BDO USA, LLP

Senior Manager - Cost to Serve / Accounting - Nationwide

Posted on: 22 Mar 2021

Houston, TX

Job Description

Job Summary


BDOs Core Purpose is Helping People Thrive Every Day. Our Core Values reflect how we manage our work, our relationships and ourselves. As an employee of the firm, you will live true to our Core Values of people first, being exceptional every day in every way, embracing change, feeling empowered through knowledge and choosing accountability. Our Core Values are the standards by which we conduct ourselves day in and day out, both internally and externally.

The Management & Technology Advisory Services (MTAS) Senior Manager works under the authority of the MTAS National Practice Leader and Business Performance Improvement Managing Director, and is responsible for managing and delivering high value services to multiple clients in multiple industries initially in the areas of Back-office/Finance Performance Improvement and CFO Agenda, Business Process Best Practices and Performance Benchmarking. The MTAS Senior Manager is responsible for executing client engagements, and developing high quality client deliverables. This role is also responsible for managing a team of professionals through all potential project stages of diagnostic, planning, solution design and solution delivery, including managing engagement economics, accurate status reporting and quality control. The MTAS Senior Manager ensures exceptional client service, high-quality engagement deliverables and manages client expectations. This role is responsible for developing new business with existing clients, and supporting prospect development efforts, as well as participating in all aspects of practice development, capability development and administration, including training, recruiting, client contract administration, billings and collections. The MTAS Senior Manager contributes to the development of thought leadership, marketing points of view and delivery tools.

As there are several cities listed within this job description, we would consider candidates nationwide.

Qualifications

Education:
- Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Management Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, or other relevant field or seven (7) or more years of Management & Technology Advisory Services experience, required
- Masters in Business Administration or other similar advanced degree, preferred

Experience:
- Ten (10) or more years of experience within an internal or external consulting capacity, with a consulting firm, public accounting firm or Fortune 1000 company, performing Management Consulting and Change Management as a Finance Operations, Back-office Transformation, Manufacturing Operations Subject Matter Expert, required
- Big Four Advisory, Deloitte, Accenture, E&Y or IBM/GS or similar experience, preferred
- Finance and/or Human Capital operations or shared service delivery and management experience, preferred
- Process cycle knowledge in at least two to three of the following, required:
Procure to Pay
Order to Cash
Record to Report
Hire to Retire
- Five (5) or more years of supervisory experience, required
- Experience performing process, systems and application effectiveness reviews, preferred.
- Experience with project management, change management, stakeholder management, gap analysis, process design, workflow analysis, organization design and development, lean concepts, documentation and testing of new business capabilities and tools, business cases and identification and reporting of opportunities, preferred
- Experience in client marketing and successfully managing multiple client pursuits and proposal efforts, preferred
- Experience with lean concepts and familiarity with 6 sigma principles, preferred

License/Certifications:
- PMP and/or CPA, preferred

Software:
- Advanced proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, Power Point, preferred
- Advanced proficiency MS Visio for Process Analysis, preferred
- Knowledge of SmartSheets management tools, preferred
- Knowledge of various common middle market ERP solutions, preferred

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Strong project management skills, and the ability to manage complex multi-disciplinary projects
- Solid understanding and capable of planning and coordinating all stages of advisory services methodology
- Familiarity and comfort with process documentation/mapping and procedure development
- Capable of defining and resolving complex business issues and driving proactive problem solving
- Capacity to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and client personnel
- Superior verbal and written communication skills, specifically business and report writing
- Ability to prepare for and run an executive working session and/or progress/status meeting
- Ability to adapt style and messaging to effectively communicate with professionals at all levels both within the client organization and the Firm
- Ability to manage diverse and/or cross functional teams
- Ability to successfully multi-task while working independently and within a group environment
- Ability to collaborate with partners and managers within other service lines and industries, as well as Advisory leaders
- Ability to estimate effort and formulate fee estimates for project work plans
- Ability to develop and enact complex performance improvement roadmaps and resource plans
- Superior analytical and diagnostic skills
- Ability to break down complex issues and plan for the implementation of appropriate solutions
- Capable of working in a demanding, deadline driven environment with a focus on details and accuracy
- Solid grasp of general performance improvement methodology (leading practices)
- Excellent people development and delegation skills, including training/instruction, scheduling and budgeting
- Executive presence to act as primary contact for clients while preparing and presenting to clients and potential clients
- Ability to travel 40-60%

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Multiple Locations

Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbia, Columbus, Dallas, Des Plaines, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Worth, Gardner, Grand Rapids, Greater Philadelphia, Greenville, Harrisburg, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kalamazoo, Lakeland, Las Vegas, Long Island, Los Angeles, Madison, Marlton, McLean, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Nashville, New York, Norfolk, Oak Brook, Orange County, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Raleigh, Reno, Richmond, Rosemont, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, Spokane, St. Louis, Stamford, Tampa Bay, Tulsa, Washington, DC, West Palm Beach, Wilmington, Winter Haven, Woodbridge

BDO USA, LLP

Chicago, IL

Exceptional service. Worldwide.

BDO delivers assurance, tax, and financial advisory services to clients throughout the country and around the globe. We offer numerous industry-specific practices, world-class resources, and an unparalleled commitment to meeting our clients’ needs. We currently serve more than 400 publicly traded domestic and international clients.

Unparalleled partner-involvement 
Deep industry knowledge and participation
Geographic coverage across the U.S.
Cohesive global network 
Focused capabilities across disciplines

BDO brings world-class resources and exceptional service to each and every one of our clients. BDO USA is a member of BDO International, the world’s fifth largest accounting network. 

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