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Senior Associate, Accounting and Finance Consulting (AFC)

RSM is looking for a Senior Associate to join our Accounting and Finance Consulting (AFC) practice with a focus in Capital Markets and public company reporting. Changing economies, new accounting policies and evolving tax regulations mean that business and professional services firms face an ever-changing business landscape. With more than 80 years of industry expertise, RSM has helped thousands of firms to achieve their business objectives. Our clients include firms in a variety of industries, including financial services, technology, life sciences, and manufacturing to name just a few. Experienced in serving clients with a local, national or international presence, and a number of diverse organizational structures, our professionals can help develop meaningful solutions for your business.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in multiple engagements within the Accounting and Finance Consulting practice to provide technical accounting and financial or business advisory guidance to clients
• Demonstrate basic to intermediate knowledge of complex financial accounting concepts
• Commit to maintaining and developing current and effective technical accounting capabilities by leveraging extensive firm resources
• Provide timely, high quality client service that meets or exceeds client expectations including coordinating the development and execution of the consulting work plan and client deliverables
• Collaborate directly with the engagement manager and partner and the client
• Develop an understanding of the client's business and industry and begin to recognize key performance drivers, trends and developments
• Actively participate with engagement team and function as an in-charge facilitating field work by monitoring and reporting regarding productivity and adherence to work plan schedules on each assignment
• Assist in the preparation of technical memos and other client deliverables
• Identify performance improvement opportunities
• Understand RSM's service lines and work as a team in providing an integrated service delivery
• Recognize and inform management of opportunities to increase level and types of services to clients
• Willingness to travel 25% of the year, depending on clients

Required Qualifications:

• BS/BA Degree in Accounting or equivalent degree
• 2+ years of current or recent experience in a public accounting, technical accounting or financial reporting capacity
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills
• Strong technical knowledge in US GAAP and Regulation S-X

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in working on project teams related to one or more of the following areas: capital market transactions (i.e., IPO readiness, SEC reporting and/or SPAC transactions), complex debt & equity, carve-outs, bankruptcy & fresh-start accounting, restatement services, acquisitions & divestures, joint ventures
• PCAOB audit experience
• CPA or equivalent certification

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