Stout

Financial Services

Manager,CFOAdvisory

$87–195k Chicago, Illinois, United States FULL TIME
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Manager, CFO Advisory at Stout. Skills: FP&A, Strategic Finance, CFO Services, Financial Modeling. Lead strategic FP&A engagements. Design budgeting and forecasting processes”

What You'll Achieve.

Exceed client expectations; Drive actionable decision support; Improve speed and quality of reporting; Improve speed and quality of forecasting

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Analytical skills; Quantitative skills; Data-driven strategies

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

8+ years of experience

Nice to Have

Exposure to private equity-backed businesses, Transaction diligence experience, Post-close integration experience

What You'll Do.

Lead strategic FP&A engagements

Design budgeting and forecasting processes

Develop driver-based financial modeling

Create long-range planning

Implement management reporting frameworks

Provide actionable decision support

Develop performance visibility solutions

Select KPIs and metrics

Design management reporting

Build dashboard visualization tools

Collaborate with finance transformation teams

Advise on Order-to-Cash processes

Advise on Procure-to-Pay processes

Advise on Record-to-Report processes

Support transaction-oriented engagements

Perform buy-side financial due diligence

Perform sell-side financial due diligence

Conduct quality of earnings analysis

Assess FP&A readiness

Lead post-acquisition integration workstreams

Plan Day 1/Day 100 integration

Support Integration Management Office

Build standalone reporting

Harmonize FP&A processes

Lead carve-out engagements

Separate FP&A functions

Separate reporting structures

Separate shared services

Advise on interim FP&A leadership

Provide hands-on support

Identify data automation solutions

Implement analytics solutions

Improve financial reporting speed

Improve forecasting process quality

Drive business development

Manage client relationships

Create thought leadership

Optimize planning processes

Build cash flow forecasts

Perform pricing analysis

Perform profitability analysis

Create scenario frameworks

Create sensitivity frameworks

Develop management reporting packages

Develop KPI dashboards

Translate financial results

Provide decision support

Build 13-week cash flow models

Analyze working capital

Recommend organizational design

Support clients in interim FP&A leadership

Lead finance process assessments

Lead finance process transformation

Identify operational inefficiencies

Design scalable process improvements

Design technology-enabled improvements

Deliver holistic finance transformation

Advise on shared services design

Optimize finance operating models

Standardize technology-aligned processes

Support financial due diligence

Assess management reporting quality

Lead integration planning

Execute finance integration

Establish IMO practices

Develop IMO playbooks

Assist with pre-close readiness

Separate finance functions from parent entities

Translate transaction findings

Bridge diligence insights

Drive value creation initiatives

Advise clients on ERPs

Optimize FP&A reporting

Leverage data automation tools

Leverage visualization tools

Build repeatable financial reporting solutions

Build repeatable forecasting solutions

Recommend CPM planning technologies

Recommend EPM planning technologies

Train junior team members

Mentor junior team members

Develop junior team members

Foster analytical rigor

Foster client-service excellence

Contribute to FP&A service offerings

Develop intellectual property

Participate in business development

Cultivate relationships with sponsors

Cultivate relationships with CFOs

Cultivate relationships with intermediaries

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Client relationships; PE sponsors; Intermediaries

Communication Scope

Client communication; Stakeholder alignment; Proposal presentations; Thought leadership

Process & Methodology

FP&A process design, Integration management, Project leadership

Full Job Description

**At Stout, we’re dedicated to exceeding expectations in all we do – we call it Relentless Excellence** ®**. Both our client service and culture are second to none, stemming from our firmwide embrace of our core values: Positive and Team-Oriented, Accountable, Committed, Relationship-Focused, Super-Responsive, and being Great communicators. Sound like a place you can grow and succeed? Read on to learn more about an exciting opportunity to join our team.** Stout’s Accounting & Reporting Advisory practice is expanding its Strategic Finance & FP&A team within the CFO Services group. The Vice President title is equivalent to a Manager-level role, typically requiring 8+ years of experience. This is a market-facing position for a senior professional who will build client relationships, lead engagements, and collaborate cross-functionally across Stout’s broader finance transformation and transaction advisory platform. This role is well-suited for a professional services individual with industry FP&A experience that is eager to bring that operating experience into a consulting environment. Exposure to private equity-backed businesses, transaction diligence, and post-close integration are strongly preferred. Title: Manager is Equivalent to our Vice President title. **Impact You 'll Make:** * Lead strategic FP&A engagements spanning budgeting and forecasting process design, driver-based financial modeling, long-range planning, and management reporting frameworks — with an emphasis on actionable decision support for CFOs and PE sponsors. * Develop and deliver performance visibility solutions for clients, including KPI/metric selection, management reporting design, and dashboard-based visualization tools. * Collaborate with broader finance transformation teams, advising clients across core business processes: Order-to-Cash (OTC), Procure-to-Pay (PTP), and Record-to-Report (RTR). * Support transaction-oriented engagements, including buy-side and sell-side financial due diligence

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