Accounting Advisory Manager

$120,960 - $181,440/Yr

Grant Thornton - New York, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

New York, NY

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

As an Accounting Advisory Manager, you will be responsible for leading teams that consult with clients on complex accounting transactions. Your role will involve helping clients navigate their transactional, regulatory, and strategic needs, leveraging the resources, environment, and support provided to ensure your success. You will specifically support clients on complex accounting matters that arise from regulatory or strategic business changes, such as the adoption of new accounting standards, accounting framework conversions, and assistance with IPOs or other public offerings. Additionally, you will provide on-call accounting advice and build strong relationships with clients and project teams, engaging client stakeholders to identify, assess, and deliver substantiated advice. This collaborative approach is essential for achieving success together. From the outset, you will be empowered by the greater CFO Advisory team to assist clients in making strategic moves that align with their vision while also helping you achieve your professional goals with confidence. Your daily responsibilities will include consulting on complex accounting transactions, ensuring that work is performed timely and in compliance with regulatory requirements, and overseeing multiple engagement teams to deliver divestiture solutions. This includes evaluating carve-out readiness, supporting 100-day planning and operational transitions, and assisting in the separation of businesses for financial sponsors and corporate clients. You will also support SEC regulatory filings for carve-outs and facilitate the preparation of carve-out financials. In addition to these responsibilities, you will be expected to identify market trends to proactively solve problems and serve as a sought-after adviser to clients and colleagues. You will assist audit teams in evaluating accounting policies related to new, significant, or complex accounting matters, and you will play a key role in training and supervising less experienced colleagues, providing them with consistent and regular feedback. Your work environment will be flexible, allowing you to work at client sites, in the office, or remotely, depending on the needs of your team and clients. You will represent the company at recruiting and professional networking events and will have opportunities to build your technical and professional skills through formal training. Other duties may be assigned as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Consulting on complex accounting transactions
• Ensuring work is performed timely, with quality, and in compliance with regulatory requirements
• Overseeing and supporting multiple engagement teams to complete divestiture solutions
• Supporting SEC regulatory filings for carve-outs and facilitating the preparation of carve-out financials
• Identifying market trends to be a proactive problem solver and adviser to clients and colleagues
• Assisting audit teams in evaluating accounting policies related to new, significant, or complex accounting-related matters
• Training and supervising less experienced colleagues and providing consistent, regular feedback
• Working at a client site, with your team in the office or remotely
• Representing the company at recruiting and professional networking events
• Building technical and professional skills through formal training
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, or related disciplines required; Master's degree a plus
• Minimum 5 years of experience in providing financial statement audits, accounting advisory services, or corporate accounting/finance center of excellence experience focusing on complex accounting transactions
• An active CPA license is required
• Working knowledge in accounting standards including ASC 606 and/or ASC 842, complex debt, equity, and employee compensation topics
• Experience with audit readiness support, IPO process or other capital transactions such as debt offerings or private placements
• Knowledge of organizational restructuring including acquisitions, carve-outs, or spin-offs and post-deal accounting
• Familiarity with GAAP conversions and financial instruments
• Analytical and technical skills including proficiency in US GAAP, SEC reporting rules and standards, accounting transactions, or mergers and acquisition services
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing priorities
• Value teamwork, are agile, and know the power of building strong relationships
• Skilled at leading, influencing, and motivating colleagues
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to travel as needed, with expected travel up to 30%