Consulting Manager, Higher Education Strategy & Operations (Finance/Accounting/Budget)

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Van Buren, MI
130K-219K Annually
Senior level
Consulting
The Role
As a Consulting Manager, you will lead projects focused on finance operations in higher education, mentor junior staff, and drive strategic improvements.
Summary Generated by Built In

Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. We collaborate with education organizations to develop strategies and implement solutions that enable the transformative change our clients need to own their future. Together, we empower clients to drive innovation, create sustainable funding streams and deliver better student outcomes.
Today, leaders of higher education institutions and academic medical centers are spending too much time reacting to market forces, rather than focusing on the essential priorities that help students, faculty and staff thrive. The most productive path forward requires an intentional approach and innovative thinking, whereby stakeholders across the entire institution rally around a shared vision and embrace the hard work of effecting change.
You’ll help our clients to achieve organizational effectiveness, improve student outcomes, implement new technologies and align resources and investments to ensure long-term sustainability.
Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future.

Job Description Summary
The multi-faceted role you’ve been looking for… Managers play a vibrant, integral role at Huron. Their invaluable knowledge reflects in the projects they manage and the teams they lead. Known for being politically savvy, they build long-standing partnerships with clients, while collaborating with colleagues to solve their most important challenges. They plan, shape and deliver technology solutions that deliver results and seamlessly align with client goals, visions and missions. Remarkably versatile, our Managers also spend significant time mentoring junior staff on the engagement team—where they tirelessly share expertise as well as feedback and encouragement. This benefits Huron profoundly as it promotes a culture of respect, unity, collaboration and personal achievement.
Our environment inspires and rewards growth… As a Manager, you have the unique ability to specialize in certain areas of enterprise software products that showcase and employ your areas of expertise while pursuing your “career vision”. Huron is big enough to offer the opportunity and exposure you need for your career growth—but small enough to give you individual attention for your professional development. Every Manager adds to who we are as an organization—and the more you evolve, the more we do. An exciting career experience awaits you: It’s intense… it’s analytically rigorous… it’s practical… it’s entrepreneurial… it’s intellectually stimulating—and most definitely—it’s career-defining… It’s the Huron Way.
Let’s get to work – together.

Required:

  • U.S. work authorization required
  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance from an accredited college or university or equivalent work experience
  • Significant experience in accounting and finance roles within the consulting or higher education industry
  • Strong experience serving as a Program Controller, Accountant, Auditor, Assurance, or Financial Reporting capacity
  • Experience in budgeting and financial management
  • Experience in business strategy, operations & performance improvement
  • A passion for higher education
  • Ability to travel on a 50% basis annually; work extended hours as necessary

Preferred Requirements:

  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license
  • An MBA or other relevant advanced degree

Additional Job Description

The estimated base salary range for this job is $130,000 - $175,000.  The range represents a good faith estimate of the range that Huron reasonably expects to pay for this job at the time of the job posting. The actual salary paid to an individual will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to specific skills or certifications, years of experience, market changes, and required travel. This job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s annual incentive compensation program, which reflects Huron’s pay for performance philosophy.  Inclusive of annual incentive compensation opportunity, the total estimated compensation range for this job is $149,500 - $218,750. The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs. The salary range information provided is in accordance with applicable state and local laws regarding salary transparency that are currently in effect and may be implemented in the future. 

Posting CategoryEducation

Opportunity TypeRegular

CountryUnited States of America

Top Skills

Accounting
Business Strategy
Enterprise Software Products
Finance
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The Company
Chicago, IL
3,753 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2002

What We Do

Huron is a global consultancy that collaborates with clients to drive strategic growth, ignite innovation and navigate constant change. Through a combination of strategy, expertise and creativity, we help clients accelerate operational, digital and cultural transformation, enabling the change they need to own their future. By embracing diverse perspectives, encouraging new ideas and challenging the status quo, we create sustainable results for the organizations we serve.

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