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About the Role

RSM is seeking a Director for its Deals Accounting and Strategic Finance practice, specializing in Transaction Accounting. This role involves providing expert accounting and financial advisory services to clients navigating a complex business landscape.

Responsibilities

Manage multiple concurrent engagements within the Deals Accounting and Strategic Finance practice, providing technical accounting and financial/business advisory guidance.
Demonstrate intermediate to advanced knowledge of complex accounting concepts.
Provide timely, high-quality client service, coordinating the development and execution of consulting work plans and deliverables.
Collaborate with firm specialists on complex accounting matters.
Assist in the preparation of technical memos and client deliverables.
Manage Transaction Accounting engagements and their respective teams.
Oversee engagement economics and manage resources for efficient engagement models.
Support sell-side readiness by identifying accounting gaps, improving financial reporting, enhancing close processes, and addressing complex accounting considerations.
Perform transaction-related accounting analyses, including business combinations, carve-outs, and resolution of complex accounting issues.
Design and implement accounting policies, reporting structures, and finance/accounting processes, including scalable monthly close frameworks and controls.
Support day-one and post-close accounting and financial reporting readiness, including close stabilization, functional integration, and stakeholder coordination.
Assist management with post-close financial reporting obligations, purchase agreement requirements, and ongoing integration activities.
Anticipate and address client concerns, escalate issues, and identify performance improvement opportunities.
Understand RSM's service lines and collaborate for integrated service delivery.
Develop Transaction Accounting service line team members through mentoring, training, and career advising.
Understand RSM's lines of business and identify opportunities to make valuable introductions to other firm professionals.
Collaborate with the National Leader on go-to-market strategy, proposals, pitch meetings, and marketing collateral development.
Develop a strategy to leverage external relationships with Centers of Influence for business growth.
Stay informed on industry publications and share relevant information with clients.
Ensure professional development through ongoing education.
Willingness to travel 25% or less of the year.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
9+ years of experience.
Strong leadership and client management experience.

Skills

Technical accounting
Financial advisory
Business advisory
Complex accounting concepts
Client service
Consulting work plan execution
Client deliverable management
Collaboration with specialists
Technical memo preparation
Engagement management
Team management
Engagement economics oversight
Resource management
Sell-side readiness
Transaction accounting
Business combinations analysis
Carve-outs analysis
Accounting policy design
Reporting structure design
Finance process implementation
Accounting process implementation
Monthly close framework design
Controls implementation
Financial reporting
Day-one readiness
Post-close readiness
Functional integration
Stakeholder coordination
Purchase agreement analysis
Performance improvement identification
Service line understanding
Integrated service delivery
Mentoring
Training
Career development advising
Firm initiatives participation
Business growth strategy
External relationship development
Industry publication analysis
Professional development
Ongoing education

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Director
9+ years of experience

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Accounting
CPA or equivalent certification

Salary/Compensations

$126,500 - $254,700

Benefits

Competitive benefits and compensation package
Flexibility in schedule
Discretionary bonus based on firm and individual performance

About the Company

Leading provider of professional services to the middle market globally.
Purpose is to instill confidence in a world of change, empowering clients and people to realize their full potential.
Exceptional people are key to unrivaled culture, talent experience, and client service.
Offers an environment that inspires and empowers thriving personally and professionally.
Has more than 80 years of industry expertise.
Has helped thousands of firms achieve business objectives.
Serves clients in financial services, technology, life sciences, and manufacturing industries.
Professionals can develop meaningful solutions for businesses with local, national, or international presence and diverse organizational structures.

Equal Opportunity

All applicants will receive consideration for employment as RSM does not tolerate discrimination and/or harassment based on race; color; creed; sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances; sex (including pregnancy or disabilities related to nursing); gender; sexual orientation; HIV Status; 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 US uniformed service; US Military/Veteran status; pre-disposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.
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.
RSM does not intend to hire entry level candidates who will require sponsorship now OR in the future (i.e. F-1 visa holders).
RSM will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records.