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DLC

Project-based finance and accounting consulting

Finance Transformation & M&A Integration Consultant

Financial & Transaction AdvisoryConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeChicago, IL, USAHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related area is required.
  • An MBA and/or CPA is required, or the candidate must be in process of obtaining one.
  • Strong knowledge of United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) is required.
  • Demonstrated success leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning, or advanced automation tools within finance or financial planning and analysis workflows is required.
  • Strong hands-on experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) platforms and implementations is required.
  • A proven track record of executing financial post-merger integrations is required.
  • Eight or more years of progressive experience, including experience within a Fortune 1000 company, is required.
  • Experience in accounting, finance, financial planning and analysis, reporting, systems, or transformation is required.
  • The candidate must be able to adapt across different clients, industries, and business needs.
  • Strong analytical, project management, and communication skills are required.
  • The candidate must be comfortable working with senior stakeholders.
  • The candidate must be willing to take on high-visibility work in a consulting environment.

Responsibilities

  • Lead Day 1 readiness and post-merger financial integration across accounting, financial planning and analysis, and treasury functions.
  • Evaluate core financial workflows to standardize, automate, and modernize operations across newly acquired and existing enterprise units.
  • Identify and deploy artificial-intelligence-driven solutions, including predictive forecasting, natural-language financial reporting, generative AI tools, and automated reconciliations, to optimize financial planning and analysis capabilities.
  • Partner with information technology, data engineering, and enterprise applications teams to guide enterprise resource planning implementations, financial data model harmonization, and system consolidation using platforms such as SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, and Workday.
  • Manage day-to-day financial planning and analysis budgeting, forecasting, and reporting; build consolidated and scenario financial models; track synergy realization; and conduct cross-functional financial planning to meet post-acquisition performance targets.
  • Direct governance committees, executive reporting, and cross-functional change initiatives across matrixed business units.
  • Support clients with accounting and finance initiatives involving reporting, compliance, forecasting, systems implementations and transformations, process improvements, and interim leadership.

Desired Qualifications

  • Public accounting experience is strongly preferred.

About the Company

DLC

Project-based finance and accounting consulting

DLC is a finance and accounting consulting firm that provides project-based CFO-focused services. It offers hands-on engagements in accounting, financial reporting, FP&A, systems implementation, interim financial management, and M&A support, with consultants actively involved through the project lifecycle. The firm differentiates itself by staying within a narrow finance/accounting scope, using a project-based delivery model, and employing long-term salaried consultants for stability. Its goal is to act as an extension of the client’s finance team, delivering results that improve financial operations and support strategic initiatives across a national client base from startups to Fortune 1000 companies.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$14M
Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA
Founded
1993

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