Senior Consultant, Finance & Accounting Operations
Vista Equity Partners
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • California, Illinois, New York, Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $130,000 - $150,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
ERPOracle
About the role
- Lead or support technical accounting advisory projects, including audit preparation, purchase accounting, and transaction support.
- Oversee finance system implementations and transformation efforts from project kick-off through post–go-live stabilization.
- Assess, document, and redesign finance and accounting processes across key cycles (order to cash, procure to pay, record to report, payroll, and revenue recognition).
- Provide systems optimization and integration advisory for financial applications, ensuring alignment with Vista best practices.
- Deliver insights and recommendations to improve month-end close and financial reporting processes, including automation and AI-enabled efficiencies.
- Develop and deliver training and enablement sessions for portfolio company finance teams.
- Partner with company executives, external auditors, and technology vendors to drive execution and ensure timely, high-quality outcomes.
- Facilitate cross-portfolio collaboration, enabling best-practice sharing across the Vista network.
Requirements
- BS/BA degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
- CPA, MPA, MBA, or equivalent certification strongly preferred.
- 4-6 years of experience in public accounting, finance transformation consulting, or corporate finance operations.
- Experience transforming finance systems, including ERP solutions such as NetSuite, Oracle, Intacct, SAP, and Workday.
- Strong understanding of finance processes—order to cash, procure to pay, general ledger, payroll, budgeting, forecasting, revenue recognition, and month-end close.
- Experience performing technical accounting analysis and preparing documentation for complex transactions.
- Demonstrated success driving business change through enabling technologies, including automation and AI in back-office processes.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Familiarity with AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude).
Benefits
- Other components may include an annual cash bonus and a comprehensive benefits package
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
technical accountingaudit preparationpurchase accountingtransaction supportfinance system implementationprocess redesignfinancial reportingautomationAI-enabled efficienciesfinance transformation
Soft skills
organizational skillsattention to detailproject managementcross-portfolio collaborationcommunicationtraining and enablementexecutive partnershipadaptabilityproblem-solvingtime management
Certifications
BS/BA degreeCPAMPAMBA