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About the Role

As a CFO Advisory Senior Manager, you will support client engagements by managing and delivering timely and accurate accounting and financial reporting. This includes implementing new accounting standards, performing account reconciliations, financial statement closing procedures, and providing accounting support for government, higher education, and not-for-profit entities. A significant portion of the work involves solving government accounting and financial reporting challenges. You will also serve as a project manager, ensure deliverable quality, enhance client experience, identify value-adding projects, and contribute to business development.

Responsibilities

Planning, managing, and performing engagements including accounting and financial close and reconciliation assistance, financial statement preparation, implementation of new accounting standards, accounting analysis related to compliance, process improvement, finance modernization, and government accounting support.
Assessing client accounting challenges, developing tailored advisory solutions, and establishing engagement timelines and scope.
Evaluating complex governmental or not-for-profit accounting situations and determining appropriate GAAP treatment.
Reviewing Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports (ACFR) for accuracy and completeness against benchmarks.
Identifying best practices and recommendations in client account reconciliation or other financial processes, and developing executive-level reports.
Providing status updates to client leadership on task progress, findings, and recommendations.
Overseeing engagement economics and managing resources to meet project goals.
Ensuring team is updated on accounting pronouncements and industry developments, and assisting with supervision, professional development, training, and performance evaluation.
Developing content such as articles, podcasts, or webinars on governmental accounting matters to build brand recognition.
Serving as a trusted advisor to clients and identifying opportunities for expanded services.
Developing outside relationships to foster long-term business development.

Requirements

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.
Prior experience auditing or assisting with the financial close for a governmental 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, especially the ability to meet project deadlines with a focus on details.
Exhibit strong business judgment, strategic thinking, leadership presence, and the ability to articulate complex accounting and process issues to finance and non-finance audiences.
Creative problem-solving abilities to develop innovative solutions for transformation challenges.
Commitment to building relationships and delivering excellent client service.
Ability to work independently and adapt to rapidly changing environments.
Comfortable and thriving in a hybrid work environment.
Ability to travel as needed up to 30%.
Candidates must demonstrate eligibility to work in the United States.
Cherry Bekaert will not provide work sponsorship for this position.

Skills

Governmental accounting technical knowledge
Project management
Accounting
Financial reporting
Accounting standards implementation
Account reconciliations
Financial statement closing procedures
Financial statement preparation
Governmental accounting
Higher education accounting
Not-for-profit accounting
GAAP
GASB
Internal controls
Analytical skills
Interpersonal skills
Oral communication skills
Written communication skills
Organizational skills
Business judgment
Strategic thinking
Leadership
Problem-solving
Client service

Location

Hybrid

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior Manager
Minimum 7 years of public accounting experience

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (preferred), Finance or other business discipline
Active or in-process CPA
Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM)

Salary/Compensations

Pay from: $132,800 to $212,400

Benefits

Annual bonus
Medical, dental, and vision care
Disability and life insurance
Generous Paid Time Off
Retirement plans
Paid Care Leave

About the Company

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 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.
Cherry Bekaert, ranked among the largest assurance, tax and advisory firms in the U.S., serves clients across industries in all 50 U.S. states and internationally.
Cherry Bekaert LLP and Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC are members of Allinial Global, an accountancy and business advisory global association.

Equal Opportunity

Cherry Bekaert provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.