About the Role
RSM's Accounting and Finance Consulting (AFC) practice is seeking a Senior Associate with a focus in Financial Advisory. This role involves providing technical accounting and financial or business advisory guidance to clients, leveraging firm resources, and collaborating with engagement teams. The position offers professional growth opportunities within a rapidly growing practice.
Responsibilities
- Participate in multiple engagements within the Accounting and Finance Consulting practice to provide technical accounting and financial or business advisory guidance to clients.
- Demonstrate basic to intermediate knowledge of complex financial accounting concepts.
- Commit to maintaining and developing current and effective technical accounting capabilities by leveraging extensive firm resources.
- Provide timely, high quality client service that meets or exceeds client expectations including coordinating the development and execution of the consulting work plan and client deliverables.
- Collaborate directly with the engagement manager and partner and the client.
- Develop an understanding of the client's business and industry and begin to recognize key performance drivers, trends and developments.
- Actively participate with engagement team and function as an in-charge facilitating field work by monitoring and reporting regarding productivity and adherence to work plan schedules on each assignment.
- Assist in the preparation of technical memos and other client deliverables.
- Identify performance improvement opportunities.
- Understand RSM’s service lines and work as a team in providing an integrated service delivery.
- Recognize and inform management of opportunities to increase level and types of services to clients.
- Willingness to travel 25% of the year, depending on clients.
Requirements
- BS/BA Degree in Accounting or equivalent degree.
- 2+ years of current or recent experience in a public accounting, technical accounting or financial reporting capacity.
- Advanced written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong technical knowledge in US GAAP and/or IFRS for both public & private companies.
Skills
- Technical accounting
- Financial advisory
- US GAAP
- IFRS
- Accounting and finance optimization
- Audit readiness
- Complex accounting analysis and consultation
- New accounting standard implementation
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior Associate
Education Level
- BS/BA Degree in Accounting or equivalent degree
- CPA or equivalent certification
Salary/Compensations
- $62,000 - $99,500
Benefits
- Competitive benefits and compensation package
- Flexibility in schedule
- Discretionary bonus based on firm and individual performance
About the Company
- RSM is the leading provider of professional services to the middle market globally.
- Our purpose is to instill confidence in a world of change, empowering our clients and people to realize their full potential.
- Our exceptional people are the key to our unrivaled, inclusive culture and talent experience and our ability to be compelling to our clients.
- RSM's Accounting and Finance Consulting (AFC) practice has over 80 years of industry expertise.
- RSM has helped thousands of firms to achieve their business objectives.
- Our clients include firms in a variety of industries, including financial services, technology, life sciences, and manufacturing.
Equal Opportunity
- RSM does not tolerate discrimination and/or harassment based on race; colour; creed; sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances; sex (including pregnancy or disabilities related to nursing); gender (including gender identity and/or gender expression); sexual orientation; national origin; ancestry; familial or marital status; age; physical or mental disability; citizenship; political affiliation; medical condition (including family and medical leave); domestic violence victim status; past, current or prospective service in the Canadian uniformed service; Canadian Military/Veteran status; pre-disposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected under applicable provincial employment legislation.
- Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process and/or employment/partnership.
- RSM is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities.
- If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or otherwise participate in the recruiting process, please call us at 800-274-3978 or send us an email at careers@rsmus.com.
