Accounting Advisory Manager

Crowe • Chicago, IL

11d • Remote

About The Position

Your Journey at Crowe Starts Here: At Crowe, you can build a meaningful and rewarding career. With real flexibility to balance work with life moments, you’re trusted to deliver results and make an impact. We embrace you for who you are, care for your well-being, and nurture your career. Everyone has equitable access to opportunities for career growth and leadership. Over our 80-year history, delivering excellent service through innovation has been a core part of our DNA across our audit, tax, and consulting groups. That’s why we continuously invest in innovative ideas, such as AI-enabled insights and technology-powered solutions, to enhance our services. Join us at Crowe and embark on a career where you can help shape the future of our industry. Job Description: Crowe is seeking a Manager to build a growing practice focused on Accounting Advisory. As a Manager working across various industries, you’ll develop your career by communicating creative, strategic goals both internally and externally. This role offers significant opportunities for upward mobility and professional growth. While primarily remote, the Manager will occasionally work in-office to oversee the team and foster a collaborative environment as well as work directly with clients.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field required.
• Must have at least 5 years of accounting, financial reporting, corporate finance, OR at least 5 years of recent public accounting external audit experience.
• Certified Public Accountant license (CPA) is required.
• Ability to organize and oversee multiple competing projects, while maintaining effective communication with clients and Crowe team members.
• Strong leadership and management skills, with a proven ability to manage and develop a team of accounting professionals.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders across the organization.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Travel up to 30% annually as needed.
• We expect the candidate to uphold Crowe’s values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship. These values define who we are. We expect all of our people to act ethically and with integrity at all times.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
• Crowe is not sponsoring for work authorization at this time.

Responsibilities

• Execute solutions to complex issues involving accounting and finance processes and technical accounting matters.
• Maintain positive client relationships within a variety of industries.
• Work with multiple teams.
• Anticipate and address client concerns and resolve problems as they arise.
• Perform accounting research related to complex transactions and create written outputs summarizing the application of the accounting guidance to the specified transaction.
• Provide accounting and financial reporting support to clients in various industries.
• Work with other team members to develop and deepen your technical accounting knowledge.
• Assist in planning engagements and supervising staff, including reviewing workpapers and providing feedback and mentorship.
• Evaluate, design, and implement best practices to support the operations of accounting and finance departments.
• Stay informed of industry trends and advise clients on how to improve and optimize accounting and finance operations and provide other valuable recommendations.

Benefits

• Your exceptional people experience starts here.
• At Crowe, we know that great people are what makes a great firm.
• We care about our people and offer employees a comprehensive total rewards package.
• We will nurture your talent in an inclusive culture that values diversity.
• You will have the chance to meet on a consistent basis with your Career Coach that will guide you in your career goals and aspirations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level