Project Manager, Accounting & Reporting Advisory Services

**Job Summary:** The Accounting & Reporting Advisory Services Project Manager will be part of an Accounting & Reporting Advisory Services team supporting projects in the areas of Technology Enablement; Business Process Improvement; Finance and Business Operations; in addition to Business Transformation and Operational Excellence efforts. **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 **Experience:** - Five (5) 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:** - N/A **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 Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and geography. National Range: $125,000 - $140,000 Maryland Range: $125,000 - $140,000 NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $125,000 - $140,000 ### About the Company Join us at BDO, where you will find more than a career, you’ll find a place where your work is impactful, and you are valued for your individuality. We offer flexibility and opportunities…