Senior Manager | Outsourced Accounting Services

CBIZ, Inc.

$120K — $145K *
Legal & Accounting
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 8 years of experience in public accounting or related field
  • 5 years supervisory experience
  • Active CPA or equivalent certification preferred
  • Significant experience with cloud-based accounting systems
  • Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications
  • Ability to communicate effectively across all organizational levels

Responsibilities

  • Oversee client engagement teams; ensure exceptional service delivery
  • Serve as a trusted advisor; review month-end closes and deliverables
  • Develop a deep understanding of client operations and internal controls
  • Demonstrate commitment to quality and meet deadlines for deliverables
  • Take ownership of client billing and monitor job progress
  • Participate in new client development and identify cross-selling opportunities
  • Foster a collaborative team environment and support management initiatives

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model
  • Ongoing professional development opportunities
  • Collaborative work culture
  • Exposure to innovative accounting software and tools
  • Opportunities for career advancement
Full Job Description
Job Description

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Responsibilities

Essential Functions and Primary Duties
  • Oversee engagement teams and manage all aspects of client engagements, ensuring exceptional service delivery to assigned clients
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to clients; supervise and review monthly closes and all deliverables, including financial statements, annual budgets, and audit preparations
  • Develop a deep understanding of each client's operations, systems, procedures, and internal controls to deliver tailored solutions and insightful guidance
  • Demonstrate a strong sense of urgency, accountability, and commitment to quality in the completion of all client deliverables within deadlines
  • Take ownership of client billing upon becoming familiar with engagement scope and budgeted hours; monitor job progress and analyze overruns, present recommendations for additional billing to the Managing Director
  • Participate in new client development activities alongside upper management, including attending prospect meetings, contributing to presentations and proposals, and identifying cross-selling opportunities
  • Actively cultivate all sales leads and convert prospects to new clients, ushering them through the onboarding process
  • Proactively identify and address financial or operational challenges for clients, offering practical recommendations and solutions
  • Assist with the selection, implementation, and integration of accounting software and complementary third-party systems (e.g., payroll, POS, time & billing) as needed
  • Foster a collaborative, high-performance team environment, supporting management initiatives and promoting a positive organizational culture
  • Train and supervise senior and staff accountants, ensuring objectives are accomplished efficiently and effectively; provide hands-on support as required
  • Execute other responsibilities and special projects as assigned

Preferred Qualifications
  • Master's degree in accounting, taxation or related field
  • Active CPA or equivalent certification
  • Significant experience with cloud-based accounting and business systems (e.g., QBO, Sage Intacct, NetSuite, Yardi, BILL, Ramp, Gusto, Avalara), including remote collaboration tools
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications, including CoPilot.
  • Demonstrated ability and willingness to apply AI tools to maximize efficiency across engagements, where applicable


Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 8 years of experience in public accounting or related field
  • 5 years supervisory
  • Ability to manage all aspects of client engagements
  • Ability to manage deadlines, work on multiple assignments and prioritize each assignment as necessary
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate verbally and in writing throughout all levels of organization, both internally and externally
  • Proficient use of applicable technology
  • Availability to travel based on business needs

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