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About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Seven to ten years of progressively responsible accounting and finance experience.
• Three to five years of leadership or management experience.
• Significant experience overseeing budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, audits, and internal controls.
• Thorough understanding of GAAP and financial management best practices.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Ability to communicate financial information effectively to financial and non-financial stakeholders.
• Strong technology aptitude and ability to leverage financial systems and reporting tools.
• Ability to handle confidential financial information with professionalism and discretion.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation.
• MBA or other advanced business degree.
• Experience within a CPA firm, professional services organization, or similarly complex multi-entity environment.
• Experience with ERP systems, financial reporting software, and business intelligence platforms.
• Experience using Power BI, Tableau, or similar analytics tools.
• Experience overseeing multiple entities, locations, or affiliated organizations.

Responsibilities

• Partner with executive leadership on strategic planning, organizational growth initiatives, and major business decisions.
• Evaluate the financial implications of operational initiatives, investments, acquisitions, expansion opportunities, and strategic projects, and provide recommendations based on financial analysis and business intelligence.
• Lead long-term financial planning and develop financial strategies aligned with organizational goals and sustainability.
• Present financial performance, forecasts, key metrics, and strategic recommendations to leadership.
• Lead annual budget development, ongoing forecasting, financial modeling, and business planning.
• Analyze profitability, revenue trends, labor costs, utilization, productivity, and operational performance.
• Design, monitor, and report on KPIs, dashboards, and scorecards; conduct variance, scenario, and sensitivity analyses.
• Identify revenue growth, cost optimization, and process improvement opportunities through data-driven analysis, and translate financial and operational data into actionable insights.
• Direct accounting operations for MBE CPAs and affiliated entities, including the general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and fixed assets.
• Ensure timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and maintain compliance with GAAP.
• Lead month-end and year-end close processes; coordinate annual audits and prepare required financial reports and tax filings.
• Ensure financial reporting accuracy, integrity, and transparency across all entities.
• Lead cash flow forecasting and liquidity management; manage banking relationships and financing arrangements.
• Oversee debt obligations, capital expenditures, and investments, and develop strategies to optimize working capital and cash utilization.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate financial and operational risks.
• Establish and maintain internal controls, financial policies, and procedures; ensure compliance with applicable regulations and financial governance practices.
• Protect organizational assets and implement corrective actions arising from audits, reviews, or compliance assessments.
• Lead, develop, coach, and mentor finance and accounting team members; establish departmental goals and performance expectations.
• Foster accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and service; support succession planning and professional development.
• Lead financial, operational, and cross-functional projects from planning through implementation.

Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans.
• FSA/HSA account options.
• 401(k) employer matching program.
• Tuition reimbursement, CPA assistance, and continuing education opportunities.
• Supplemental life, AD&D, short-term disability, long-term disability, and critical illness insurance.
• Bonuses for bringing new clients and team members to the firm and affiliated companies.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Long-term job stability, flexibility, career growth, and upward mobility opportunities.