Accounting Manager — Advisory Consultant

Title Accounting Manager — Advisory Consultant

Location Tampa, Florida

Reports To Managing Director, Practice Leader

Experience 2–4 years public accounting + 2–4 years corporate accounting

NOW CFO is a leading provider of outsourced CFO, Controller, and accounting services, delivering experienced financial professionals to businesses on a fractional, interim, or project basis. We partner with companies across industries from growing startups to established middle-market businesses placing the right accounting and finance talent inside organizations at exactly the moment they need it.

Our consultants are embedded directly inside client organizations, working as a trusted extension of the client’s team. They bring structure, consistency, and expertise to finance and accounting functions that need support and they do it in a way that is practical, hands‑on, and immediately impactful.

The Accounting Manager Advisory Consultant is a client‑facing, hands‑on role focused on helping clients strengthen, stabilize, and improve their accounting operations. Working alongside engagement leadership and other team members, you will step into dynamic client environments on a fractional, interim, or project basis to provide both day‑to‑day accounting leadership and meaningful operational improvements.

In this role, you will assess existing accounting processes, identify gaps and inefficiencies, and implement practical solutions that improve accuracy, consistency, controls, and overall effectiveness. Depending on the engagement, this may include cleaning up accounting records, strengthening month‑end close processes, improving reconciliations and reporting, documenting procedures, enhancing internal controls, or helping establish scalable accounting processes. The goal is not simply to maintain the accounting function, but to leave it stronger than you found it.

This role is ideal for someone who has built a strong accounting foundation in public accounting and has experience managing or supporting accounting operations within a company. You are comfortable entering new and sometimes ambiguous environments, quickly understanding what is and isn’t working, and taking ownership of both immediate accounting needs and longer‑term process improvements. You are detail‑oriented, organized, solutions‑focused, and able to bring structure and stability to evolving situations while maintaining a high standard of accuracy and professionalism.

• Own and manage the full month‑end close process for client organizations, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Prepare and post journal entries including accruals, prepaid expenses, depreciation, and reclassifications
• Perform and review account reconciliations across balance sheet accounts including cash, AR, AP, fixed assets, and accrued liabilities
• Prepare monthly financial statements including income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement
• Investigate and explain variances between actual results and prior periods or budget
• Support year‑end close and coordinate with external auditors or tax preparers as needed

• Maintain the general ledger and chart of accounts, ensuring proper coding and classification of transactions
• Oversee and process accounts payable and accounts receivable functions, including vendor payments, invoicing, and collections follow‑up
• Perform bank and credit card reconciliations on a regular basis
• Manage fixed asset schedules and record depreciation in accordance with company policy
• Process payroll entries and reconcile payroll‑related accounts in coordination with the client’s payroll provider
• Maintain prepaid schedules, deferred revenue schedules, and…