Accounting Senior Consultant

Plante Moran • Southfield, MI

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About The Position

Make your mark. Our management consulting team focuses on our clients' critical business needs. From transaction services to operations and everything in between, our integrated solution approach is designed to help enable and manage growth, leverage resources, and mitigate costs and risks. At Plante Moran, we have the privilege of serving clients and providing consultative services as they face challenges and seek new opportunities. Plante Moran enjoys a “Workplace for Your Day” model which, simply put, means we strive for flexibility and balance while staying true to our principally in-person model. We believe that face-to-face interactions are paramount for individual and collective development, but also encourage individuals to work with their supervisor and team to determine their optimal working environment each day.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• CPA Designation is preferred.
• Practice development / substantial professional networking experience.
• 3+ years of some combination of recent experience in public accounting audit practice as Manager level or higher, industry accounting department / external reporting leadership role, or technical accounting consultation position.

Responsibilities

• Provide transaction-oriented accounting and reporting assistance for mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, management buyouts, etc.
• Overseeing engagements designed to help clients identify and implement needed accounting transformation initiatives by evaluating people, process and technology.
• Cleaning-up financial information that has not been given the appropriate attention, including establishing and implementing accounting processes, policies and procedures.
• Performing interim accounting and finance roles for clients dealing with planned and unplanned accounting departures.
• Provide oversight and hands on assistance in the implementation of accounting standards.
• Prepare detailed financial analysis to assist clients in evaluating potential acquisitions, financing arrangements and other substantial strategic decisions.
• Participate in client meetings and site visits while interacting with top-level management.
• Develop and review financial forecasts on behalf of clients.
• Assist with development and review of financial reports to determine quality of historical earnings.
• Analyze financial statements to evaluate sustainability of financial performance.
• Addressing accounting and reporting responsibilities and initiatives not specifically addressed above.
• Networking internally and externally to identify current and future accounting services opportunities.
• Coaching oversight, engagement scheduling and overall leadership for practice team members.
• Assistance in preparation of proposals, budgets and engagement letters.
• Project management oversight, including prioritizing varying projects against deadlines.
• Preparation, review, and issuance of client invoices, managing collections, and client management.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree