Senior Consultant, Accounting and Finance Advisory Services

About the Firm

Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards.

Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion.

About the Role

We are currently searching for a Senior Consultant to join our Financial Advisory Services practice within the CFO Advisory team. Our practice helps CFOs, Controllers, and Finance Directors improve financial reporting processes to ensure that finance adds value to business operations. The CFO Advisory practice enables finance executives to achieve significant and sustainable performance through technical analysis and process improvement services.

Our clients range from emerging growth companies to publicly traded companies across a wide variety of industries including technology, business services, manufacturing/distribution, energy, real estate, hospitality, retail, and private equity.

Baker Tilly's CFO Advisory Services team is comprised of practitioners across the country. Our goal is to solve problems or make improvements that will free the finance organization to focus on growing and improving their overall business. The team includes professionals with multi-disciplinary experiences, such as former Chief Financial Officers, Controllers, financial statement auditors, and financial analysts, all highly credentialed.

Responsibilities

• Actively participate in projects focused on the following service offerings:
  • Finance Performance Improvement
  • Business Analytics and Decision Support
  • Financial Accounting Advisory Services
  • Transaction Support
  • Program/Project Management
• Participate actively in the team’s work on a project (i.e., “roll up your sleeves” and work with the team).
• Interact directly with managers and partners on matters related to client and engagement management.
• Strengthen existing client relationships by providing outstanding client service.
• Communicate with business owners, executive management, investors, lenders, and other sophisticated parties to ensure delivery of exceptional client service.
• Invest in professional development through active participation in training sessions and networking events both internally and externally.
• Assist with recruiting activities, including campus recruiting, referring experienced individuals to the firm, and participating in the firm's Employee Referral Bonus Program.
• Demonstrate excellent team skills, positive attitude, and high ethical standards.

Requirements

• Two (2) plus years' experience in a large accounting firm in audit or financial advisory service line.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification preferred.
• Knowledge and ability to use appropriate tools, applications, and accounting and finance concepts to facilitate analysis. Skills with Power BI and/or Tableau is a plus.
• Exposure to Middle Market financial suite of applications, such as QuickBooks, NetSuite, IntAcct, etc., their functionality, workflows, automated controls, and associated facilitation of data consolidation, reporting, and robust analytics is a plus.
• High motivation, initiative, and positive attitude.
• Excellent organizational skills with a demonstrated ability to multitask and handle multiple priorities appropriately.
• Intermediate modeling and Excel skills, experience conducting complex quantitative and qualitative financial analysis, and ability to generate data-driven insights.
• Ability to work autonomously, meet tight deadlines, and thrive in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Ability to work effectively and thrive in a team environment.
• Ability to travel (approximately 25%) and work in a hybrid work environment.

Pay

The compensation range for this role is $86,660 to $164,300. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location.