Senior Manager, Global Accounting – Corporate & US Accounting
Pfizer
Accounting Advisory Services Manager
Elliott Davis
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chattanooga • North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Actively lead monthly accounting needs for customers by overseeing engagement teams
- Serve as a key point of contact on day-to-day accounting and advisory matters and/or technical/special projects for customers
- Conduct and review in-depth financial analysis, provide expert financial perspective, assess risk, analyze efficiency, and inform business decisions made by the customer
- Provide tactical accounting and advisory guidance to the customer and engagement team members
- Perform technical accounting review of highly complex advisory and associated deliverables
- Prepare various ad hoc and monthly recurring reports and analyses for customers
- Perform US GAAP conversions, document technical memos such as ASC 606 analysis, prepare US GAAP financial statements
- Utilize technology to properly communicate and record accounting and advisory matters
- Possess thorough knowledge of all facets of customers’ business to ensure customer understanding of engagement economics and to provide frequent updates
- Responsible for overall quality and accuracy of scope of services for customer portfolio
- Develop and manage relationships with customers, internal firm contacts, and AAS Engagement Team leaders
- Collaborate closely with customers to provide advisory services and additional service line SME project opportunities
- Provide developmental feedback to AAS and other internal team members
- Provide coaching and technical training for staff
- Demonstrate commitment to continuous improvement by implementing process enhancements that improve the quality of engagement deliverables and/or the efficiency and/or effectiveness of the engagements
- Responsible for customer invoicing and shareholder, principal, managing director communication
- Actively participate in growth opportunities through collaboration with other service lines, specialty groups, and referral sources
- Attend customer, recruiting and/or networking functions within local market, as appropriate
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
- CPA certified
- 5+ years of accounting experience, preferably in a fast-paced & high-volume environment with demonstrated ability to anticipate the next steps, take initiative, exercise discretion, and apply sound judgment (many of our team members have a background in both public accounting and industry)
- Healthcare industry experience and knowledge
- Ability to produce timely deliverables and manage multiple and shifting priorities in a dynamic environment
- Strong follow-up skills with attention to detail and accuracy
- A strong understanding of US GAAP
- A strong understanding of financial statements and general ledger accounting
- A proven track record of handling high volume of deadlines and deliverables
- A proven track record of performing technical memo writing
- Inclination toward business development activities
- Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Experience supervising and training team members
- The ability to: work quickly and accurately with significant attention to detail
- work both independently and collaboratively with a team
- learn about our firm’s service offerings to identify areas our customers have needs and how we can support those needs
- The ability to take full ownership of customer deadlines and needs, including working necessary hours to meet customer deadlines
- Strong time-management skills
- Excellent Excel skills; proficient in spreadsheet design to facilitate complex analysis
Benefits
- generous time away and paid firm holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s
- flexible work schedules
- 16 weeks of paid maternity and adoption leave, 8 weeks of paid parental leave, 4 weeks of paid and caregiver leave (once eligible)
- first-class health and wellness benefits, including wellness coaching and mental health counseling
- one-on-one professional coaching
- Leadership and career development programs
- access to Beyond: a one-of-a kind program with experiences that help you expand your life, personally and professionally
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
US GAAPfinancial analysistechnical memo writingfinancial statementsgeneral ledger accountingaccounting experienceadvisory servicesprocess enhancementsreport preparationrisk assessment
Soft skills
attention to detailproblem solvingcritical thinkingcommunication skillstime-managementinitiativediscretionteam collaborationcoachingcustomer relationship management
Certifications
CPABachelor’s degree in accountingBachelor’s degree in finance
