A top national accounting services firm is growing its accounting and finance professionals' team. Do you have a background as a Certified Public Accountant, Accounting Manager, Financial Reporting Manager, Senior Accountant, Audit Manager, or Audit Senior, and are looking to broaden your skill sets and gain valuable experiences to help enhance your marketability and advance your career? We work with many of the nation's largest corporations on their most important financial and accounting projects of critical strategic significance. Invest your time in tackling unique, challenging, and one-of-a-kind projects inside the walls of Fortune 1000 and other large companies: Initial Public Offering (IPO) readiness, mergers and acquisitions, carve-outs, and more.
About the Firm:
This entrepreneurial leadership organization provides financial executives with a powerful combination of leadership advisory, talent delivery, and financial advisory services. Through this strategic bundle of services, leaders and financial decision-makers can better clarify the best path forward, and the firm assists them with getting their most important work done right. For 35 years, the company has partnered with clients to deliver more than just success.
The company culture is built on helping people transform themselves into better leaders to exponentially improve their lives. It makes 5 promises to employees:
- MyJourney - Ongoing professional development
- Interesting and challenging work
- Distinctive culture
- Compelling business strategy
- Attractive total compensation
Essential Duties:
- Partner with high-level financial executives to help them implement critical priorities within Fortune 1000 organizations. The firm has assisted clients with a wide range of key initiatives and projects, including, but not limited to:
- Budgeting & Forecasting, Consolidations, Controllership, Divestitures/Carve-Outs, External Audit Preparation and Remediation Efforts, Financial Reporting, Financial Restatements, GL / Month-End Close, IPO Readiness, M&A Integration, Management Reporting, Process Improvement, Project Management, Tax Research and Reporting, Restructuring, SEC & Other Regulatory Reporting, SOX / Internal Audit / Controls, System Implementations, Technical Accounting
- Create value for clients by helping improve profits, cash flow, as well as liquidity planning, analysis, and enhancement
- Experience a high variety of challenging work - client projects vary in length of time, industry, and focus
- Combine unique intangibles with meaningful experience and expertise to deliver superior results
- Approach projects with ambition, courage, enthusiasm, and professional maturity
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree in accounting or finance
- 2+ years of external audit experience from large CPA firms, including one busy season as a senior. Candidates with combined external audit and corporate accounting/finance experience at a large public corporation are also considered
- CPA or progression toward it preferred
- Corporate accounting and/or finance experience at a large public corporation is a plus
- Excellent analytical, technical, and auditing skills, including proficiency in U.S. GAAP and FASB rules and standards
- Strong computer desktop skills required. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (e.g., macros, pivot tables, etc.) desirable
- Demonstrated career progression and job stability
Growth Path:
Your time with this firm is an investment in your future that pays dividends along the way. The longer you stay, the broader the accounting and finance opportunities and experiences you will gain.
No two paths look the same. Growth opportunities may include leading a team of professionals, moving into a business development role, or transitioning into a recruiting or alternative internal position.
Compensation and Benefits:
- Total Compensation: $110,000-$135,000 commensurate with experience; base salary starting at $85,000 in most markets
- The entrepreneurial compensation approach combines a competitive base salary with several energizing incentives, allowances, and experiences. Over the last five years, professionals have earned an average of more than 44% of their base salary in incentive compensation
- Benefits - Comprehensive plans including healthcare/dental/vision
- Paid Time Off - Vacation, sick, and holidays
- 401(k)
- Profit Sharing
- Professional Development Allowance
- Ability to commute to the office or client site - this is generally an in-office team
Competencies:
- High energy and enthusiasm, with a strong commitment to exceeding client expectations
- Flexibility and openness to work on a variety of assignments, industries, and roles
- Ability to learn quickly, make an immediate impact, and provide value-added service to clients
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to connect and build relationships with clients, leadership, and peers
- Confidence in professional aptitude and ability to effectively convey skills, knowledge, and qualifications to clients
- Team player with a strong desire to contribute to the growth of the local office and firm
- Entrepreneurial spirit and belief in the opportunities offered
- Interest in contributing to professional initiatives such as business development and recruiting
Disclosure Statement:
The job description provided is intended to offer candidates a general understanding of the role, responsibilities, and qualifications. While we strive to ensure accuracy, there may be variations in job expectations, duties, and requirements as determined by the hiring company. Growth Suite Consulting (GSC) and our client are not liable for any discrepancies, modifications, or interpretations of this job posting. Final job details, including compensation and specific responsibilities, will be confirmed directly by the employer during the interview and hiring process.
By applying for this role, candidates acknowledge and agree that neither Growth Suite Consulting nor the client can be held responsible for any differences between this job posting and the final terms of employment.