Accounting and Finance Consulting - Senior Associa

at RSM US LLP in ChicagoChicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

We are the leading provider of professional services to the middle market globally, our purpose is to instill confidence in a world of change, empowering our clients and people to realize their full potential. Our exceptional people are the key to our unrivaled, inclusive culture and talent experience and our ability to be compelling to our clients. You'll find an environment that inspires and empowers you to thrive both personally and professionally. There's no one like you and that's why there's nowhere like RSM.

RSM's Finance and Accounting Outsourcing (FAO) practice is looking for skilled professionals to join us at the Senior Associate level. RSM's FAO practice 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 in private company environments on a daily basis. We provide accounting, technology and consulting services to private, lower middle market clients, with revenues ranging from $0 to $100 million. In other words, we are the accounting department for our clients. Our diverse industry base includes technology, life science, not-for-profit, consumer products and professional service organizations, just to name a few. This position will need to work to deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities, such as month end close, financial reporting, year-end audit support, and the support of budget and forecasting activities.In addition, you will have the ability to learn and efficiently use our best-in-class cloud based technology stack. FAO Senior Associates will have contact with our clients (CEO, COO, CFO, VP of Finance, Controller, etc.), as well as other client contacts including tax and 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:
Assertive, collaborative, team player and desire to learn different industries and develop a Controller skill set
Superior ability to prioritize and focus in a dynamic, multi-client environment
Familiarity and comfort level working with cloud-based technology systems
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
Solid Excel skills (create tables, use formulas, pivot tables)
Responsibilities:

This is a hands-on position that requires transaction processing and account reconciliation skills. Duties include:
Key point of contact for our clients Purchase to Pay, Order to Cash and Month End Close cycles
Work in client technology environments as well as within the FAO tech stack
Lead, manage and coach client services representatives and associates
Review monthly journal entries prepared by support staff for prepaid expenses, fixed asset, accrued expenses, payroll, and / or inventory transactions, as applicable, in an accurate and timely manner
Understand the purpose of reconciliations. Approve bank reconciliations and general ledger account reconciliations
Prepare/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 and make suggestions for process improvements
Define and document repeatable methodologies with appropriate tools and templates that can be leveraged for future projects
Understand our technology stack and identify additional add-on processes, systems, modules and integrations that can drive month end close efficiencies
Qualifications
A minimum of a Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance is required
Experience performing property-level accounting and finance functions required
3-5 years experience preferred
Experience working with property managers to resolve accounting issues, address concerns, and explain variances required
Experience in Real Estate technology systems is required (i.e., Yardi, MRI, RealPage, Appfolio, etc.)
Excellent written and oral communication skills are a must (proactively communicates status, issues, conflicts, and priorities up, down and across the engagement team)
Ability to balance multiple responsibilities simultaneously plus excellent analytical and decision making skills
Experience in a public accounting firm, consulting firm or other professional services environment preferred but not required
Proficiency utilizing Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).
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RSM is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans.