Financial Consulting Manager - Finance as a Service

Overview

We are the leading provider of professional services to the middle market globally, with a purpose to instill confidence in a world of change and empower our clients and people to realize their full potential. RSM’s Finance as a Service (FaaS) practice blends the career growth opportunities of a public accounting firm with the daily operational engagement of private company environments.

We provide accounting, technology, and consulting services to private lower‑middle‑market clients (revenues ranging from $0 to $100million) across industries such as technology, life science, not‑for‑profit, consumer products, and professional services.

• Overall day‑to‑day management of the accounting and finance functions of multiple clients in a shared‑services environment, acting as the Controllers for those clients.
• Participate in client design sessions to analyze requirements and redesign business processes in connection with FaaS best practices in areas such as chart‑of‑accounts redesign, procure‑to‑pay, order‑to‑cash, month‑end close, and record‑to‑report.
• Lead, manage, and coach client services representatives, associates, senior associates, and supervisors.
• Review clients’ 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 insights and decision support.
• Continuously identify opportunities to enhance clients’ monthly operations and make suggestions for process improvements.
• Understand and leverage our technology stack, identifying additional add‑on processes, systems, modules, and integrations that can drive month‑end close efficiencies.
• Define and document repeatable methodologies with appropriate tools and templates for future projects.
• Establish engagement budgets.
• Conduct initial assessments, implementations, and onboarding of new и Finance as a Service clients.
• Write service agreements and statements of work and participate in meetings with new client prospects and in the proposal process.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA preferred.
• Experience in a public accounting firm, consulting firm, or other professional services environment preferred.
• Progressive experience in accounting and financial management in a corporate accounting environment (e.g., accounting manager, assistant controller, controller, director of finance, CFO).
• Strong technical financial accounting (GAAP) knowledge.
• Strong management accounting and operational finance knowledge.
• Experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A) – financial modeling, budgeting and forecasting, financial analysis.
• Proven leadership, management, and coaching skills.
• Strong time‑management and organizational skills with sensitivity to timelines, budgets, and outcomes across multiple clients and projects.
• Experience with automated accounting systems (e.g., Intacct, Net Suite, Blackline, , Tallie).

Competitive benefits and compensation package. Flexibility in your schedule to maintain a healthy work–life balance. Compensation Range: $95,400 – $192,000. Individuals selected for this role will be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on firm and individual performance.

All applicants will receive consideration for employment as RSM does not tolerate discrimination and/or harassment based on race; color; creed; sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances; sex (including pregnancy or disabilities related to nursing); gender; sexual orientation; HIV status; national origin; ancestry; familial or marital status; age; physical or mental disability; citizenship; political affiliation; medical condition (including family and medical leave);

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