Accounting Transformation Manager

Atlanta, GA, United States

**Description**

Ranked among the largest accounting and consulting firms in the country and consistently recognized as a **Great Place to Work (https://www.cbh.com/about/awards-and-recognition/)** , **Cherry Bekaert** delivers innovative advisory, assurance and tax services to our clients. At Cherry Bekaert we create shared success through teamwork, energy, and expertise. We approach todays toughest business challenges with a client-first mindset, working together to create exceptional value. We are all committed to making a difference for our people, our clients, our community, and our professions. To meet this commitment, Cherry Bekaert will provide you with the space to pursue growth and development opportunities that will guide and support you at each stage of your personal and professional journey. If you are ready to find your space and create your future, you belong with us.

As a result of continued growth within our **Accounting Advisory (https://www.cbh.com/services/advisory/risk-accounting-advisory/accounting-advisory-services/)** practice, we are currently seeking a **Manager** for our national team that will have the flexibility to work from (or remotely within proximity to) multiple office locations with travel for specific projects as needed. Our practices industry-focused teams (Financial Services; Industrial & Consumer Goods; Private Equity; Professional Services; Real Estate, Construction & Hospitality Technology & Life Sciences) provide turn-key solutions from past experience to create long-term solutions for their current needs with a forward-looking lens of the future. If you are an accounting professional fascinated by process improvement and the opportunity to tinker with operations, processes and systems, marshalling your creativity to prove that "good" simply isn't good enough - let's chat!

**As a Manager, you will:**

Be responsible for leading a team of professionals to deliver consulting services to multiple client relationships as they navigate improvement opportunities and implement solutions to create value within their organization; participate in all stages of engagements including providing assistance with planning, field work, engagement wrap up and deliverable composition. Your passion for excellent client service will be demonstrated through the diligent assessment of the current state of our clients Corporate Accounting and Finance departments to help transition to their desired future state, which can include digitizing or automating accounting workflows, optimizing processes, and providing specific and custom solutions to improve outputs. These value-added services will be focused on functional areas including:

+ Strategy & Organizational Design for Accounting processes that can include:

+ Policy Development & Execution

+ Process Design

+ Post-Acquisition Accounting Integration

+ Accounting Department Assessment including efficiency optimization, metric benchmarking & business cycle reviews

+ Fractional CFO and co-sourced accounting functions to execute accounting and FP&A responsibilities

+ Business Process Transformation including:

+ Process Workflow & Documentation Buildout

+ Change Management Oversight & Continuous Monitoring

+ Strategic Road Mapping and execution on company led strategy that could include ESG readiness, Digital Asset adoption and reporting compliance, or other transformative initiatives

**What you bring to the role:**

+ Bachelor's degree in Accounting and active CPA license

+ Five (5) or more years of experience within a public accounting firm and / or industry environment performing audit, accounting or consulting services; ability to develop and implement strategies to transform accounting processes and systems to drive efficiency and accuracy

+ Ability to lead cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize process improvements, system enhancements, and automation opportunities

+ Experience conducting process mapping and analysis to identify areas for improvement and streamline workflows

+ Experience in an environment with SAP, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Workday, Yardi, or Quickbooks

+ Strong organizational skills including experience with planning and leading a project from start to finish

+ Capable of managing multiple responsibilities simultaneously while working independently and within a group environment

+ Robust written and verbal communication skills, including ability to adapt style and messaging to effectively communicate with professionals at all levels both within the client organization and the firm

+ Strong analytical and diagnostic skills, with a focus on details and accuracy

+ Travel as needed for firm meetings and client site visits up to 25%

**What we offer you:**

+ Our shared values that foster inclusion and belonging including uncompromising integrity, collaboration, trust,?and mutual respect.

+ The opportunity to innovate and do work that motivates and engages you.

+ A collaborative environment focused on enabling you to further your career growth and continuous professional development.

+ Competitive compensation and a total rewards package that focuses on all aspects of your wellbeing.

+ Flexibility to do impactful work and the time to enjoy your life outside of work.

+ Opportunities to connect and learn from professionals from different backgrounds and with different cultures.

**About Cherry Bekaert**

Cherry Bekaert, ranked among the largest assurance, tax and advisory firms in the U.S., serves clients across industries in all 50 U.S. states and internationally. Cherry Bekaert is the brand name under which Cherry Bekaert LLP and Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC, independently owned entities, provide professional services in an alternative practice structure in accordance with applicable professional standards. Cherry Bekaert LLP is a licensed CPA firm that provides attest services, and Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC and its subsidiary entities provide business advisory and non-attest services spanning the areas of transaction advisory, risk and accounting advisory, digital solutions, cybersecurity, tax, benefits consulting, and wealth management. For more details, visit cbh.com/disclosure.

Cherry Bekaert cares about our people. We offer competitive compensation packages based on performance that recognize the value our people bring to our clients and our Firm. The salary range for this position is $90,915 to $197,100. Individual salaries within this range are determined by a variety of factors including but not limited to the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidates work experience, education, knowledge, skills, and geographic location. In addition, we offer a comprehensive, high-quality benefits program (https://careers.cbh.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/Benefits-Snapshot_February-2021.pdf) which includes annual bonus, medical, dental, and vision care; disability and life insurance; generous Paid Time Off; retirement plans; Paid Care Leave; and other programs that are dedicated to enhancing your personal and work life and providing you and your family with a measure of financial protection.

Cherry Bekaert provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

This role is expected to accept applications for at least five calendar days.

Candidates must demonstrate they are eligible to work in the United States. Cherry Bekaert will not provide work sponsorship for this position.

Cherry Bekaert LLP and Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC are members of Allinial Global, an accountancy and business advisory global association. Visit us at cbh.com/careers and follow us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/cherrybekaert/) , Glassdoor (https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Cherry-Bekaert-EI_IE31120.11,25.htm) , Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cherrybekaert) , Twitter (https://twitter.com/cherrybekaert) , and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CherryBekaertCB) .

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