Assurance Experienced Manager, Accounting Advisory

at BDO USA, LLP in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Job Summary:
The Assurance Experienced Manager, Accounting Advisory & Outsourcing manages the full-life cycle of all assigned finance and accounting outsource engagements. Responsibilities include proposal development, staff assignment and oversight, final work product review and overall portfolio financial performance. In addition, the Assurance Experienced Manager, Accounting Advisory & Outsourcing is responsible for client relationship management including regularly meeting with the client and assigned staff, reporting financial information and making financial management recommendations, timely billing and resolution of client issues.

Job Duties:
Client Service Delivery
Manages the full-life cycle of all assigned engagements by providing technical expertise in all areas within the finance and accounting function. Performs complete general ledger reconciliation including the entire balance sheet and applies accounting knowledge by properly recording transactions in a general ledger; creates accounting records such as bill payments, client invoices, payroll, and others; identifies and records adjustments; produces accurate financial statements, and provides financial analysis
Understands the technology packages clients are using to support their accounting/finance functions; can describe the major functions each system performs, and knows how the system performs those functions; explains the purpose and value of system functions that a client may not be using; identifies when a client is not using a technology package in a proper or efficient manner; learns new technology quickly, understands the essence of technologies, how they can be used, how they interact with other technologies and business functions, what the best methods/benefits are for using them, and applies these technologies to an engagement
Facilitates effective discovery meetings with clients; uses open ended questions to identify what their objectives are, what financial information they value for management/decision making and why, as well creating a map of their current internal finance and accounting structure
Designs integrated solutions that respond to the specific situation; knows BDO well enough internally to identify when services outside of the department should be included and describes what these services achieve and how they operate; outlines the solution in a concise document and vets it internally with their leaders and other BDO stakeholders
Accurately determines the cost of building a client solution; can calculate the benefit to a client in dollar terms of the solution, using the pricing process; compares the differences between the perspectives, and if there is sufficient margin in between (given our confidence in our calculations) to have a profitable engagement, proposes a fixed fee based on current scope for review by leadership
Works with Senior Managers to learn to formulate recommendations to client leadership on technical accounting issues, financial accounting policies and procedures and financial management issues; educates clients on how their finance and accounting needs will change as their business evolves; helps clients identify areas of opportunity and future business needs.
Periodically reviews solutions with their clients to determine if it is still the right solution for the current state of the business and recommends appropriate changes
Learns to manage conflict; proactively engages senior leadership when conflict arises
Learns to support the client through business changes and helps to develop and execute the change management plan; handles full-life cycle of all assigned engagements by providing technical management for all areas within the accounting function
Gathers information necessary from the client to execute on engagements; maintains a running list of information that is needed, and follows up to gather information that is missing; organizes this information so it is easily accessible for the team and the client as applicable. Creates, develops and maintains strong business relationships with clients, both internal and external
Understands tax planning considerations/concepts for various business entities; comprehends the information presented on different tax return forms, analyzes this information to draw conclusions and have an intelligent conversation with clients - helping clients navigate business decisions and their potential financial and tax implications. Appropriately refers tax related matters to Core Tax and Specialty Tax Services.
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by law.