Accounting & Finance Consultant

DLC, an Addison Group Company, is adding talent to its Philadelphia-based team of Accounting & Finance Consultants!

We are currently seeking experienced Accounting & Finance Consultants who want to join a fantastic team of talented Consultants, tasked with supporting our clients in a wide range of interim and project-based Accounting needs.

DLC currently serves our clients out of five offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Southern California.

Our Consultants have a background in Financial Planning & Analysis, a CPA background or a blend of both. As a DLC Consultant, you will provide solutions across a wide variety of industries, companies, and functional disciplines. Daily, you will work directly with finance and operating executives for the clients we serve.

Job Responsibilities

FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS

• Preparation of annual operating plans
• Quarterly re-forecasting
• Development of multi-year strategic plans
• Evaluation of marketing and advertising ROI
• Benchmarking
• Refinement of cost allocation methodologies
• R&D budgeting
• Cost-to-serve analysis
• Development of complex forecasting tools
• Pricing analysis
• Acquisition and divestiture analysis
• Capital expense planning and analysis
• Analysis of product line, channel and customer profitability
  
  

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING & REPORTING

• SEC Reporting Requirements: Forms 10-K, 10-Q, S-1, S-3, S-4
• FASB Pronouncement analysis and implementation
• Post-merger integration
• Reporting package development
• Financial and operational audit coordination and execution
• Consolidated financial statement preparation
• Monthly close process redesign
• Creation, review and documentation of internal control policy and procedures
  
  

FINANCIAL SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTATION

• Define software requirements
• Manage software selection process
• Act as functional lead in implementation of financial systems or product upgrades
• Serve as liaison between IT and Finance/Accounting functions
• Design and map chart of accounts
• Develop and execute test scripts
• Design financial reports using system or bolt-on reporting tools
• Identify and implement “quick hit” process improvements
• Perform post-implementation troubleshooting
  
  

PROCESS DOCUMENTATION AND REDESIGN

• Develop “as is” process narratives and flow charts
• Implement best practice recommendations
• Align processes with capabilities of new systems
• Ensure processes are compliant with external regulation
  
  

INTERIM OR “GAP” FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

• Provide interim financial management when positions are impacted by growth, re-organization, merger, acquisition, or relocation
• Evaluate job description and job content
• Document desk-level processes
• Identify and implement productivity opportunities
• Assess efficiency of workflow
• Develop current and accurate position descriptions
• Train newly hired staff
  
  

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Analyze and document project objectives and requirements
• Scope project, identify resource requirements, articulate deliverables and develop timetables
• Create project and communication plans
• Coordinate efforts of internal process owners and subject matter experts
• Develop contingency plans to eliminate obstacles to on-time and on-budget completion of the project
  
  

Job Requirements

• Distinguished academic and professional career
• Big 4/6/8 CPA and/or an MBA from a top 25 program.
• Experience working inside the Fortune 1000
• Strong knowledge of Finance and Accounting
• Strong analytical capabilities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Approximately 5 to 20 years of overall experience
  
  

Benefits

All DLC employees are eligible for benefits following a qualification period including health insurance and retirement plans.

Work/Life Balance

We are firm believers in achieving a healthy work-life balance – offering results-oriented work hours and flexible vacation packages.