Senior Consultant – Outsourced Accounting, Public Sector

Plante Moran

. Providing financial staffing and related consulting support to municipalities .

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeDetroit • Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, Ohio • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $34 - $56 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Providing financial staffing and related consulting support to municipalities
Assisting our municipal clients with their accounting and finance functions, including bank reconciliations, budget development, financial close reporting, and preparation for annual audit, and related support
May review data regarding cash (including cancelled checks, bank statements, electronic remittances), investments, receivables, capital assets, liabilities, equity, revenues and expenses
Drafting financial reports, including periodic budgets to actual schedules, and annual financial statements with related disclosures
Verifies, allocates, and posts details of municipality transactions to subsidiary accounts in journals or computer files from documents, such as bank statements, invoices, receipts, check stubs, and computer printouts
Compiles and analyzes financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, documenting municipal transactions
Working independently or in teams to improve client accounting operations, including drafting policies and procedures
Analyzes financial information detailing assets, liabilities, and equity, and prepares balance sheet, statement of revenues and expenditures, and other reports to summarize current and projected financial position
Collaborating with other consultants and clients for continuous improvement recommendations
Supervision and training of junior staff members
Training and development opportunities for professional, personal, and technical growth
Monthly billings to customers

Requirements

What you’ll need

Requires a general understanding of GASB and government fund accounting
client’s business systems and industry requirements
4+ years of governmental accounting or 6+ years’ experience creating and using financial reports in a professional service firm (public accounting), government or school district
Technology skills including proficiency with various financial accounting systems and Excel
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business Management, Finance, or related field is required
CPA or Master’s degree in accounting, business, or other similar field preferred but not required
This position requires local and/or regional travel to client sites
Ability for limited overnight travel preferred but not required
Project management skills- ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

Benefits

Comp & perks

health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
Flexible Time Off
various pre-determined holidays
401(k) plan
flexible benefits plans
business-related travel expense, lodging, and meal reimbursement for business-related use
a pension plan for eligible administrative and paraprofessional staff
a discretionary bonus plan for eligible staff
health insurance options for some contingent staff, in addition to limited paid sick time

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Hard Skills & Tools

governmental accountingfinancial reportingbudget developmentbank reconciliationsfinancial close reportingdata analysisgeneral ledger accountingfinancial statement preparationproject managementfinancial information compilation

Soft Skills

collaborationindependent workteamworksupervisiontrainingcontinuous improvementcommunicationpolicy draftingorganizational skillsclient support

Certifications

CPABachelor's Degree in AccountingBachelor's Degree in Business ManagementBachelor's Degree in FinanceMaster’s Degree in AccountingMaster’s Degree in Businessrelated field certification