Senior Consultant

Grade: Senior Consultant

Location: Australia

Team: APAC / Workiva

Contract and Work Pattern: Full Time & Remote/Hybrid

Job Overview:

This position offers an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in developing our rapidly expanding Workiva consulting team. As a Senior Consultant, you will work directly with clients, engaging in the sales process and delivering technology-driven consulting projects that support their growth. Internally, you will enhance our consulting methodology, develop intellectual property, and expand our capabilities into Risk and ESG reporting.

You will collaborate with a high-performing consulting team to achieve project goals while taking on commercial responsibility for delivery. This role is ideal for someone who combines technology, accounting, and people skills. You’ll work with a diverse client base, from household-name banks to smaller pre-IPO organisations, ensuring that no two days are the same.

Your day-to-day responsibilities:

• Lead the delivery of consulting projects that meet clients’ business objectives while fostering strong relationships to grow accounts. You will run internal and external cadences to ensure timely, high-quality delivery.
• Actively participate in and oversee the hands-on design & delivery of project tasks, ensuring successful execution of project plans, workflows, and deliverables.
• Identify opportunities to enhance our consulting processes, maximise business value for clients, and create intellectual property within Workiva.
• Act as an account manager across multiple projects, serving as a point of escalation when needed.
• Collaborate with the APAC Director and Practice Leads to strengthen and grow relationships with technology partners, including exploration of new partnerships.
• Line-manage consultants to support their consistent professional development.
• Work with the APAC Director and Practice Leads to scope, propose, and close prospects.

The kind of person we’re looking for

• Ideally a chartered or qualified accountant.
• Experience in finance consulting or within a finance team.
• Understanding of SQL (desirable).
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.
• Exceptional written, oral, and presentation communication skills.
• Professional and diligent approach to all client engagements.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Risk-aware with a proactive mitigation style.
• Results-oriented, motivated, and self-driven.
• A team player with a "roll-up-your-sleeves" attitude.
• Excited to work with a dynamic team and diverse clients across industry verticals.
• Committed to continuous growth and receptive to feedback.
• Able to represent our company in the best possible way.
• Organised and skilled at multitasking.
• Creative thinker with the ability to adapt and innovate

What’s in it for you?

In addition to being an integral part of a boutique consultancy and an attractive salary, we offer a significant benefits package including:

Up to 11.5% superannuation contribution on top of salary

Performance bonus, increasing with length service

Private healthcare

Travel opportunities across APAC and EMEA

Gym allowance or wellbeing allowance

Imbursed Monthly phone bill

Paid staff socials

Employee referral bonus

Client referral bonus

A little bit about us

Headquartered in London, VantagePoint is a global finance transformation and technology consultancy that has rapidly grown from a company of five to a company of more than 120 in just five years. We’re an ambitious organisation with an emphasis on cultivating a positive, inclusive, and open environment. Our innovative team of experts work with clients all over the world and we aim to ensure that every individual is given the opportunity to thrive and progress within their career. We're passionate about improving the finance function and the value it creates for the organisations we partner with.

Our APAC team, headquartered in Singapore, extends its reach across Australia and New Zealand, delivering expertise across diverse consulting and technical domains. Since its inception in mid-2022, the team has grown to over 10 professionals and continues to expand. Following a successful 2024 -marked by the addition of 10+ new Australian clients - we are poised to further grow our presence in the region. Notably, our commitment to innovation and excellence was recognised with the prestigious Workiva Innovation Partner of the Year Award in 2024. While we don’t yet have a physical office in Australia, this hire will pave the way for the launch of our first location, planned for mid-2025.

Our values

We listen, we hear, we plan, we act

We take pride in even the small things

We give everyone a platform for growth

We take ownership for our wins and losses

We empower people to strive for more, challenge and take risks

We are passionate about building strong partnerships

We think holistically to deliver tangible value

We have fun at work because it makes us better at what we do.