Senior Consultant - Accounting Advisory at Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP in New York, New York

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Overview



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 not licensed CPA firms.


Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, 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. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.


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Job Description:




Responsibilities

We are currently searching for a Senior Consultant to join our Corporate Finance and Forensics practice within our Transaction and Financial Advisory team. Our practice helps CFOs, Controllers, and Finance Directors improve the 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. We serve a wide variety of industries including technology, business services, manufacturing/ distribution, energy, real estate, hospitality and retail, and private equity to name a few.


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 up so that they can focus on growing and improving their overall business.


This practice area has professionals with multi-disciplines and experiences that are drawn upon to assist our clients with very practical and hands-on support. We have senior team members that have served as Chief Financial Officers, Controllers, financial statement auditors, and financial analysts that are all highly credentialed. It is a high performing team that enjoys learning from one another and serving our clients.



Your immediate responsibilities will be to:

• 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


• As a Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex accounting issues from scoping to execution


• Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems


• Partner directly with the executive team to assist and make decisions in the best interest of the growth of the client and practice


• Actively participate in executing the current pipeline and proactively seek new opportunities to bolster pipeline and accomplish growth objectives for the team


• Using a broad range of tools and techniques extract insights from industry and sector trends to apply to current and target client


• Seek and identify solutions to best serve the customer as a whole and at the engagement levels


• Build and develop professional network, both internally and externally


• Continually communicate with clients to set expectations, timeline, and status of engagements


• Develop personalized learning plan and career goals that best suit your career trajectory


• Invest in professional development through active participation in training sessions and networking events both internally and externally


• Demonstrate excellent team skills, positive attitude and high ethical standards

Successful candidates will have:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting required


• CPA or actively pursuing certification


• 2+ years of experience in audit and/or accounting, with US GAAP exposure, at a professional services organization (preferably a national public accounting/advisory firm)


• 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 and their relationship to addressing myriad business requirements 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, to meet tight deadlines, and to thrive in a fast paced
  environment with shifting priorities


• Experience in working on project teams related to one or more of the following areas: accounting and finance optimization, audit readiness, complex accounting analysis and consultation, new accounting standard implementation


• Strong background with application of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and, secondarily, general familiarity with international financial reporting standards


• Exposure to complex accounting and financial reporting matters, including public company and/or SEC-related experience (preferred, but not required)


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills


• Strong organizational and project management skills


• Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills with a self-starter mentality


• Eagerness to learn with an open-minded attitude


• Eligibility to work in the U.S., without sponsorship, highly preferred


• Ability to work effectively and thrive in a team environment

For California, Colorado, New York and Washington: The compensation range for this role is $86,660 to $187,790. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location.


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