CFO Advisory, Accounting Advisory - Senior Manager; GPS

Ranked among the largest accounting and consulting firms in the country and consistently recognized as a Great Place to Work, Cherry Bekaert delivers innovative advisory, assurance and tax services to our clients. As a result of continued growth within our CFO Advisory practice, an opportunity has been created for a CFO Advisory Senior Manager with a focus in state and local government, higher education, and/or not-for-profit experience to join our team.

As a member of the CFO Advisory team, you will help clients with a wide variety of accounting and financial reporting challenges. With growing industry expertise, a strong support system, and our team’s shared values, we encourage you to choose the path that best suits you because at Cherry Bekaert, your career is about you. Join the Firm that recognizes the power of the individual.

Support the performance of engagements by managing and delivering timely and accurate accounting and financial reporting including the implementation of new accounting standards, account reconciliations and financial statement closing procedures, financial statement preparation, and on-demand government, higher education, and/or not-for-profit accounting support. A significant portion of the work performed centers in and around solving a government’s accounting and financial reporting challenges from staffing or event driven needs.

In addition to serving as project manager on engagements and ensuring the quality of deliverables and a great client experience, you will assist in the identification of additional value-adding projects for your client base and other business development and growth activities. Specific responsibilities will include:

• Planning, managing, and performing a variety of engagements including but not limited to:
  Accounting and Financial Close and Reconciliation Assistance, ACFR or financial statement Preparation, Implementation of New Accounting Standards, Accounting Analysis Related to Compliance with Laws and Regulations, Process Improvement and Finance Modernization, and Best Practice and High-Performance Government Accounting Support
• Assessing and evaluating client accounting challenges, developing tailored advisory solutions and establishing the timeline and scope of engagements
• Evaluating complex governmental or not-for-profit accounting situations and determining the appropriate treatment under GAAP
• Reviewing Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for accuracy and completeness against benchmarks such as GFOA’s ACFR review checklist
• Identifying best practices or other recommendations in client account reconciliation or other financial processes and develop and executive level report of the findings
• Providing status updates to client leadership on the current status of tasks and any findings or recommendations identified
• Overseeing firm objectives (engagement economics) and manage resources to ensure that established goals are met on each project assigned
• Ensuring team is up to date on related accounting pronouncements and industry developments and assisting with supervision of team members as assigned, including staff professional development, training, and performance evaluation utilizing firm developed tools and processes
• Developing content such as articles, podcasts, or webinars on governmental accounting matters to build brand recognition of GPS accounting advisory group
• Serving as a trusted advisor to clients, identifying opportunities for expanded services
• Developing outside relationships with a goal to foster long-term business development

• An ideal fit for our firm displays a passion for superior client service, uncompromising integrity, excellent project management abilities, governmental accounting technical knowledge and leadership skills. We’re a fast-paced and dynamic environment so a strong sense of urgency will fit right in
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (preferred), Finance or other business discipline
• Active or in-process CPA and/or Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM)
• Minimum 7 years of public accounting experience performing external audit or…