CAAS Projects Advisory Senior

Elliott Davis • Nashville, TN

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About The Position

The CAAS Projects Advisory Senior helps customers address accounting and finance challenges through hands-on, project-based advisory work. Working alongside Managers and Directors, the Senior owns key workstreams, interacts directly with customer teams, and delivers practical solutions that strengthen accounting operations and support business needs. Engagements may involve cash-to-accrual conversions, accounting cleanup and remediation, interim Assistant Controller support, month-end close optimization, accounting process improvement, and ERP or accounting system transitions. Projects vary, offering exposure to different industries, accounting environments, and business challenges.

The role is suited to an accounting professional who is curious, takes ownership, enjoys problem-solving, and wants to move beyond testing into execution. The Senior develops operational accounting and advisory skills, coaches associates, and leads portions of engagements with increasing independence, with the opportunity to develop toward a future CAAS Projects Advisory Manager role. The work combines hands-on execution, customer interaction, and practical solutions tailored to each organization’s needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• CPA license.
• Typically 4 to 6 years of progressive accounting experience; candidates with approximately 3 years of public accounting audit experience plus relevant CAAS, advisory, Assistant Controller, or operational accounting experience will also be considered.
• Public accounting audit experience or comparable experience providing a strong foundation in financial reporting, month-end close, account reconciliations, and internal controls.
• Strong analytical, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Naturally curious, accountable, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in changing environments.
• Ability to work independently, collaborate with engagement teams, and communicate directly with customers.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, including Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in CAAS/CAS, outsourced accounting, accounting advisory, or an Assistant Controller role.
• Experience with cash-to-accrual conversions, accounting cleanup, month-end close optimization, or accounting process improvement.
• Experience with private equity-backed, healthcare, biotech, life sciences, distribution, manufacturing, or growth-oriented organizations.
• Experience with ERP implementations, accounting system conversions, or workflow automation.

Responsibilities

• Execute project-based accounting and finance engagements, including cash-to-accrual conversions, accounting cleanup and remediation, month-end close support and optimization, process improvement, and ERP or accounting system transitions.
• Support interim Assistant Controller and other accounting leadership engagements by helping customers manage close, reporting, reconciliations, and day-to-day accounting priorities.
• Own significant workstreams with limited supervision, including planning tasks, gathering information, resolving issues, and communicating progress.
• Prepare and review account reconciliations, journal entries, financial reporting schedules, process documentation, and other engagement deliverables.
• Investigate accounting issues, identify root causes, and develop practical solutions that meet customer needs and support sound operations.
• Work directly with Controllers, accounting teams, and other customer stakeholders; participate in meetings and present work product and recommendations.
• Balance hands-on execution with increasing responsibility for leading portions of meetings, projects, and customer interactions.
• Coach associates through delegation, review, feedback, and hands-on learning.
• Coordinate priorities and deadlines across multiple engagements while proactively communicating risks or barriers.
• Maintain responsibility for the quality, accuracy, timeliness, and practical usefulness of assigned work.
• Collaborate with Managers, Directors, and professionals across Elliott Davis to deliver integrated customer solutions.

Benefits

• Generous time away and paid firm holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s.
• Flexible work schedules.
• 16 weeks of paid maternity and adoption leave, 8 weeks of paid parental leave, and 4 weeks of paid caregiver leave once eligible.
• Health and wellness benefits, including wellness coaching and mental health counseling.
• One-on-one professional coaching.
• Leadership and career development programs.
• Access to Beyond, a program with experiences to support personal and professional growth.

What This Job Offers

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