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At Cherry Bekaert we create shared success through teamwork, energy, and expertise. We approach today’s toughest business challenges with a client-first mindset, working together to create exceptional value. We are all committed to making a difference for our people, our clients, our community, and our professions. To meet this commitment, Cherry Bekaert will provide you with the space to pursue growth and development opportunities that will guide and support you at each stage of your personal and professional journey.\nCherry Bekaert’s Risk Advisory practice is evolving as quickly as the challenges our clients face, delivering innovative solutions and strategic guidance that help organizations scale with confidence. As a result of our continued growth, a position has been created for a Manager (Operational Transformation) to lead client-facing initiatives that improve critical processes, strengthen operational readiness, and help organizations translate transformational change into practical, sustainable ways of working. If you have demonstrated experience leveraging your project management skills and a problem-solving mindset at the intersection of business processes, technology, people, risk, and controls (particularly within manufacturing, transportation and logistics) … keep reading.\nAs a Manager (Operational Transformation), you will:\nLead operational transformation and process optimization engagements from planning through execution, translating complex business challenges into practical, scalable solutions\nAssess and redesign end-to-end business processes, including Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, Hire-to-Retire, and Record-to-Report, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, controls, accountability, and scalability\nBuild and manage comprehensive project plans that define workstreams, milestones, dependencies, risks, deliverables, and stakeholder responsibilities\nHelp clients navigate the operational impact of technology transformation, including evaluating process and control implications, developing test plans, and preparing organizations for successful deployment and operational readiness\nDevelop the tools that make transformation sustainable, including standard operating procedures, work instructions, job aids, change documentation, operational readiness assessments, and KPI frameworks\nAdvise clients on organizational and operating-model improvements, identifying opportunities to optimize resources, clarify roles and responsibilities, and build processes that support continued growth\nTranslate detailed analysis into executive-level insights, developing clear recommendations, presentations, and summaries for senior executives and boards while helping stakeholders understand business implications and recommended actions\nLead client teams through ambiguity and change, looking beyond individual process gaps to identify broader solutions and opportunities for transformational improvement\nManage engagement delivery and develop team members, balancing project quality, client expectations, budgets, timelines, and coaching responsibilities\nWhat you bring to the role:\nBachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Accounting, Finance, or a related business discipline\n5+ years of experience leading or executing operational transformation, process improvement, project management, risk advisory, or related consulting initiatives\nDemonstrated experience mapping, assessing, and improving complex business processes, with the ability to move beyond identifying problems to designing practical solutions\nExperience supporting transformation initiatives involving technology or system change, with particular strength in operational readiness, downstream process impacts, controls, and business adoption\nExperience developing project plans, test plans, SOPs, work instructions, job aids, change documentation, operational KPI frameworks, and executive-level presentations\nA strong project management and operational mindset, with the ability to take ownership of workstreams, think strategically, solve problems, and drive initiatives forward with limited oversight\nThe ability to communicate complex operational issues and recommendations clearly to audiences ranging from process owners to senior executives and boards\nAbility to travel as needed, not expected to exceed 25%\nAdditional, preferred qualifications:\nExperience in manufacturing, transportation, and/or logistics is strongly preferred\nExperience with risk management, internal controls, COSO, SOX, or related frameworks is valuable, but success in this role requires an operations-first mindset rather than a traditional audit-first approach\nWhat you can expect from us:\nOur shared values that foster inclusion and belonging including uncompromising integrity, collaboration, trust, and mutual respect\n\nThe opportunity to innovate and do work that motivates and engages you\n\nA collaborative environment focused on enabling you to further your career growth and continuous professional development\n\nCompetitive compensation and a total rewards package that focuses on all aspects of your wellbeing\n\nFlexibility to do impactful work and the time to enjoy your life outside of work\n\nOpportunities to connect and learn from professionals from different backgrounds and with different cultures\n\nBenefits Information:\nCherry Bekaert cares about our people. We offer competitive compensation packages based on performance that recognize the value our people bring to our clients and our Firm. The salary range for this position is included below. Individual salaries within this range are determined by a variety of factors including but not limited to the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education, knowledge, skills, and geographic location. In addition, we offer a comprehensive, high-quality benefits program which includes annual bonus, medical, dental, and vision care; disability and life insurance; generous Paid Time Off; retirement plans; Paid Care Leave; and other programs that are dedicated to enhancing your personal and work life and providing you and your family with a measure of financial protection.\nPay Range:\n$102,000 - $184,600About Cherry Bekaert\nCherry Bekaert, ranked among the largest assurance, tax and advisory firms in the U.S., serves clients across industries in all 50 U.S. states and internationally. For more details, visit https://www.cbh.com/disclosure/\nCherry Bekaert provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. https://careers.cbh.com/legal-disclosures/ contains further information regarding the firm's compliance with federal, state and local recruitment and hiring laws.\nThis role is expected to accept applications for at least five calendar days and may continue to be posted until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.\nCandidates must demonstrate eligibility to work in the United States. Cherry Bekaert will not provide work sponsorship for this position.\nCherry Bekaert LLP and Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC are members of Allinial Global, an accountancy and business advisory global association. Visit us at https://careers.cbh.com/ and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.\n© 2026 Cherry Bekaert. 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