PURPOSE OF THE ROLE As an Accounting Management Consultant, you will play an instrumental role in assisting clients in a variety of challenging projects to maintain accounting principles, practices and procedures and ensure accurate and timely financial statements.
ATTRIBUTES OF CONSULTANTS WITH RGP Respect for people and opinions and confidently offer your point-of-view with clients and among colleagues A drive for proactively cultivating relationships with clients and colleagues Optimism when faced with challenges and complex situations, coupled with the drive to solve client issues Dedication to continuous improvement and development of your skillset and talents A strong personal identification with RGP’s values – loyalty, integrity, focus, enthusiasm, accountability and talent KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE Lead month-end close process, including maintaining the general ledger and sub ledgers, prepare and review journal entries, balance sheet account reconciliations, and analyze account variances Direct operational accounting, reconciliation and reporting, communicate and follow up with business partners to ensure that issues are resolved in a timely manner Ensure appropriate accounting treatment in accordance with GAAP Prepare and analyze monthly and quarterly reports as required by Client’s policies and procedures, identify and implement process improvements and system enhancements Review client’s policies and procedures to ensure SOX compliance DESIRED EXPERIENCE AND REQUIREMENTS Bachelor’s Degree of Accounting, Finance or related field required Master’s Degree preferred CPA or CMA preferred 8-plus years of public accounting, related consulting or industry experience Experienced with general ledger accounting, month-end close, reconciliations, financial statements, variance analysis and strong knowledge of US GAAP Experience with ERP systems and strong Excel Excellent communication and facilitation skills to build relationships and foster trust at all organizational levels and a strong client service orientation.