Accounting Advisory Manager

Crowe; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Crowe is seeking an Accounting Advisory Manager in the United States to lead complex client engagements, develop high-performing teams, and grow the Accounting Advisory practice. You will work with senior finance leaders across industries to address accounting, financial reporting, and finance transformation challenges.

The role offers remote, office, and client-site work arrangements with travel as business needs require, and requires a CPA license plus at least five years of relevant

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field.
• Active Certified Public Accountant license.
• 5+ years of experience in accounting advisory, technical accounting, financial reporting, corporate finance, or external audit.

Responsibilities

• Lead engagements from planning through delivery with accountability for objectives, staffing, timelines, budgets, risks, quality, and client communications.
• Coach and develop engagement teams and contribute to client relationships and market growth.
• Provide accounting and financial reporting guidance across industries and help with finance transformation initiatives.
• Support business development, proposals, and market-facing thought leadership.

Skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Written communication

Verbal communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Business/Economics

Master's degree (preferred)

CPA license

Tools

CPA license

Job description

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $100,400.00 - $205,300.00 per year.

At Crowe, you can build a meaningful and rewarding career. With real flexibility to balance work with life moments, you're trusted to deliver results and make an impact. We embrace you for who you are, care for your well-being, and nurture your career. Everyone has equitable access to opportunities for career growth and leadership. Over our 80-year history, delivering excellent service through innovation has been a core part of our DNA across our audit, tax, and consulting groups. That's why we continuously invest in innovative ideas, such as AI-enabled insights and technology-powered solutions, to enhance our services. Join us at Crowe and embark on a career where you can help shape the future of our industry.

Job Description

Lead complex client engagements, develop high-performing teams, and help drive the continued growth of Crowe's Accounting Advisory practice.

As an Accounting Advisory Manager, you will work directly with senior finance leaders across a variety of industries to address complex accounting, financial reporting, transaction, and finance transformation challenges. You will own engagements from planning through delivery, coach and develop team members, and contribute to client relationships and market growth. The role offers meaningful client exposure, varied project experience, and a clear opportunity to expand your leadership and advisory capabilities. Work arrangements will vary by engagement and may include remote, office, and client-site work, with travel as business needs require.

Your Journey at Crowe Starts Here

At Crowe, you can build a meaningful and rewarding career. With real flexibility to balance work with life moments, you're trusted to deliver results and make an impact. We embrace you for who you are, care for your well-being, and nurture your career. Everyone has equitable access to opportunities for career growth and leadership. Over our 80-year history, delivering excellent service through innovation has been a core part of our DNA across our audit, tax, and consulting groups. That's why we continuously invest in innovative ideas, such as AI-enabled insights and technology-powered solutions, to enhance our services. Join us at Crowe and embark on a career where you can help shape the future of our industry.

Job Description

Lead complex client engagements, develop high-performing teams, and help drive the continued growth of Crowe's Accounting Advisory practice.

As an Accounting Advisory Manager, you will work directly with senior finance leaders across a variety of industries to address complex accounting, financial reporting, transaction, and finance transformation challenges. You will own engagements from planning through delivery, coach and develop team members, and contribute to client relationships and market growth. The role offers meaningful client exposure, varied project experience, and a clear opportunity to expand your leadership and advisory capabilities. Work arrangements will vary by engagement and may include remote, office, and client-site work, with travel as business needs require.

What You'll Do

Client and Engagement Leadership

• Lead accounting advisory engagements from scoping through final delivery, with accountability for objectives, staffing, timelines, budgets, risks, quality, and client communications.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior finance stakeholders by anticipating concerns, resolving issues, and presenting practical recommendations.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and maintain alignment among clients, engagement teams, auditors, and other stakeholders.

Technical Accounting and Financial Reporting

• Research and analyze complex transactions, apply relevant accounting guidance, and prepare clear technical memoranda and other client-ready deliverables.
• Advise clients on complex transactions, purchase accounting, SEC and financial reporting matters, accounting standard implementation, and audit readiness and remediation.
• Provide accounting and reporting support tailored to the needs of clients across multiple industries.

Finance Transformation and Process Improvement

• Evaluate, design, and implement improvements to close, consolidation, reporting, controls, and other accounting and finance processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, scalability, data quality, and decision support within finance organizations.
• Monitor relevant accounting, regulatory, and industry developments and translate them into practical client guidance.

Team Development

• Supervise, coach, and develop engagement team members through clear expectations, timely feedback, mentorship, and review of work products.
• Promote collaboration, accountability, quality, and continuous learning across engagement teams.
• Serve as a technical resource while continuing to expand expertise across complex accounting and financial reporting matters.

Practice Growth and Market Development

• Identify emerging client needs and opportunities to expand relationships and deliver additional value.
• Support proposals, presentations, and other business-development activities in collaboration with practice and cross-functional leaders.
• Contribute to recruiting, thought leadership, service development, and other initiatives that strengthen the practice and its market presence.

What You'll Bring

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field.
• At least five years of relevant experience in accounting advisory, technical accounting, financial reporting, corporate finance, or recent public accounting external audit.
• Active Certified Public Accountant license.
• Demonstrated experience leading engagements and developing accounting professionals.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities while maintaining quality, accountability, and effective stakeholder communication.
• Strong analytical, project management, and written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to travel up to 30% annually based on client and business needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field.
• Public accounting or accounting advisory experience serving clients across multiple industries.
• Experience with complex transactions, purchase accounting, SEC reporting, accounting standard implementation, audit readiness, or finance transformation.
• Experience supporting business development, proposals, presentations, recruiting, or market-facing thought leadership.

We expect the candidate to uphold Crowe's values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship. These values define who we are. We expect all of our people to act ethically and with integrity at all times.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Crowe is not sponsoring for work authorization at this time.

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Crowe, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $100,400.00 - $205,300.00 per year.

Our Benefits

Your exceptional people experience starts here. At Crowe, we know that great peopleare what makes a great firm. We care about our people and offer employees a comprehensive total rewards package. Learn more about what working at Crowe can mean for you!

How You Can Grow

We will nurture your talent in an inclusive culture that values diversity. You will have the chance to meet on a consistent basis with your Career Coach that will guide you in your career goals and aspirations. Learn more about where talent can prosper!

More about Crowe

Crowe provides professional services through two separate entities: Crowe LLP delivers audit and attest services, and Crowe Advisory LLC provides tax, advisory, consulting, and other nonattest services.

The Crowe Global network consists of more than 300 independent accounting and advisory services firms in more than 150 countries around the globe, making it one of the largest accounting networks in the world.* As independent members of Crowe Global, Crowe LLP and Crowe Advisory LLC serve clients worldwide.

*As of July 2026.

Crowe LLP and Crowe Advisory LLC (and their respective subsidiary entities) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Crowe LLP and Crowe Advisory LLC (and their respective subsidiary entities) does not accept unsolicited candidates, referrals or resumes from any staffing agency, recruiting service, sourcing entity or any other third-party paid service at any time. Any referrals, resumes or candidates submitted to Crowe, or any employee or owner of Crowe without a pre-existing agreement signed by both parties covering the submission will be considered the property of Crowe, and free of charge.

Crowe will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws.

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We are committed to a merit-based hiring process, evaluating all candidates consistently using objective, job-related criteria such as relevant experience, demonstrated skills, measurable impact, and alignment with the role's responsibilities, and making employment decisions in a fair and inclusive manner free from discrimination.