Sr. Manager (PublicGovernment Sector) Outsourced Accounting Services

Job Description

At EisnerAmper we look for individuals who welcome new ideas encourage innovation and are eager to make an impact. Whether youre starting out in your career or taking your next step as a seasoned professional the EisnerAmper experience is one-of-a-kind. You can design a career youll love from top to bottom we give you the tools you need to succeed and the autonomy to reach your goals.

We are currently looking for a Senior Manager to join our Outsourced Finance & Accounting team focused on special projects in the Public/Government Sector. This team assists our clients in transforming their organizations through a collaborative approach that enables them to manage risk overcome challenges meet deadlines and identify personnel to address their workforce needs.

EisnerAmpers Outsourced Accounting Services Public Sector team partners with municipalities special districts authorities and agencies to stabilize accounting operations modernize systems and deliver timely GAAP/GASB-compliant reporting. The Senior Manager serves as a hands-on engagement lead who blends strategic advisory with roll-up-your-sleeves execution across the monthly close internal controls grants and projects and financial reporting.

• Please note that this is a hybrid position where you would be expected to go to our local office 2-3 days a week. You must be available to work Eastern and/or Central time zones.

What it Means to Work for EisnerAmper:

• You will get to be part of one of the largest and fastest growing accounting and advisory firms in the industry

• You will have the flexibility to manage your days in support of our commitment to work/life balance

• You will join a culture that has received multiple top Places to Work awards

• We believe that great work is accomplished when cultures ideas and experiences come together to create new solutions

• We understand that embracing our differences is what unites us as a team and strengthens our foundation

• Showing up authentically is how we both as professionals and a Firm find inspiration to do our best work

What work you will be responsible for:

• Lead multiple outsourced accounting engagements for government clients; act as primary point of contact to Finance Directors Controllers and CFOs.

• Own the monthly close calendar and review of reconciliations (cash AR/AP grants capital projects debt fixed assets) journal entries accruals/deferrals and workpapers.

• Prepare/review GASB-compliant financial statements (governmental and proprietary funds) MD&A inputs note disclosures and supporting schedules; coordinate ACFR contributions as applicable.

• Translate audit requirements into practical processes; manage PBC coordination and drive remediation of audit findings.

• Assess workflows and internal controls; design scalable improvements (segregation of duties approvals monitoring controls documentation standards).

• Oversee budgets forecasts and variance analyses and KPIs for leadership/governing boards.

• Guide chart of accounts design fund/department/program/project/grant dimensionality and reporting structures within client ERPs.

• Support grants administration (allowability cost allocation drawdowns reporting) and capital project accounting (bond proceeds CIP budget-to-actual).

• Plan and manage special projects (system transitions data cleanup policy/SOP development single audit preparedness).

• Coach review and develop OAS staff; manage engagement economics (scope budgets staffing timelines).

Basic qualifications:

• BA/BS degree in accounting or related field

• 8 years of progressive accounting experience with significant GASB audit and/or public-sector finance

• Deep knowledge of fund accounting and core GASB areas (leases pensions/OPEB capital assets revenue recognition restricted resources)

• Prior supervisory experience

Preferred/Desired qualifications:

• CPA certification

• Experience supporting ACFR production grants management capital projects debt and single audit readiness..

• Demonstrated ability to run a month-end close and produce audit-ready schedules and reconciliations.

• Proven process improvement and internal control design experience.

• Advanced Excel; proficiency with at least one government-focused ERP or cloud GL (e.g. Tyler/Munis OpenGov Infor/CloudSuite Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sage Intacct NetSuite MIP/Abila QuickBooks).

• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to brief finance leaders and boards succinctly.

• Mindset: strategic advisor and hands-on operator; comfortable leading and doing.

EisnerAmper is proud to be a merit-based employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of veteran or disability status orany protected characteristics under federal state or local law.

About our Outsourced Services Team:

The EisnerAmper Outsourcing group brings our teams specialized knowledge of accounting directly into the offices of a wide range of partners. When we work with a client we become part of their business and we dont take that lightly. Armed with cutting-edge industry technology and outsourcing practices were given the tools to both provide best-in-class service and constantly grow as professionals.

Through our team-based culture of creativity and collaboration across all levels we hold each other accountable to always look for new innovative ways to grow as a group better serve our clients and advance in our careers.

Because we are a rapidly growing group EisnerAmper Outsourcing employees have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on the business and its direction. Everyone has a voice to bring new ideas to the table which are backed by the confidence expertise and global reach of the larger firm.

About EisnerAmper:

EisnerAmper is one of the largest accounting tax and business advisory firms with nearly 5000 employees including 450 partners across the world. We combine responsiveness with a long-range perspective; to help clients meet the pressing issues they face today and position them for success tomorrow.

Our clients are enterprises as diverse as sophisticated financial institutions and start-ups global public firms and middle-market companies as well as high net worth individuals family offices not-for-profit organizations and entrepreneurial ventures across a variety of industries. We are also engaged by the attorneys financial professionals bankers and investors who serve these clients.

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