Financial Consulting Manager - Finance as a Service (Government)

We are the leading provider of professional services to the middle market globally, our purpose is to instill confidence in a world of change, empowering our clients and people to realize their full potential. Our exceptional people are the key to our unrivaled culture and talent experience and our ability to be compelling to our clients. You’ll find an environment that inspires and empowers you to thrive both personally and professionally.

About the role

RSM’s Finance as a Service (FaaS) practice blends the best of both worlds by providing candidates with all the career growth opportunities that come with working for a public accounting firm, while 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 this role, you will serve as the accounting department for our clients, working to deadlines and handling a multitude of accounting activities such as month-end close, financial reporting, year-end audit support, and 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.

Key attributes for success

• Ability to manage, coach, and motivate a team
• Assertive, collaborative, team player with a 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 (e.g., 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 clients' monthly operations and 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, or 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

Benefits

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 maintaining your ability to serve clients. Learn more about our total rewards.

Pay

Compensation Range: $95,400 - $192,000. Individuals selected for this role will be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on firm and individual performance.