Senior Consultant

Solaris by Roessel Joy LLC; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Solaris by Roessel Joy LLC in Boston seeks a finance/accounting consultant to join a client‑facing team. You will interact with client leadership to deliver solutions across the finance function, from technical accounting to ERP implementations and IPO readiness.

You should have 2–5 years in a top public accounting or equivalent role, with strong communication and problem-solving skills. CPA is desirable; familiarity with ASC 606/842 and CECL is a plus.

Qualifications

• You are a finance/accounting professional with leadership and strong client service.
• Experience in public accounting and industry is valued.

Responsibilities

• Integrate with client management to address operational and technical accounting challenges.
• Handle complex transactions such as acquisitions, divestitures, debt, and equity.
• Design and implement improvements to the financial close, internal controls, and forecasting processes.
• Provide technical accounting consulting and prepare memorandums, calculations, and projects (ASC 606/842, CECL).
• Assist clients with IPO financial and reporting aspects.
• Participate in ERP system selections and implementations.
• Support business development through pursuits and market activities.

Skills

Client service

Leadership

Accounting knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

CPA desirable

Tools

ERP systems

IPO readiness

ASC 606/842 knowledge

Job description

Who we are

Solaris partners with finance leaders to tackle their most critical challenges and opportunities. We engage with our clients to capture their full range of digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, cross-functional team brings deep industry and technical expertise to take on our clients’ challenges and opportunities.

What you’ll do

As a member of our consulting team, you’ll work alongside team members and client leadership to deliver solutions impacting the Finance function and beyond. Experienced candidates can expect to hit the ground running, whether working independently or in a team. As our clients’ main point of contact, you will be interacting directly with clients to help them with projects that are often complex and ambiguous. Our consultants serve as subject matter experts and are expected to engage with clients at all levels to deliver effective solutions, whether it be technical accounting, operational accounting, finance transformation, or any other business need. You will be expected to share your expertise and contribute to employee and client development as the practice grows.

Responsibilities can include but are not limited to:

• Integrate with client management to address operational accounting, technical accounting, and finance challenges, including:
• Complex transactions such as those involving acquisitions, divestitures, debt, and equity
• Design and implementation of improvements to the financial close process, internal controls, and forecasting process
• Assist teams in providing technical accounting consulting, including technical memorandums, detailed calculations, and projects relating to:
• Revenue recognition and related costs (ASC 606, ASC 340-40)
• Leases (ASC 842)
• Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL)
• Stock-based compensation, business combinations, foreign currencies, and other relevant accounting standards
• Assist clients with all financial and reporting aspects of an initial public offering (IPO)
• Participate in and oversee the selection, implementation of ERP Systems, and other finance/accounting software solutions
• Support business and practice development via pursuits, market

Who you are

You are a finance and/or accounting professional with a proven track record of leadership, excellent client service, and depth of accounting/finance knowledge.

You have:

• An undergraduate degree in Accounting – CPA desirable
• 2 to 5 years’ experience in a top tier public accounting firm, with a mixture of public accounting and industry accepted
• A passion for helping clients solve their problems and for improving the workstreams you touch
• The ability and drive to address problems with varying degrees of complexity in nature
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• A strong knowledge base in technical and operational accounting, including the ability to conduct research, independently reach conclusions and propose solutions

You are:

• Interested in growing the technical skills and experience necessary to drive organizational change
• Comfortable speaking with and interpreting the needs of senior client stakeholders
• Detail-oriented and committed to ensuring on-time delivery of project deliverables
• Able to effectively communicate complex issues and solutions, as well as raise issues to senior team members when necessary
• Able to create presentations and visual aids that influence and inform senior management