Job description
EisnerAmper is one of the largest accounting, tax, and business advisory firms, with nearly 4,000 employees and more than 350 partners across the world. We combine responsiveness with a long-range perspective; to help clients meet the pressing issues they face today, and position them for success tomorrow.Our clients are enterprises as diverse as sophisticated financial institutions and start-ups, global public firms and middle-market companies, as well as high net worth individuals, family offices, not-for-profit organizations, and entrepreneurial ventures across a variety of industries. We are also engaged by the attorneys, financial professionals, bankers and investors who serve these clients.
Our reach extends globally, with offices in the United Kingdom, Israel, India, the Cayman Islands, Singapore, and Ireland.
The Consulting Manager – Accounting Consulting Services position is responsible for providing professional consulting services performing various assigned tasks related to client engagements, services, and projects in support of the department initiatives and strategies.This position may perform tasks of a Controller for clients as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field is required.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification is preferred.
- 5+ years of relevant experience is required.
- 2+ years of management or supervisory experience with accounting cycles and processes is required.
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail, performing effectively, efficiently and with quality under tight deadlines and manages multiple priorities.
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills. Professionally and appropriately communicates with a diverse group of individuals.
- Demonstrates a positive attitude, proactive nature, and be receptive to feedback.
- Critical thinking skill capabilities are essential.
- Exhibits professionalism and maintains the highest level of confidentiality.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and within a team environment.
- Capacity to quickly learn and understand new concepts, workflows, and software applications.
- Technically proficient to perform at an intermediate or advanced level with respect to the Microsoft Office Suite of products (specifically Excel, and Word, Outlook).
- Leads, directs, and manages projects and multi-disciplinary tasks within scope of engagement or project.
- Manages the team through all phases of a project including strategic scoping planning, work planning, mobilization, execution, and closeout consistent with established engagement delivery processes to meet the scope, schedule, budget, and other contract requirements.
- Utilizes staff in an efficient and effective manner to meet productivity and realization goals.
- Supervises senior, staff and intern positions and provides prompt feedback to Directors/Associates regarding performance.
- Plans, prepares, directs, and completes assigned tasks in an efficient manner and within allotted timeframes. Monitors workload to meet billable hour expectations and performs timely reviews of work products prior to submission to Director/Associate/Managers for further review.
- Ensures that the scope of work is completed to the satisfaction of the client and key stakeholders, while simultaneously ensuring that quality, financial, risk management, business and policy expectations are met.
- Supports business development activities including client relationship development, program-specific positioning activities, teaming arrangements, proposal preparation, presentations, and contract negotiations consistent with established business development processes.
- Documents and/or reviews documents regarding procedures performed, findings and/or other issues and drafts/compiles work papers, reports and client correspondence exhibiting effective writing skills.
- Performs research for technical accounting issues as appropriate; formulates resolution of issues identified through the research process.
- May provide on-site, virtual or augmented business services for client.
- Prepares and presents topics to relevant professional organizations and participates in other community activities.
- Proactively seeks opportunities to provide additional services to existing and/or potential clients.
- Serves as one of the firm’s prime contacts with the client.
- Provides leadership and facilitates technical and management collaboration amongst project team members and the client.
- Communicates and works with the client on a variety of issues potentially including progress and status, scope, schedule, and budget as well as progress of deliverables, client reviews, technical input, and comment resolution.
- Facilitates collaboration with external agencies, if required, and other stakeholders as needed to enable successful development and implementation of complex project workflow and processes.
- Ensures compliance with applicable policies and procedures, laws, and regulations, and keeps current on compliance-related areas.
- Prepares deliverables/reports for review by the Director that include any noted issues, trends and other micro/macro level risks identified through the execution of projects activities.
- Responsible for ensuring that engagement procedures comply with professional requirements and identifying engagement efficiencies.
- Estimates effort and resources required for responsibilities and ensures all are prioritized effectively and delivered on time.
- Ongoing mentoring of team, performing assessment and completion of performance appraisals, promotion recommendations, on-the-job training, and professional development.
- Builds and maintains trusted relationships with diverse group of clients, team members, managers, and subject matter experts.
- May participate in Firm recruiting activities.
- Prepares for relevant certification exams until completed and maintains the required CPE for firm and licensing requirements.
- Provides courteous and prompt service to all internal and external parties. Prioritizes and addresses requests and assignments in a professional and cooperative manner.
- Identifies opportunities and recommends methods to improve service, and work processes. Assists in the implementation of quality improvement initiatives.
- May assist co-workers in the completion of tasks and assignments to ensure continuity of service and demonstrating team work skills. Actively supports teamwork throughout the organization.
- Perform other services as assigned.
- May periodically travel and work from different company locations.
- May be required to work overtime, and/or on weekends as needed.
- Must arrive at EisnerAmper offices or client locations in a timely manner and be ready to perform job responsibilities.
BENEFITS:
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Flexible Spending & Health Savings Account
- Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time
- Employee assistance program and other firm benefits.
EisnerAmper is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.