The firm is looking for a skilled professional to join us as a Manager. Our group blends to best of both worlds by providing candidates with all the career growth opportunities that come with working for a public accounting firm, while at the same time operating daily in small private company environments. We work with private, lower middle market clients, with revenues ranging from $0 to $100 million. Our diverse industry base includes technology, life science, manufacturing, not-for-profit and service organizations, just to name a few. This position will need to work to tight deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities, month end close activities, financial reporting, year-end client tax and audit projects, and the support of budget and forecast activities. In addition, the ability to learn and efficiently use our best in class cloud based technology stack is critical. The FAO Manager will have contact with clients (CEO, COO, CFO, VP of Finance, Controller, etc.), also other client contacts including the client's tax accountant and other professional service providers.

We operate in a team-based environment and have a proven track record of delivering exceptional value to our customers. The key attributes that will make someone successful in this role include:

• Ability to manage, coach, and motivate a team
• Assertive, collaborative, team player
• Superior ability to prioritize and focus in a dynamic, multi-tasking environment

• Solid Excel skills (create tables, use formulas, pivot tables)
• Willingness to learn and work with emerging technology solutions such as OCR(Optical Character Recognition), AI(Artificial Intelligence) and Accounting BOTS
• Professional presentation and great communication skills as contact with clients will be extensive
• Interest in personal/professional development and advancement
• Dedication to lifelong learning, including staying abreast of best practices in financial management
• Ability to analyze and interpret - not just report - financial information to add value to client businesses as a trusted adviser

Responsibilities:

This is a hands-on position that requires transaction processing and account reconciliation skills. Duties include:

• Overall day-to-day management of the accounting and finance functions of multiple clients in a shared services environment playing the Controller role of your clients

• Participate in client design sessions to analyze requirements and redesign business processes in connection with FAO best practices in areas such as chart of account redesign, procure to pay, order to cash, month end close, record to report, etc.
• Manage and coach client services representatives, associates, senior associates and supervisors
• Review client's monthly financial statements including month over month variance analysis and / or actual to budget analysis
• Analyze and interpret financial information for client management and provide actionable insight and decision support
• Continuously identify opportunities to enhance the clients monthly operations make suggestions for process improvements
• Understand our technology stack and identify additional add-on processes, systems, modules and integrations that can drive month end close efficiencies.
• Define and document repeatable methodologies with appropriate tools and templates that can be leveraged for future projects.
• Establish engagement budgets
• Direct initial assessments, implementations and onboarding of new FAO clients
• Write service agreements and statements of work
• Participate in meetings with new client prospects and in the proposal process

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• CPA is required
• Experience in a public accounting firm, consulting firm or other professional services environment preferred but not required
• Progressive experience in accounting and financial management in a corporate accounting environment, in roles such as accounting manager, assistant controller, controller, director of finance CFO.
• Strong technical financial accounting (GAAP) knowledge
• Strong management accounting and operational finance knowledge
• Experience in the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) function (financial modeling, budgeting and forecasting, financial analysis, etc.)
• Knowledge of accounting/ERP software. Knowledge of Intacct and/or Bill.com a plus.
• Proven leadership, management and coaching skills
• Strong time-management and organizational skills with sensitivity to timeframes, budgets, and outcomes across multiple clients/projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with automated accounting systems (i.e. Intacct, NetSuite, Blackline, Bill.com, Tallie)

In accordance with applicable law and RSM policy, prospective hires will be required to demonstrate that they have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 . If not vaccinated for COVID-19 they must qualify for an accommodation to this vaccination requirement o r participate in testing .

If you are located in New York, pursuant to current applicable law, you will be required to be vaccinated to enter the New York office and testing is not an option to enter the New York office.

You want your next step to be the right one. You've worked hard to get where you are today. And now you're ready to use your unique skills, talents and personality to achieve great things. RSM is a place where you are valued as an individual, mentored as a future leader, and recognized for your accomplishments and potential. Working directly with clients, key decision makers and business owners across various industries and geographies, you'll move quickly along the learning curve and our clients will benefit from your fresh perspective.

Experience RSM US. Experience the power of being understood.

RSM is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans.

Job ID: req20989

Line of Business: Consulting Services

SubFunction: MTS FAO Client Delivery

Job Type: FullTime

Req #: req20989

Location: Washington, DC US

Region: Northeast Region

Job Category: Business Consulting/Technology

Employment Type: Experienced

Degree Required: Bachelor

Travel: No