Senior Manager - Accounting Leadership, Hybrid + 5 Wk PTO

Strategic HR Client Job Openings; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 Weeks PTO

Firm shutdown week

Comprehensive benefits

Hybrid work

Career growth

Job summary

Clark Schaefer Hackett in Columbus, OH seeks an experienced Senior Manager to serve as the technical authority for a portfolio of clients, guide Managers and teams, and uphold the highest quality standards in accounting and financial statements.

The role involves managing scope, pricing, and engagement success while building strong relationships with business owners and advisors. A CPA or MBA and 8–12 years in accounting are preferred, with a track record of leading teams and delivering growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance; required.
• Active CPA license and/or MBA strongly preferred.
• 8–12 years of public or private accounting experience, including substantial experience with after-the-fact, compilation, or outsourced accounting engagements; required.
• At least three years of experience leading a high-performing team, including responsibility for written evaluations, ratings, and employee development; required.
• Experience leading or working with a collaborative team strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated business development results through scope expansion, referrals, cross-selling, or service migration.
• Advanced Excel skills and expert-level knowledge of QuickBooks Online and Desktop, Xero, Sage 50, and related workpaper, trial balance, and document-management tools.

Responsibilities

• Serve as final technical reviewer for an assigned client portfolio and approve complex or non-routine accounting treatment.
• Own preparation and compilation standards, workpaper quality, reporting language, independence decisions, and disclosures.
• Approve the scope, effort estimates, and pricing for cleanup, catch-up, and multi-period reconstruction engagements.
• Manage portfolio realization, margin, pricing, fee adjustments, billing, client acceptance, and continuance of engagement.
• Build relationships with business owners and decision-makers and serve as the primary liaison to tax preparers, auditors, lenders, insurance brokers, and other advisors.
• Lead Managers and their team’s, ensuring work is timely, accurate, and held to a consistent standard.
• Own staffing, capacity, resource planning, performance evaluations, ratings, compensation recommendations, development, and retention for the assigned book.
• Coach Managers, create a culture of continuous feedback, and participate in recruiting and selecting talent for the team.
• Produce measurable business development results through service expansion, referrals, cross-selling, proposals, and industry involvement.

Skills

Leadership

Team development

Client relationship management

Financial analysis

People management

Advanced Excel

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

CPA license

MBA

Tools

QuickBooks Online

QuickBooks Desktop

Xero

Sage 50

Job description

Clark Schaefer Hackett in Columbus, OH seeks an experienced Senior Manager to serve as the technical authority for a portfolio of clients, guide Managers and teams, and uphold the highest quality standards in accounting and financial statements.

The role involves managing scope, pricing, and engagement success while building strong relationships with business owners and advisors. A CPA or MBA and 8–12 years in accounting are preferred, with a track record of leading teams and delivering growth.