Accounting Services Manager

We have partnered with a large public accounting firm in the Philadelphia, PA area to provide them with an Accounting Services Manager.

Please review the below description and if you are interested please contact:

• Vahidin Topcagic at vtopcagic@relevante.biz, 314-853-6670

Our client is seeking an Accounting Services Manager to join their growing and well established national firm in Philadelphia. This position requires an experienced Accounting Services professional with strong interpersonal and supervisory skills.

The Accounting Services Manager is responsible for providing high-level review and compilation services and developing an understanding of the client’s business, anticipating and addressing client concerns.

Responsibilities of the Accounting Services Manager:

• Performs compilations and reviews for clients in various industries.  
• Project manages one or more client assignments simultaneously with effective use of project management techniques and organization of resources to ensure achievement of assignment objectives. 
• Performs a detailed review of the assignment team’s work to ensure quality, thoroughness and completion of assignment tasks within agreed timeframes.
• Reviews trial balance and general ledgers for businesses
• Review of all applicable tax returns
• Reviews work papers and communicate review comments to the staff
• Interact closely with clients to provide innovative tax planning, consulting, and compliance services in a timely and effective manner
• Ensure complete client satisfaction through open communication, managing expectations, meeting deadlines, and proactively sharing tax saving strategies
• A track record of delivering quality work for clients; demonstrating an understanding of the client's business and relevant professional standards and maintaining excellent client relationships
• A proven ability to use the provision of compliance services as an opportunity to identify further relevant issues and identify new opportunities
• Creative problem solving including the ability to identify, recommend and implement solutions using multiple sources of information for tax-related client issues
• A professional services background with experience of working across clients while actively seeking new learning opportunities to stay technically up to date building on their knowledge of the firm's service offerings
• Desire to serve as the primary engagement manager with economic responsibilities for billing, realization, and collections.
• Attend professional development and continuing education sessions on a regular basis
• Some local travel to client locations required

Requirements of the Accounting Services Manager:

• B. S. degree in accounting or finance, CPA preferred.
• Minimum 6 years of accounting & audit experience in a public accounting firm
• Demonstrates working knowledge of accounting systems including Excel and QuickBooks.  Experience with ProSystem fx Engagement a plus.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills
• Strong project management and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain a customer service approach when building and maintaining client relationships.
• Must have the outstanding work ethic, willing to roll up sleeves work attitude
• Outstanding leadership, mentoring, and interpersonal skills fostering client and staff relationships
• Ability to problem solve and think both creatively and logically

Benefits of the Accounting Services Manager:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short Term Disability/Long Term Disability
• Retirement Plan

Relevante is an innovative recruiting, staffing, and consulting firm. We help our clients find the best talent for their mission-critical positions and we help candidates find rewarding and enriching careers. Our consultative approach to solving resourcing challenges for our clients is driven by our industry-specific knowledge, our strong recruiting capabilities, and our agility.

We support our clients’ goals through results-driven execution, planning, and management of accounting and technology initiatives. Relevante’s resourceful and responsive teams bring deep technology and accounting expertise, thought leadership, and business-relevant solutions to each and every partnership. Our clients appreciate our can-do attitude, value our results, and keep coming back.

Founded in 2002, we have grown through a culture of operational excellence, a passion for client satisfaction, technology innovation, and a global, collaborative workforce that embodies the future of work. Our success is built on a clear strategic direction and a shared belief in its ability to shape your business landscape and accelerate business growth.