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Office Managing Partner - Accounting Advisory

CrossCountry Consulting is a trusted business advisory firm that provides customized finance, accounting, human capital management, risk, operations, and technology consulting services to leading organizations facing complex change.

We love to help our clients and our people succeed... and it shows!

Responsibilities

CrossCountry Consulting is seeking a Practice leader for their Accounting Advisory business division to stand up our new Chicago office. This leader will fulfill a key leadership role within our business and be responsible for growing and strategically positioning CrossCountry Consulting as an industry leader during a period of ambitious growth.

As a Practice Leader responsible for CrossCountry’s Accounting Advisory service offerings you will focus on providing high-value solutions in the areas of corporate transactions, accounting standard implementation, financial reporting, and operational accounting, In this leadership role you will also be accountable for other practice-related activities including business development, client relationship management, account management, project oversight, recruiting, and other practice operations.

Primary Objectives

1. Practice Leadership:

Be responsible and accountable for the Accounting Advisory practice, including setting the growth strategy in line with our Core Values and driving account management, recruiting, and other operational areas, including:

Account management: oversee client engagements, maintain strong relationships with senior client personnel, have a solid understanding of clients’ business, and ensure the quality of deliverables and satisfaction on engagements.
Coaching and Development: Provide coaching and training opportunities for team members leveraging individual skills and our people-first culture.
Recruiting and Retention: take an active role in attracting, interviewing, hiring, and retaining top talent
Thought leadership: share expertise in technical domain(s) with team members and clients, including case studies, white papers, learning materials, and other resources

2. Business Development:

Actively pursue business development opportunities and market a full range of services to prospective clients including using existing relationships to generate new opportunities
Support the business development team with client delivery or sector-specific expertise
Foster culture of growth and a business development mindset
Act as a thought leader in the market

3. Technical Delivery:

Provide high-quality consulting services by taking personal ownership for delivering client engagements that are fact-driven, solution-oriented, and meet CrossCountry’s standard for quality.

Supervise execution teams, provide senior project leadership and manage evolving client management needs for operational and technical accounting such as:

Preparation of financial statements, typically in connection with acquisitions, carve-outs, proposed sale transactions, restatements, etc.
Support IPO Program Management
Assist in the design and implementation of new accounting policies and procedures
Assess and design reporting processes to adhere to and support SEC reporting (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K etc.) and management reporting requirements.
Streamline the financial accounting close process; including accelerating and streamlining monthly and quarterly reporting processes
Oversee and manage financial reporting and operational system implementations

Certifications

CPA, CA, CFA

Education

Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in accounting, business, finance

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By CrossCountry Consulting

CrossCountry Consulting is a leading provider of specialized finance, operations, and technology advisory services. As a trusted advisor to Fortune 500 companies, emerging growth market leaders, and private equity sponsors, the firm solves today’s...

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LOCATION

Hybrid, based in McLean, VA

DATE POSTED

April 14, 2023