Managing Director, Finance & Accounting Solutions

As a Managing Director, Finance & Accounting Solutions, you will:

Drive national growth by originating new business, expanding existing client relationships, and developing a durable portfolio of finance and accounting consulting and talent engagements.

Serve as a trusted advisor to CFOs, controllers, CEOs, boards, private equity sponsors, founders, and other senior decision-makers, identifying operational and strategic finance challenges and developing tailored fractional leadership, consulting, and senior talent solutions.

Collaborate across Cherry Bekaert with leadership, service lines, industry groups, and client-facing professionals to develop coordinated account strategies, expand relationships, and identify opportunities across markets.

Lead engagements from business development through close, translating client needs into clear search and consulting strategies and working closely with recruiting to identify, assess, present, and place senior finance and accounting professionals.

Evaluate senior finance and accounting talent across technical capabilities, systems knowledge, industry experience, executive presence, leadership ability, and readiness for growth, transformation, and complex business environments.

Build and expand a strong professional network of CFOs, controllers, senior finance executives, consultants, and referral relationships to generate new opportunities, repeat engagements, placements, and long-term market coverage.

Identify broader client opportunities across controllership, financial planning and analysis (FP&A), capital strategy, treasury, technical accounting, revenue recognition, financial reporting, systems and process transformation, transaction support, and complementary Cherry Bekaert advisory, tax, and audit services.

Represent Recruiting & Staffing in the market through executive relationships, professional associations, industry events, thought leadership, and other initiatives that strengthen the practice and Cherry Bekaert brand.

What you bring to the role7–10+ years of progressive experience in executive search, professional staffing, consulting, fractional CFO services, corporate finance and accounting leadership, or a related professional services environment, with demonstrated senior-level credibility and sustained results.

Demonstrated success building or growing a business, advisory practice, client portfolio, or full-service desk, including originating opportunities, developing relationships, and converting those relationships into consulting, search, or talent engagements.

Strong technical understanding of accounting and finance functions, including controllership, FP&A, capital strategy, treasury, technical accounting, revenue recognition, financial reporting, operational accounting, and CFO-level leadership.

Ability to establish credibility with CEOs, CFOs, controllers, boards, private equity stakeholders, and other senior decision-makers and translate financial, operational, people, process, and technology challenges into actionable solutions.

Experience assessing executive and senior professional talent across technical capabilities, systems, industry experience, leadership qualities, and alignment with complex or high-growth organizations.

A relationship-driven and entrepreneurial approach, with the ability to bring and expand a professional network, open new doors, deepen accounts, and remain actively involved from initial business development through delivery and follow-through.

Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, organization, and relationship-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple client engagements and priorities in a fast-paced, performance-oriented environment.

Comfort working within a performance-based…