Location: Cleveland, OH
Job Type: Full-Time
Compensation: $140,000–$180,000 annually
A well-established, growing accounting and advisory firm is seeking an experienced CFO Advisory Services Senior Manager to join its consulting practice in Cleveland, Ohio.
This opportunity is ideal for a strategic finance professional who enjoys working directly with business owners and executive leadership teams to improve financial performance, strengthen operations, and support critical business decisions.
The position combines hands-on fractional CFO consulting, financial strategy, operational improvement, and client relationship development. The successful candidate will play an important role in delivering high-impact advisory services while helping expand the firm's CFO advisory practice.
Lead and manage fractional CFO engagements for clients across various industries.
Develop financial models, budgets, forecasts, and strategic financial plans.
Build cash-flow management and forecasting tools to improve financial visibility.
Partner with executive leadership to establish KPIs and improve financial performance.
Evaluate accounting and finance functions and recommend operational improvements.
Enhance month-end closing, financial reporting, and management analysis.
Conduct product, service, and customer profitability analyses.
Perform cost studies and identify opportunities to improve margins.
Assess and optimize ERP systems and financial reporting processes.
Support buy-side and sell-side due diligence activities.
Assist clients with acquisitions, refinancing, and restructuring initiatives.
Provide financial insights supporting long-term strategic decisions.
Serve as a trusted financial advisor to business owners and executive teams.
Manage multiple client engagements while ensuring exceptional service delivery.
Identify opportunities to expand existing client relationships.
Collaborate with internal business development teams to generate new engagements.
Develop relationships with referral partners and professional networks.
Contribute to the continued growth of the CFO advisory and outsourced accounting practice.
Significant progressive experience in accounting, financial leadership, or advisory services.
Background in fractional CFO services, financial consulting, or senior corporate finance leadership.
Strong financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and cash-flow management capabilities.
Experience advising executive leadership and business owners.
Understanding of financial reporting, accounting operations, and ERP systems.
Ability to manage multiple client engagements and competing priorities.
Strong communication, presentation, and relationship-management skills.
Demonstrated ability to identify business challenges and develop practical financial solutions.
Experience developing client relationships or generating advisory opportunities.
CPA designation.
Previous experience with a CPA firm, CFO advisory practice, or outsourced accounting group.
Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, or restructuring.
Background in financial transformation and process improvement.
Established professional referral network.
Join an established accounting and advisory organization with a strong reputation.
Work directly with business owners and executive leadership teams.
Gain exposure to diverse industries and complex financial challenges.
Take ownership of strategic advisory engagements.
Help expand a growing CFO consulting practice.
Access professional development and career advancement opportunities.
Benefit from a people-focused culture that values flexibility, collaboration, and professional growth.
Fractional CFO & Financial Advisory
Strategic Finance & Special Projects
Client Relationships & Practice Development
Preferred Qualifications
Skills Required
- Significant progressive experience in accounting, financial leadership, or advisory services
- Background in fractional CFO services, financial consulting, or senior corporate finance leadership
- Strong financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and cash-flow management capabilities
- Experience advising executive leadership and business owners
- Understanding of financial reporting, accounting operations, and ERP systems
- Ability to manage multiple client engagements and competing priorities
- Strong communication, presentation, and relationship-management skills
- Demonstrated ability to identify business challenges and develop practical financial solutions
- Experience developing client relationships or generating advisory opportunities
- CPA designation
- Previous experience with a CPA firm, CFO advisory practice, or outsourced accounting group
- Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, or restructuring
- Background in financial transformation and process improvement
- Established professional referral network
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).
