Senior Manager, Accounting & Reporting Advisory Services

BDO USA; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO USA, P.A. seeks an experienced Senior Project Manager for Accounting & Reporting Advisory Services in Nashville. You will support projects focusing on accounting advisory, SEC reporting, and capital markets transactions, leading client engagements and team deliverables.

Responsibilities include budgeting, planning, duties coordination, and developing client-ready materials. Requires PMP, 8+ years' experience, and a strong communications skill set for client interactions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• MBA is preferred.
• Eight+ years of professional experience required.
• PMP certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Acts as primary contact for clients and engagement leads regarding project progress and issues.
• Prepares proposals, reports and research as needed for engagements.
• Establishes engagement budgets and pricing recommendations.
• Prepares periodic billings and manages realization.
• Administers project plans and communicates updates to management.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Project planning & management

Client-facing experience

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

Tools

ERP knowledge

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Accounting & Reporting Advisory Services Senior Project Manager will be part of an Accounting & Reporting Advisory Services team supporting projects in the areas of accounting advisory, SEC reporting, and capital markets transactions

Job Summary

The Accounting & Reporting Advisory Services Senior Project Manager will be part of an Accounting & Reporting Advisory Services team supporting projects in the areas of accounting advisory, SEC reporting, and capital markets transactions

Job Duties

• Acts as primary contact for clients and/or engagement team leads regarding all questions and information, including progress, challenges encountered, and issues identified
• Provides exceptional client service and develops advanced level deliverables and/or solutions to client issues
• Establishes engagement budget, provides recommendations for project scope and underlying pricing changes, as needed
• Prepares periodic and timely billings, and manages adjustments to engagement realization, as needed
• Identifies, grows, and maintains strategic relationships with client personnel, including members of client management
• Prepares formal and informal presentations for client meetings
• Identifies new business opportunities to expand the Accounting & Reporting Advisory Services practice and communicates such opportunities to his/her engagement leaders
• Participates in marketing and business development activities within practice
• Drafts proposals and reports, and completes research, when needed
• Administers project plans
• Communicates and oversees the project plan making updates as directed by the management team
• Manages tasks closely to make sure they are being completed and in a timely manner
• Gathers deliverables and distributes project documents appropriately
• Documents information from internal project meetings
• Identifies and tracks any gaps or issues in the project
• Schedules meetings with the management team and the project team
• Escalates any issues to management as needed
• Prepares and distributes project communications
• Fosters a positive demeanor, learning attitude and client service mentality with client and ARAS team members
• Other specific duties as required by individual clients

Supervisory Responsibilities

• May supervise the day-to-day workload of other personnel on assigned engagements and reviews work products
• Acts as mentor to others, as appropriate

Education

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Bachelor's degree, required
• MBA, preferred

Experience

• Eight (8) or more years of professional experience, required
• Strong analytical, facilitation, documentation, and communication skills, requiredStrong project planning, scoping and management skills, required
• Strong business process analysis & design and process flow skills or a strong understanding of Technology, Operations, or Finance functions, required
• Client facing consulting experience, preferred
• Project Management experience, preferred

License/Certifications

• PMP, required

Software

• ERP knowledge, preferred
• Knowledge of project management practices, preferred

Language

• N/A

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and customer relationship skills
• Detail oriented
• Able to work in a deadline-driven environment
• Capable of successfully multi-tasking while working independently or within a group environment
• Professional demeanor
• Strong problem identification and solving skills
• Able to travel 25% to perhaps as much as 50% of the time, as needed

About Us

At BDO, how we show up matters. We build strong relationships by supporting one another, our clients, and our communities with care, curiosity, and a commitment to helping one another grow and succeed. Here, you’ll find meaningful work, leaders invested in your success, and opportunities to build a career around what matters most to you.

Our purpose is to be the people our clients count on to grow with confidence and achieve what matters most. Our values guide how we bring that purpose to life each day. Together, they shape how we work with one another, serve our clients, and create meaningful impact.

BDO provides assurance, tax, and advisory services to clients across the U.S. and around the world. No matter your role, you’ll be part of a team helping clients navigate complexity and move forward with clarity.

We are proud to be an ESOP company, offering participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being. As a qualified retirement plan, the ESOP is a meaningful addition to our comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits* offerings. It also reinforces an ownership mindset that strengthens our connection to one another, our clients, and the future we’re building together.

Learn more about our benefits: BDO Total Rewards encompass more than traditional benefits.

• Benefits may be subject to eligibility requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

"BDO USA, P.A. is an EO employer M/F/Veteran/Disability"