RSM's Finance as a Service (FaaS) practice is looking for skilled professionals to join us at the Manager level for serving state and local governments. RSM's FaaS practice blends to best of both worlds by providing candidates with all the career growth opportunities that come with working for a public accounting firm, while at the same time operating in local government environments on a daily basis. We provide accounting and consulting services to local governments with revenues ranging from $10 to $500 million. In other words, we are the accounting department for our clients. This position will need to work to deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities, such as month end close, financial reporting, year-end audit support, and the support of budget and forecasting activities. FaaS Managers will have contact with our clients (Village/City Managers, CFO, VP of Finance, Controller, etc.), as well as other client professional service providers.

We operate in a team-based environment and have a proven track record of delivering exceptional value to our local governments. The key attributes that will make someone successful in this role include:

• Ability to manage, coach, and motivate a team
• Assertive, collaborative, team player and desire to learn different industries and develop a Controller skill set
• Superior ability to prioritize and focus in a dynamic, multi-tasking environment
• Expertise with Government Accounting Standard Board (GASB) current and future pronouncements and ability to draft government financial statements.
• Familiarity with Caseware, and willingness to learn and work in other technology solutions
• Professional presentation and great communication skills as contact with clients will be extensive
• Interest in personal/professional development and advancement
• Dedication to lifelong learning, including staying abreast of best practices facing local governments and financial management
• Ability to analyze and interpret - not just report - financial information to add value to client businesses as a trusted advisor
• Solid Excel skills (create tables, use formulas, pivot tables)

Responsibilities:

• Assist with the preparation and quality review of government financial statements
• Assist with the implementation of new GASB standards and update procedures for existing standards (i.e GASB 87, 96, and 101)
• Lead, manage and coach client services representatives, associates, senior associates and supervisors
• Prepare or review client's monthly financial statements including month over month variance analysis and / or actual to budget analysis
• Analyze and interpret financial information for client management and provide actionable insight and decision support
• Continuously identify opportunities to enhance the clients monthly operations make suggestions for process improvements
• Understand our technology stack and identify additional add-on processes, systems, modules and integrations that can drive month end close efficiencies.
• Define and document repeatable methodologies with appropriate tools and templates that can be leveraged for future projects.
• Establish engagement budgets
• Direct initial assessments, implementations and onboarding of new Finance as a Service clients
• Write service agreements and statements of work
• Participate in meetings with new client prospects and in the proposal process

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• CPA is required
• Experience in a public accounting firm, consulting firm or other professional services environment preferred but not required
• Progressive experience in accounting and financial management in a corporate accounting environment, in roles such as accounting manager, assistant controller, controller, director of finance CFO.
• Strong technical financial accounting (GAAP) and GASB knowledge
• Strong management accounting and operational finance knowledge
• Experience in the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) function (financial modeling, budgeting and forecasting, financial analysis, etc.)
• Proven leadership, management and coaching skills
• Strong time-management and organizational skills with sensitivity to timeframes, budgets, and outcomes across multiple clients/projects.
• Experience with automated accounting systems

At RSM, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people. We offer flexibility in your schedule, empowering you to balance life's demands, while also maintaining your ability to serve clients. Learn more about our total rewards at https://rsmus.com/careers/working-at-rsm/benefits.

At RSM, an employee's pay at any point in their career is intended to reflect their experiences, performance, and skills for their current role. The salary range (or starting rate for interns and associates) for this role represents numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, education, skills, work experience, certifications, location, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range.

Compensation Range: $95,400 - $192,000

Individuals selected for this role will be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on firm and individual performance.