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You will be responsible for…
- Providing 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.
- Understanding client objectives and maximizing the value of the service we provide with respect to attaining those objectives.
- Collaboration 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
- Providing supervision and on-the-job training to staff assigned to engagement, or client’s internal staff
- Preparing other reports and projects as requested from time to time by PPMD’s
- Preparing or reviewing financial statements, notes, schedules, and memos for discussion between partner and the client, or for discussion between yourself and the client.
- Comfortably communicating with and serve as liaison in client engagements with client’s banker, Board, insurance agent, or other key business partners
- Communicating engagement's progress, problems, resolutions, financial information, and other business concerns to the client
- Building relationships with, and speaking to, client personnel to obtain an understanding of their business operations, processes, and functions.
- 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
- Such other duties as may be assigned
What we need from you…
- Strong analytical and communication (written and oral) skills required
- 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
What skills & experience you’ll bring to us
- Undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, or similar related field with a desire to build practical experience in an advisory arena
- CPA certification or pursuit of CPA or equivalent preferred, but not required
- 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
GHJ complies with all local/state regulations in regards to displaying salary ranges. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. Any offered salary is determined based on internal equity, internal salary ranges, market data, ranges, applicant's skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications (e.g. JD, technology), for example. At GHJ, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $155,000 - $229,000.
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