Senior Manager – CX, a Connor Group Company
Are you looking to elevate your accounting expertise and make a direct impact in a consulting environment? CX, a Connor Group Company, is hiring experienced professionals to lead client engagements, solve complex challenges, and foster strong, enduring relationships. If you thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and enjoy turning ambiguity into opportunity, we’d love to hear from you.
Your Role:
As a Senior Manager, you’ll bring value to our clients by delivering expert guidance, driving operational improvements, and supporting complex accounting scenarios. Your role will provide hands-on accounting support, stepping into critical roles such as:
Interim Controller: Manage and optimize financial close processes, including month-end and year-end activities. Coach and mentor junior team members while fostering a collaborative environment.
Interim Accounting Manager: Streamline workflows in the general ledger, consolidations, and management reporting to improve efficiency.
Interim Special Projects Lead: Provide project management and hands-on support for major initiatives such as mergers and acquisitions, system implementations, and ERP integrations (NetSuite, FloQast, BlackLine, and other platforms).
Interim Financial Analysis/FP&A Lead: Prepare budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis to guide business performance.
Interim Internal Audit Director: Provide interim audit leadership, support SOX compliance, and strengthen internal controls.
Interim SEC Reporting manager/Director: Prepare and review SEC filings, financial statements, and disclosures to ensure compliance and accuracy.
What You Bring:
We're searching for resourceful leaders who combine technical expertise, strong problem-solving skills, and meaningful leadership experience.
Education & Experience:
A Bachelor’s degree in accounting is required, while a Masters degree preferred.
A CPA license, or equivalent certification, is highly valued.
7+ years of experience, ideally a mix of public accounting (Big Four or Next Ten) and industry experience.
At least 4+ years leading teams and managing complex projects.
Skills:
Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, including team collaboration and client-facing discussions.
Proven ability to identify challenges, implement solutions, and deliver with precision.
Strong project management and organizational skills, able to balance multiple priorities.
Takes ownership of deliverables with minimal supervision, while proactively communicating status updates and anticipating team and client needs.
Advanced abilities in Microsoft Excel.
Technology Proficiency:
Expertise with ERP systems, especially NetSuite, is preferred.
Experience with supplemental tools like FloQast, Blackline, Workiva, and Carta is a bonus.
Why CX?
At CX, you’ll find a culture that’s built to develop and empower top-tier professionals. We invest strategically in technology, training, and outstanding opportunities to help you live a fulfilling, flexible, and enriching life.
Our culture prioritizes:
Growth: Dedicated Academy training programs and next-gen technology, including AI powered tools, to accelerate your professional and personal development.
Collaboration: A team-driven environment where creativity and problem-solving thrive.
Values: Disciplined, competent, likeable, and courageous professionals who make a tangible impact.
This is a full-time, salaried position with CX, a Connor Group Company. You’ll work as part of a dedicated team of consulting professionals while collaborating with clients on interim projects. As an employee of CX, you’ll enjoy career stability, competitive pay and benefits, and the support of a world-class consulting organization.
Competitive Benefits, including:
- Flexible time off and holidays
- Complete healthcare benefits
- Company-match 401k
- Paid leave (parental and military)
As part of the global Connor Group organization, CX is trusted by over 800 companies. We are recognized as the #1 IPO service provider and a market leader in operational and technical accounting solutions. From startups to multinational enterprises, we’ve been delivering excellence for over two decades.
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"We know that difficult problems attract some of the brightest and most courageous people in the world."
Skills Required
- 7+ years Big Four or similar accounting experience
- Proven solid verbal and written communication skills
- Project management skills
- Master's degree in Accounting preferred, Bachelor's degree in Accounting required
- High levels of expertise in Microsoft Excel required
- Software accounting experience primarily with NetSuite or large ERP
What We Do
Connor Group is a specialized professional services firm of Big 4 alumni and industry executives. Our team of highly experienced professionals helps financial executives with their most complex and significant matters, including financial accounting and operations, IPO and M&A services, digital solutions, and managed services. Our clients are the world’s top growth companies, and we support them as they change the world and create new markets! The firm was founded in 2006 and has grown to more than 400 professionals with core offices in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, New York, Salt Lake City, and Boston. We have served more than 1,000 clients on six continents and have a 54% market share for Bay Area IPOs in recent years. Our client portfolio includes multi-billion-dollar public, mid-cap public, and pre-IPO companies ranging from early stage to late stage. Our global clients represent the most exciting industries including high tech, Internet, social networking, gaming, software, ad tech, cleantech, life sciences, financial services, consumer products, biotech, services, and manufacturing. Our goal at Connor Group is to be the most respected firm across our service lines by delivering the highest quality services to our clients. We are hired by finance and accounting executives who understand the importance of leveraging their time as well as having a partner that can successfully execute their needs.
