Financial Accounting Advisory Services Job Description
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Financial Accounting Advisory Services Job Description
- Primary point-of-contact with client ultimately responsible for the outcome of client activities/deliverables and its success
- Primary activities will include executing buy-side and sell-side transaction advisory engagements
- Act as the lead professional on engagements—managing the day-to-day tasks of projects and serving as a principal contact with client personnel
- Lead diligence meetings, draft and review tailored due diligence reports specific to key issues such as normalized earnings, achievability of management’s budget, indebtedness considerations, and working capital analysis
- Direct the efforts of Vice Presidents, Associates and Financial Analysts, providing guidance with an apprenticeship approach
- Review transaction documents
- Network with prospects to build revenue producing relationships
- Drive business development events and initiatives in the region and in some cases, outside the New York area
- Collaborate closely with corporate finance, capital markets, valuation, and financial restructuring colleagues
- Team with a highly talented and dedicated group of M&A and Advisory professionals, providing you broad exposure to different transactional and technical issues affecting businesses within the M&A and capital markets today
- Experience with general accounting functions, including US GAAP and IFRS
- 8-15 years of work experience in professional services preferred (public accounting, investment banking and/or management consulting)
- Commitment to excellence, attention to detail, accountable and reliable with strong work ethic
- Minimum 5 years of accounting experience including GL, AP, AR, reconciliations
- Ability to assign work, guide employees and complete projects on time
- System implimentation experience is a must, including Sage Intacct and the ability to learn industry specific sub-systems (POS, Inventory)
Financial Accounting Advisory Services Job Description
- Develop and extend your financial and interpersonal skills as you collaborate with management finance teams and sponsors to advance their accounting and financial reporting objectives resulting from transaction driven events
- Assists with accounting software implementation or upgrades, for clients and firm staff
- Develop close working relationships with management throughout all areas of the group
- Ensure that transactions are accounted for in accordance with established company policies and in accordance with US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
- Assist in monthly/quarterly/annual close and preparation of relevant work papers
- Ability to roll-up their sleeves and perform the activities necessary to successfully deliver on the mandate(s)
- Communicates regularly with Relationship Partner to ensure services are being delivered effectively and efficiently
- Anticipates, identifies and resolves client challenges
- Ensures all staff assigned are properly and professionally managed, providing oversight, guidance and to develop through active coaching and training
- Participates in the development of and support the client's strategic plans
- Public client experience
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) License from appropriate state requred
- Ability to travel for up to one week at a time (20-40% travel time)
- Experience managing engagement teams (staffing, budgeting, planning, execution and client relationships)
- Experienced with Microsoft Office suite, Excel, Word, Outlook and financial/accounting software
- Minimum of 4-5 years of accounting experience including GL, AP, AR, reconciliations
Financial Accounting Advisory Services Job Description
- Research tax and GAAP issues and topics and draft technical position papers
- Participates in the development of and support the client's accounting department
- Prepare monthly and annual budget reports
- Work in a variety of industries on an investment banking platform, gaining exposure to the broader corporate finance industry and capital markets
- Primary activities will include serving as the lead project manager overseeing the execution of buy-side, sell-side, capital raise and restructuring transaction advisory engagements
- Operate as the lead officer on select client accounts
- Lead client meetings with senior sponsor and C-suite professionals, review financial models, technical accounting analyses and financial reporting disclosures and deliver work product and presentations confidently
- Direct the efforts of Vice Presidents, Associates and Financial Analysts, providing guidance with an apprenticeship approach and serving as a career mentor responsible for development of the team
- Assist in leading various practice growth strategic and operational initiatives with senior members of the firm
- Drive business development events and initiatives
- Previous CPA firm experience
- Experience with QuickBooks, QuickBooks Online, Enterprise, ADP, NetSuite, Intacct strongly preferred
- Solid working knowledge of US GAAP and/or IFRS including complex areas such as revenue recognition, leases, equity compensation, business acquisitions and dispositions, impairment analysis
- Ability to problem-solve and think quickly, creatively, and logically to respond to complex client inquiries in a timely manner
- 10+ years of experience in public accounting or combination with private industry, however public accounting through Manager level a plus
- Small/emerging growth to mid-sized company background is preferred
Financial Accounting Advisory Services Job Description
- Primary activities will include executing buy-side, sell-side, capital raise and restructuring transaction advisory engagements
- Assist in leading client meetings with senior sponsor and C-suite professionals, review financial models, technical accounting analyses and financial reporting disclosures and deliver work product and presentations confidently
- Direct the efforts of Associates and Financial Analysts, providing guidance with an apprenticeship approach
- Contribute to various practice growth strategic and operational initiatives with senior members of the firm
- Assist in initiating and extending group marketing and client development efforts
- Experience with AIA Billing, Retainage, job costing, and Quickbooks (Desktop/Online versions) required
- 4+ years of Transaction Services experience or 2+ years of external audit experience and at least 2 years of Transaction Services experience with a Big 4 or national firm
- Experience providing accounting and financial reporting advisory services and other transaction-related services
- Experience with data analytics tools (Alteryx, Tableau, ) preferred
- 1+ years of Transaction Services experience or 2+ years of external audit experience with a Big 4 or national firm
- Associates or two year degree equivalent required in Accounting, Finance or related field from an accredited college or university
- Experience in various functions of back-office and bookkeeping including processing of accounts payable and disbursements, processing billing/AR invoices to client’s customers, payroll processing and recording
Financial Accounting Advisory Services Job Description
- Ability to handle a variety of different tasks for multiple clients and meet multiple deadlines while at all times demonstrating cooperative behavior with colleagues and supervisors
- Knowledge of use of Accounting Systems such as Quickbooks (Desktop/Online versions), Xero, ComputerEase, Sage, and electronic A/P bill payment systems such as Bill.com, is a plus
- Knowledge in financial audit/IPO readiness is preferred
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in public accounting and/or client accounting services type work
- Experience in professional services (public accounting, investment banking and/or management consulting)
- Remote working arrangement permitted
- Experience in the preparation of certain tax filings such as Sales and Use Tax, Property Tax Declaration, annual 1099 forms is a plus
- Experience in account reconciliations, including bank reconciliations
- Experience in monthly/quarterly/annual close procedures and review of client’s Financial Statements
- Knowledge of use of Accounting Systems such as Xero, ComputerEase, Sage, and electronic A/P bill payment systems such as Bill.com, is a plus
- Knowledge of use of ProSystem Engagement is a plus, but not required
- Good oral and written communication skills, including the ability to present accounting concepts in a clear and concise manner to team and to clients