opportunities

• Continuously assess financial processes to ensure alignment with changing business and regulatory needs

• Contribute to financial process roadmaps and integration with broader enterprise strategies

Qualifications & Requirements

• 8–10 years of progressive experience in systems integration and financial process consulting

• Strong expertise in financial systems and accounting principles

• Solid understanding of GAAP and regulatory compliance requirements

• Proven experience working with ERP platforms

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel for data analysis, reporting, and reconciliation

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to present to both technical and executive audiences

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or a related field

• CPA or similar professional certification strongly preferred