Accounting Manager — Advisory Consultant

Now Cfo • Nashville, TN

19h

About The Position

The Accounting Manager — Advisory Consultant is a client-facing, hands-on role helping clients strengthen, stabilize, and improve their accounting operations. The consultant works with engagement leadership and other team members on fractional, interim, or project assignments, providing day-to-day accounting leadership as well as operational improvements. The role involves assessing existing processes, identifying gaps and inefficiencies, and implementing practical solutions to improve accuracy, consistency, controls, and effectiveness. Work may include accounting clean-up, improving month-end close and reconciliations, enhancing reporting and internal controls, documenting procedures, and establishing scalable accounting processes.

Consultants are embedded in client organizations and serve as trusted extensions of client teams. They must be comfortable entering new or ambiguous environments, quickly understanding accounting needs, and taking ownership of both immediate requirements and longer-term improvements. The role also includes client communication, coordinating with engagement leaders, and assigning, reviewing, and coaching staff when assigned to an engagement.

Requirements

• 2 to 4 years of experience in public accounting at a CPA or advisory firm in audit or assurance.
• 2 to 4 years of corporate accounting experience in an Accounting Manager, Senior Accountant, or similar role.
• Solid working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and financial statement preparation.
• Hands-on experience with the full month-end close cycle, including journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Proficiency in at least one major accounting system, such as QuickBooks, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, or similar.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple client engagements and deadlines simultaneously.
• Clear, professional communication skills and comfort interacting directly with business owners and management teams.
• Self-starter mentality and ability to work independently in client environments with minimal oversight.

Nice To Haves

• CPA license or active CPA candidacy.
• Experience working across multiple industries or company sizes.
• Exposure to accounting clean-up, system migration, or process improvement projects.
• Experience in a consulting, outsourced, or fractional accounting environment.
• Familiarity with payroll processing platforms such as Gusto, ADP, Paychex, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage clients’ full month-end close processes, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, prepaid expenses, depreciation, and reclassifications.
• Perform and review balance sheet account reconciliations, including cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, fixed assets, and accrued liabilities.
• Prepare monthly financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.
• Investigate and explain variances between actual results and prior periods or budgets.
• Support year-end close and coordinate with external auditors or tax preparers as needed.
• Maintain clients’ general ledgers and charts of accounts, ensuring appropriate transaction coding and classification.
• Oversee and process accounts payable and accounts receivable activities, including vendor payments, invoicing, and collections follow-up.
• Perform regular bank and credit card reconciliations.
• Manage fixed asset schedules and record depreciation in accordance with company policy.
• Process payroll entries and reconcile payroll-related accounts in coordination with client payroll providers.
• Maintain prepaid, deferred revenue, and other balance sheet support schedules.
• Prepare timely weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial reports for client management teams.
• Identify and document internal control gaps and recommend practical process and procedure improvements.
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures and accounting policy documentation.
• Ensure deliverables comply with U.S. GAAP and client-specific accounting policies.
• Work in client ERP and accounting systems, including NetSuite, QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, Xero, and others.
• Assess accounting workflows and implement improvements to accuracy, internal controls, consistency, system usage, automation, and close efficiency.
• Support accounting system clean-ups, data migrations, and onboarding of new clients onto appropriate platforms.
• Serve as the primary day-to-day accounting contact for assigned client engagements.
• Communicate accounting matters clearly and professionally with client owners, operations managers, and other stakeholders.
• Provide training and guidance to client administrative or bookkeeping staff as needed.
• Proactively raise issues, risks, and unusual items with the Managing Director, providing appropriate context.
• Partner with Controllers, CFOs, or Senior Directors to carry out engagement plans and communicate progress, open items, and risks.
• Communicate frequently and clearly with internal and external stakeholders.
• Assign, oversee, and review staff accountants’ work, including work by offshore team members, to ensure accurate and timely deliverables.
• Provide instructions, documentation, feedback, and effective handoffs and review steps for staff working across time zones.
• Coach and develop junior team members’ technical skills and consistency.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience.
• Performance-based bonus tied to engagement quality and utilization.
• Full benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).
• Exposure to a wide variety of industries, company stages, and accounting environments.
• Defined growth path within the NOW CFO platform toward Senior Consultant, Controller, and Director levels.
• Mentorship and support from experienced Managing Directors and senior consultants.
• Collaborative, entrepreneurial culture that rewards ownership, initiative, and results.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed