A growing professional services firm is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to join its Client Accounting & Advisory Services (CAAS) practice.
This is an opportunity for an accounting professional who enjoys going beyond traditional financial reporting and becoming a trusted advisor to business owners and leadership teams. You will lead client engagements, oversee accounting and financial reporting, and help clients use their financial information to make better business decisions.
The ideal candidate brings a strong accounting foundation along with experience managing client relationships, leading teams, and providing advisory or outsourced accounting services.
Lead client accounting and advisory engagements from planning through completion
Serve as a trusted advisor to business owners and executive leadership teams
Oversee month-end close, account reconciliations, financial reporting, and financial statement preparation
Support budgeting, forecasting, cash flow planning, and KPI development
Analyze financial results and translate data into actionable business recommendations
Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, reporting, automation, and technology
Manage multiple client relationships, priorities, deadlines, and engagement budgets
Coach, mentor, and develop accounting professionals
Maintain high standards for client service and work quality
Support client relationship growth and business development initiatives
What We’re Looking ForBachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
8+ years of progressive accounting, advisory, consulting, or outsourced accounting experience
Experience managing client relationships and leading accounting engagements
Strong understanding of financial reporting and month-end close
Experience with budgeting, forecasting, cash flow analysis, and management reporting
Strong leadership, communication, and project management skills
Ability to communicate financial information effectively to business owners and executives
CPA preferred
Experience within Client Accounting Services (CAS), Client Accounting & Advisory Services (CAAS), outsourced accounting, or a similar professional services environment
Experience providing fractional Controller or CFO-level support
Strong business acumen and an advisory mindset
Experience leveraging cloud-based accounting systems, reporting tools, and automation
Demonstrated success mentoring and developing accounting professionals
Ability to identify opportunities to improve client operations and financial performance
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- 8+ years of progressive accounting, advisory, consulting, or outsourced accounting experience
- Experience managing client relationships and leading accounting engagements
- Strong understanding of financial reporting and month-end close
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, cash flow analysis, and management reporting
- Strong leadership, communication, and project management skills
- Ability to communicate financial information effectively to business owners and executives
- CPA certification
- Experience in Client Accounting Services, Client Accounting and Advisory Services, outsourced accounting, or a similar professional services environment
- Experience providing fractional Controller or CFO-level support
- Experience leveraging cloud-based accounting systems, reporting tools, and automation
- Demonstrated success mentoring and developing accounting professionals
- Ability to identify opportunities to improve client operations and financial performance
What We Do
GHJ is an accounting and advisory firm that specializes in nonprofit, food and beverage, entertainment and media and health and wellness companies. Previous recipient of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Employee Champion For Life Work Harmony Award and named a “Best Places to Work” by the Los Angeles Business Journal eight times since 2008, GHJ is passionate about helping clients and its people #BeMore by focusing on building thriving businesses and creating a better future. GHJ works as a business advocate for its clients — providing personalized service and building long-term relationships to help position our clients for growth. Through its affiliation with HLB International, a global network of independent professional accounting firms and business advisers, GHJ is able to partner with other top firms across major cities throughout the U.S. and the world. GHJ’s audit, tax and advisory teams leverage the HLB network to better serve its clients and give clients access to member firms in over 158 countries across the globe and over 775 offices worldwide. Also ranked as a top-20 largest accounting firm on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Book of Lists, GHJ has 15 partners and more than 160 staff members that serve over 3,000 clients. GHJ is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center (GAQC), the California Society of CPAs and the California Association of Nonprofits (CalNonprofit).
