CFO Advisory, Accounting Advisory - Senior Manager; GPS; St Bernard

Overview

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.
• Serve as project manager on engagements and ensure the quality of deliverables and a great client experience.
• Assist in identifying additional value‑adding projects for client base and other business development and growth activities.
• Plan, manage, and perform a variety of engagements including:
  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.
• Assess and evaluate client accounting challenges, develop tailored advisory solutions and establish the timeline and scope of engagements.
• Evaluate complex governmental or not‑for‑profit accounting situations and determine the appropriate treatment under GAAP.
• Review Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for accuracy and completeness against benchmarks such as GFOA’s ACFR review checklist.
• Identify best practices or other recommendations in client account reconciliation or other financial processes and develop an executive‑level report of the findings.
• Provide status updates to client leadership on the current status of tasks and any findings or recommendations identified.
• Oversee firm objectives (engagement economics) and manage resources to ensure that established goals are met on each project assigned.
• Ensure team is up to date on related accounting pronouncements and industry developments and assist with supervision of team members, including staff professional development, training, and performance evaluation.
• Develop content such as articles, podcasts, or webinars on governmental accounting matters to build brand recognition of the GPS accounting advisory group.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, identifying opportunities for expanded services.
• Develop outside relationships with a goal to foster long‑term business development.

• 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 consulting.
• Strong technical knowledge of relevant professional standards and regulations such as GASB and FASB.
• Prior experience auditing or assisting with the financial close for a governmental or not‑for‑profit entity.
• Prior experience with internal controls, including documentation and testing of controls.
• Excellent project management, analytical, interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Solid organizational skills and ability to meet project deadlines with a focus on details.
• Exhibit strong business judgment, strategic thinking, leadership presence, and ability to articulate complex accounting and process issues to finance and non‑finance audiences alike.
• Creative…