Senior Manager, Accounting Advisory

About This Role

This role involves supporting fast-growing companies and well-known enterprises with a variety of accounting projects, offering research-based guidance, and documenting technical accounting. It also requires creating presentations on technical concepts, reviewing team progress for compliance, and educating audiences on Accounting Advisory best practices.

Responsibilities

• Support fast growing companies and enterprises on projects including IPO preparation, transaction support, carve-outs/spin-offs, audit readiness, and new accounting pronouncement adoption
• Engage with clients and colleagues on technical accounting related issues to provide research-based guidance and documentation
• Create and deliver presentations on technical concepts, project work plans, delivery approach, milestones, and results to client stakeholders
• Review team progress to ensure compliance with work program and professional standards
• Educate internal and external audiences on Accounting Advisory best practices
• Identify, design and implement creative business solutions to continually improve the firm’s methodology and approach
• Establish credibility as a trusted advisor
• Manage client relationships with an eye toward identifying and closing on new business opportunities
• Actively participate in career development activities and technical training of staff

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• CPA and/or CMA
• 8+ years of professional services experience (public accounting or advisory firm) or relevant technical accounting/financial reporting experience with a publicly held/Fortune 500 organization
• Strong knowledge of SEC reporting, U.S. GAAP and SOX standards
• Demonstrated knowledge of accounting/audit practices, procedures and reporting standards
• Flexibility to travel

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• 8+ years of recent professional services experience (public accounting or advisory firm) is strongly preferred; directly relevant technical accounting/financial reporting experience with a publicly held/Fortune 500 organization may be considered in its place

Nice to Have

• Master’s in Accounting
• Knowledge of common Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and accounting systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, Workday, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365)
• Proven ability to lead, motivate and build teams
• Previous experience leading and executing complex projects in challenging environments

Skills

* Required skills

Certifications