Director, Accounting Advisory
Director, Accounting Advisory
Location: New York, NY or Chicago, IL (Remote considered in select cases)
Overview
A leading finance and accounting consulting firm is seeking a Director to join its Accounting Advisory practice. This individual will serve as a trusted advisor to CFOs, Controllers, and finance leadership teams, helping clients navigate complex accounting, reporting, transaction, and operational challenges. The role combines deep technical accounting expertise, client leadership, business development, and team management responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead multiple client engagements focused on accounting advisory, financial reporting, controllership support, technical accounting, and finance transformation initiatives.
- Advise clients on complex accounting topics, including revenue recognition, lease accounting, purchase accounting, business combinations, consolidations, carve-outs, and other GAAP-related matters.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to CFOs, Controllers, and finance leadership teams on accounting, reporting, and finance organization challenges.
- Lead engagement planning, staffing, budgeting, execution, and overall project delivery.
- Manage and mentor Managers, Senior Managers, and consultants across multiple engagements.
- Drive business development efforts through proposal support, relationship management, and identification of additional client needs.
- Work collaboratively with broader Office of the CFO teams to deliver integrated solutions.
Qualifications
- 10-15+ years of experience accounting advisory, public accounting, consulting, financial reporting, controllership, or related environments.
- Prior consulting experience is required.
- Proven experience leading complex client engagements from scoping through execution and delivery.
- Strong technical accounting knowledge, including U.S. GAAP and financial reporting requirements.
- Experience evaluating and implementing accounting policies and addressing complex accounting issues.
- Understanding of revenue recognition (ASC 606), lease accounting (ASC 842), purchase accounting, consolidations, and other technical accounting matters.
- Experience supporting M&A transactions, integrations, carve-outs, IPO readiness, audit readiness, or similar special situations.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to oversee multiple concurrent engagements.
- Exceptional executive presence and ability to communicate complex issues to senior stakeholders.
- Experience interacting directly with CFOs, Controllers, auditors, private equity sponsors, and executive leadership teams.
- CPA strongly preferred.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
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