Are you energized by transformation, rapid growth, and the opportunity to shape how organizations make critical financial decisions? Our Client Accounting Services team is evolving quickly-expanding its capabilities, elevating its strategic impact, and partnering with clients who are scaling at an extraordinary pace. We're building a forward-thinking department that goes far beyond traditional accounting support, and we're looking for a Client Advisory Services Manager who thrives in a dynamic environments where innovation, collaboration, and meaningful client impact are at the center of the work.
As a Client Advisory Services Manager, you'll serve as a controller-level advisor to a portfolio of diverse clients, owning the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting while providing high-level financial insight that drives business growth. You'll blend hands-on accounting expertise with strategic advisory, guiding clients through forecasting, internal controls, financial planning, and decision-ready reporting. This is a chance to influence the financial direction of multiple organizations while helping build and strengthen a rapidly growing practice.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Apply strong judgment across diverse client environments, ensuring high-quality financial management and strategic guidance for clients.
- Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes; review and approve financial statements, management reports, and other key financial deliverables (i.e. budgets, forecasts, timeline, compliance and internal controls risks consulting).
- Prepare, analyze, and guide clients through financial plans, forecasts, and cash flow models to support informed business decisions.
- Interpret financial results, trends, and variances to deliver meaningful recommendations that drive operational and strategic improvements.
- Identify accounting, compliance, and internal control risks; maintain accounting policies and procedures; and enhance internal workflows and controls.
- Serve as liaison with clients, auditors, tax preparers, and lenders while delivering exceptional client service and maintaining strong professional relationships.
- Oversee and manage engagement discovery, planning, staffing, budgets, timelines, and deliverables to ensure successful outcomes across multiple concurrent clients.
- Provide leadership to remote and hybrid teams, including coaching, feedback, workload review, and performance evaluations.
- Lead onboarding of new clients, support system implementation, and continuously improve financial processes and operational efficiency.
- Manage engagement billings and scope alignment, identify cross-selling and advisory opportunities, and contribute to proposals and practice development.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Shareholder in-charge of CAS to support the needs of the department organization.
Education: Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related field preferred including the 5th year requirement completed or a combination of education and directly related work experience. Active CPA certification preferred.
Experience: A minimum of 5 years of experience providing a full spectrum of progressive accounting or controllership experience including hands-on experience managing a variety of projects. You must pass a background check that includes a credit check at any time to remain eligible for this position.
Salary Range: $119,000 minimum to $164,657 maximum salary range
Benefits: At Clark Nuber, we believe in supporting our employees both professionally and personally from day one. Here's what you can expect:
- Comprehensive Insurance Coverage: We offer fully paid medical, dental, vision, life, short-term and long-term disability, and AD&D insurance for employees. Dependent coverage is subsidized, with all benefits starting on your first day.
- Time Off & Flexibility: Enjoy 10 paid holidays, up to 5 weeks of flexible time off annually, and a sabbatical program for tenured employees-because we value work-life integration. We provide paid parental leave to support you and your family during important life moments.
- Professional Growth: We're committed to your development. We cover licensing, certifications, tuition, and association fees to help you grow your career.
- Financial Wellness: Our benefits include a matching 401(k), annual profit-sharing, special performance bonuses, and on-the-spot recognition rewards.
At Clark Nuber, we foster a culture of excellence, flexibility, and continuous learning-because when you thrive, we all do.
Clark Nuber is dedicated to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strive to create an environment where employees are valued, empowered to positively support our business objectives and clients, and recognized for their individual and team contributions. We believe that building an inclusive culture is essential for all our employees to bring their authentic, whole selves to work and experience a sense of belonging and support. Our culture is to lead with respect and acceptance of difference. We expect all employees to embrace this principle and to express it in workplace interactions and through everyday practices.
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