Manager - Public Sector, Intel

Job Summary

BDO is seeking a manager level professional to support project delivery activities for Intelligence Community (IC) Agencies. The individual will provide guidance in solutions areas such as financial management and improvement, accounting, budget, audit readiness, data analysis, business process improvement, change management, or operational development. They will partner with senior leaders within the Public Sector Practice to manage business development, practice development, and project delivery activities, and help drive problem solving and fact finding in collaboration with team members, management, and client leadership.

• Deliver a full range of services that use educational background, experience, and organizational skills while serving BDO’s dynamic public sector client base.
• Assist with firm practice, solution, and business development initiatives.
• Support or lead task areas while coordinating closely with engagement team management and client leadership on strategy, planning, execution, status, and review processes.
• Support clients with key financial and budgetary, information technology, and operational transformation initiatives.
• Adapt to a changing client environment while meeting client expectations.
• Manage priorities and work effectively to initiate correspondence and task completion. Support multiple efforts through flexible multi‑task coordination.
• Provide summary recommendations to team leadership regarding assigned work stream.
• Apply fundamental industry knowledge and standards to support client reviews, improvements, and/or implementations.
• Communicate and maintain relationships with key client personnel to ensure shared understanding of business processes, operations, and functions.
• Prepare presentations, briefings, and actively participate in client meetings and day‑to‑day interactions.
• Communicate with team management through effective status reporting and demonstrate ownership and accountability for assigned task areas and work products.
• Establish professional rapport with clients and other organizations.
• Evaluate work products for technical accuracy, deliverable quality, and overall value to the client.
• Attend relevant training, business seminars, and/or conferences to stay current with technical skills that align with client needs and industry changes.
• Support recruiting efforts by identifying potential candidates and participating in interviews.
• Support business development meetings and/or proposal development processes with guidance from Public Sector Practice leadership.
• Research industry and market trends and develop relevant presentations and materials in support of potential firm initiatives.
• Cultivate growth of existing and new business.

• May supervise the day‑to‑day workload of Public Sector direct reports related to client projects, business development, and other activities, including maintaining team productivity and review of work products.
• Evaluate the performance of any Public Sector direct reports and assist in the development of goals and objectives to enhance professional development.
• Deliver periodic performance feedback and complete the annual performance evaluation for Public Sector staff as appropriate.
• Serve as a mentor or career advisor to Public Sector staff as appropriate.

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree, required, focus in Accounting, Business Administration, or Finance, preferred. Master’s Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or Finance, preferred.
• Experience: Four (4) or more years of accounting, finance, business, operations, technology, management, or analysis experience, required. Federal financial management and accounting experience, preferred. Familiarity with FIAR guidance, USSGL, FASAB, CFO Act, FMFIA, FFMIA, ICOFR, GAGAS (Yellow Book), GAO Green Book, OMB Circulars, COSO Framework, preferred. Experience with pricing, cash management, PP&E, inventory, and related property, preferred. Experience with financial statement audits, preparation for audit readiness, and corrective action plans, preferred.
  
  Experience analyzing and resolving complex accounting…