Senior Manager, Accounting & Reporting Advisory Services

Job Summary: The Accounting & Reporting Advisory Services Senior Project Manager will be part of an Accounting & Reporting Advisory Services team supporting projects in the areas of accounting advisory, SEC reporting, and capital markets transactions Job Duties: Acts as primary contact for clients and/or engagement team leads regarding all questions and information, including progress, challenges encountered, and issues identified Provides exceptional client service and develops advanced level deliverables and/or solutions to client issues Establishes engagement budget, provides recommendations for project scope and underlying pricing changes, as needed Prepares periodic and timely billings, and manages adjustments to engagement realization, as needed Identifies, grows, and maintains strategic relationships with client personnel, including members of client management Prepares formal and informal presentations for client meetings Identifies new business opportunities to expand the Accounting & Reporting Advisory Services practice and communicates such opportunities to his/her engagement leaders Participates in marketing and business development activities within practice Drafts proposals and reports, and completes research, when needed Administers project plans Communicates and oversees the project plan making updates as directed by the management team Manages tasks closely to make sure they are being completed and in a timely manner Gathers deliverables and distributes project documents appropriately Documents information from internal project meetings Identifies and tracks any gaps or issues in the project Schedules meetings with the management team and the project team Escalates any issues to management as needed Prepares and distributes project communications Fosters a positive demeanor, learning attitude and client service mentality with client and ARAS team members Other specific duties as required by individual clients Supervisory Responsibilities: May supervise the day-to-day workload of other personnel on assigned engagements and reviews work products Acts as mentor to others, as appropriate Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Education: Bachelor’s degree, required MBA, preferred Experience: Eight (8) or more years of professional experience, required Strong analytical, facilitation, documentation, and communication skills, required Strong project planning, scoping and management skills, required Strong business process analysis & design and process flow skills or a strong understanding of Technology, Operations, or Finance functions, required Client facing consulting experience, preferred Project Management experience, preferred License/Certifications: PMP, required Software: ERP knowledge, preferred Knowledge of project management practices, preferred Language: N/A Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Strong verbal and written communication skills Excellent interpersonal and customer relationship skills Detail oriented Able to work in a deadline-driven environment Capable of successfully multi-tasking while working independently or within a group environment Professional demeanor Strong problem identification and solving skills Able to travel 25% to perhaps as much as 50% of the time, as needed