Accounting Manager

Accounting Manager

We are currently seeking an AccountingManager who shares our passion for helping our clients build exceptional companies. Accounting Managers are leaders who partner with our client's boards, investors, CEOs, and leadership teams. In addition, they mentor and guide a variety of global personnel at Sikich. Accounting Managers lead and oversee client and internal teams to drive projects from start to completion while tracking tangible milestones and benchmarks.

Ideal candidates have a strong background in accounting and finance and have demonstrated a track record of managing teams and projects effectively. Accounting Managers are responsible for overseeing staff who execute a wide range of technical financial processes, from transactional accounting and cash flow forecasting to board-level reporting and revenue and expense budgeting. While they are well-versed in finance and accounting, they will also be required to interact with almost every aspect of a company's operations, including corporate strategy, IT, marketing, sales, operations, and human resources. They are logical, creative, process-driven, autonomous specialists responsible for the design, integration, and implementation of key systems and processes that CEOs and leadership teams will rely upon to run their companies. Accounting Managers also give frequent and formal feedback to both team members and clients and must lean into and navigate tough conversations in an effective, tactful manner.

Projects & Responsibilities Include:

• Overseeing and executing of daily accounting and finance responsibilities at our clients, especially core accounting functions like AR, AP, and month-end close (MEC)
• Analyzing, developing, and working with client teams to implement financial and operational infrastructure for clients
• Managing and executing project work deliverables, including qualitative and quantitative tasks and analytics to accelerate revenue growth and profitability
• Creating monthly reporting packages, cash flow forecasts, and documentation of key processes and controls
• Maintaining strong attention to detail to ensure a consistent work product
• Directly managing projects to ensure project milestones and deliverables are met
• Assessing and tackling project issues as they arise in a logical, data-driven manner
• Providing real-time feedback and updates to project teams and clients on a routine basis

Qualifications:

• Overseeing and executing of daily accounting and finance responsibilities at our clients, especially core accounting functions like AR, AP, and month-end close (MEC)
• Analyzing, developing, and working with client teams to implement financial and operational infrastructure for clients
• Managing and executing project work deliverables, including qualitative and quantitative tasks and analytics to accelerate revenue growth and profitability
• Creating monthly reporting packages, cash flow forecasts, and documentation of key processes and controls
• Maintaining strong attention to detail to ensure a consistent work product
• Directly managing projects to ensure project milestones and deliverables are met
• Assessing and tackling project issues as they arise in a logical, data-driven manner
• Providing real-time feedback and updates to project teams and clients on a routine basis

Sikich Benefits
Our employees enjoy expansive benefit offerings, ranging from wellness programs to our flexible time off policy. Sikich prioritizes our employees' personal welfare; making sure our staff's health, family time and well-being are not compromised in order to further their career.

Flexible time off policy, we encourage every full-time employee to take off at least four weeks for personal, vacation or sick leave. This benefit is activated as soon as you start with the firm.

Holiday closure, we observe firm-wide office closure during the week between Christmas and New Year's Day.

Wellness program, we provide a wellness program to engage, challenge and empower you to take responsibility for your own well-being. Activities can be tracked through our wellness provider to obtain gift cards or other rewards.

We also offer:

• Health, dental, vision, life and accident/death/disability insurance options
• HSA employer contribution
• 9 paid holidays annually
• Flexible work arrangements
• 6 weeks of paid paternity
• 6 weeks of paid leave for the placement of an adopted child within your home
• 401(k) with employer contributions
• CPA bonus with 4 paid exam days & 4 paid study days
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee referral bonus program
• Client referral bonus program
• Pet insurance
• FORCE - our community volunteer program (each employee may use up to 4 hours of paid time annually to volunteer and make a difference in their local communities)

Sikich LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

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