Caas Manager

Summary

Join GHJ's Client Accounting and Advisory Services (CAAS) team as a Manager! You'll provide accounting and advisory services to clients, collaborating with staff and managing projects. Responsibilities include financial statement preparation, client communication, and team development. The ideal candidate possesses strong analytical and communication skills, along with 7+ years of relevant experience in a professional services firm. A CPA certification is preferred but not required. This primarily remote position offers flexible hours and occasional travel. The salary range is estimated at $130,000 - $180,000.

Requirements

• Strong analytical and communication (written and oral) skills
• Ability to effectively manage client engagement, and to bring a strong point of view to the work
• Creative problem solver with a high level of strategic, analytical, and conceptual skills with a passion for helping clients
• Person of sound judgment, that can manage risks effectively and efficiently
• Deep understanding of cash, accrual, and full GAAP basis of accounting
• Experience in budgeting and forecasting
• Undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, or similar related field with a desire to build practical experience in an advisory arena
• 7+ years of accounting/assurance/client accounting experience, with a professional services firm
• Experience managing and developing a team
• Understanding of the client service industry, typical go-to-market strategies, cost structures, and key business partners
• High proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, including experience working with and reconciling trial balances, and experience with pivot tables, lookup formulas, index/match formulas, etc. and writing up details of company’s operations, performance drivers and trends
• Experience with working on multiple engagements, and ability to prioritize and/or adjust priorities to accommodate and adopt to changes, as necessary
• Plans and presents well-organized work product
• Excellent project execution skills and client deliverable experience

Responsibilities

• Provide client accounting and advisory services for clients in various industries ranging in size from $5M to $100M. Projects might include but not be limited to financial accounting, cost accounting, financial projections, establishing or evaluating internal controls, and evaluating accounting processes
• Understand client objectives and maximize the value of the service we provide with respect to attaining those objectives
• Collaborate with staff, seniors, and managers within CAAS to meet client deliverables on projects
• Assist in coaching, developing and training staff and seniors
• Manage client projects, workloads, and deliverables across numerous engagements, communicating priority items and status internally and externally
• Provide supervision and on-the-job training to staff assigned to engagement, or client’s internal staff
• Prepare other reports and projects as requested from time to time by PPMD’s
• Prepare or review financial statements, notes, schedules, and memos for discussion between partner and the client, or for discussion between yourself and the client
• Comfortably communicate with and serve as liaison in client engagements with client’s banker, Board, insurance agent, or other key business partners
• Communicate engagement's progress, problems, resolutions, financial information, and other business concerns to the client
• Build relationships with, and speak to, client personnel to obtain an understanding of their business operations, processes, and functions

Preferred Qualifications

CPA certification or pursuit of CPA or equivalent

Benefits

• Primarily remote working, with flexibility on hours and schedules
• Occasional travel to client sites, industry events, and to in person meetings at GHJ LA Office
• $130,000 - $180,000