Accounting Manager (Closely Held Business)

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Brookfield, WI, USA
In-Office
Professional Services • Financial Services
The Role

SVA is looking for a Manager to join our growing Closely Held Business team in our Brookfield, WI location. This is the opportunity you have been looking for! In this role, you will refine your skills across several industries, find your passion and the perfect fit. You will benefit from continuous learning through client-facing interactions and share your knowledge of how accounting impacts the business world to our more junior staff. Collaborate with an accomplished and diverse team of professionals and enhance your career with personalized development and mentoring opportunities. Demonstrate your expertise and leadership skills, while building your career in an independent and growing professional services firm that has been certified as a Great Place to Work®!   SVA + You. Together, We Serve. People. Better.

Overview: 

In this role, you will be an integral part of our clients' businesses.  This is a highly visible and impactful role, both internally to SVA and externally to clients. 

60-70% Client Work

  • Execute engagements from start to finish by coordinating all phases of an engagement while ensuring budget allocations are achieved.
  • Supervise the preparation of all work products to be provided to the client.
  • Maintain continuous contact with clients throughout the business year and develop a thorough understanding of the client and all facets of their business.
  • Act as main contact for new client onboarding.
  • Maintain confidentiality with client information in accordance with related laws and regulations and adhere to all SVA policies and procedures.
  • Ensure all duties are performed efficiently, and to a satisfactory level, typically requiring 55+ hours/week during busy season (including weekends), and 40-45 hours/week during non-busy season.
  • All other duties as assigned

20-30% Supervision and Leadership

  • Assign work to staff members on the basis of their knowledge and capabilities.
  • Prepare and discuss staff performance evaluations.
  • Participate in the training of staff members; offer guidance and direction and give constructive feedback of work papers.
  • Effectively lead others, and be actively involved with staff development, take ownership of staff engagement and retention. Conduct stay interviews and work with leadership to resolve any themes.
  • Actively participate in interview panels.
  • As appropriate, transfer the client relationship to junior staff to ensure the right work is being performed at each level.
  • Provide individualized and meaningful recognition to staff members. Focus on intrinsic rewards.
  • Align with the firm strategy and communicate developments to staff. Explain the “why.”

 10% Professional, Personal and Business Development

  • Work with mentor to continue to develop career path.
  • Participate and/or lead in SVA and community events, professional, civic or charitable organizations
  • Actively participate in a business and/or industry association.
  • Utilize internal and external learning opportunities.
  • Serve as a mentor to multiple members of the accounting staff.
  • Expand services for existing clients.
  • Develop and present internal and external training, including writing articles for publication.
  • Achieve client retention targets.
  • Achieve new and existing cross selling and upselling goals.

Qualifications: 

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field required.  

Experience: Minimum of 6 years’ experience in public accounting required.

Professional Certification: CPA, EA, or equivalent certification preferred. 

Apply Today!

Begin a long-term relationship with a company where motivation drives advancement.  We invite you to explore employment opportunities with us and see how you can have an exciting and enjoyable career!

Role is based in Wisconsin.

SVA is certified as a great workplace by the Great Place to Work® institute. 

SVA participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. 

SVA participa en E-Verify y proporcionará al gobierno federal la información de su Formulario I-9 para confirmar que usted está autorizado para trabajar en los EE.UU.. 

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The Company
HQ: Madison, Wisconsin
562 Employees
Year Founded: 1974

What We Do

Listed below are the two entities that make up SVA, a highly diversified, independent professional services firm. Each entity provides their own unique service offerings and expertise, yet all work in concert to achieve our clients’ individual and business goals. • SVA Certified Public Accountants, S.C. • SVA Consulting, LLC The cornerstone of SVA’s core values is to serve people better, which includes our clients and our SVA team members. As SVA grows to meet the needs of our clients, our team grows not only in numbers but in business know-how, innovation and the delivery of solutions that create measurable results for our clients. Our companies succeed when our clients succeed.

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