Hybrid Manager – Business Solutions Group

at SingerLewak LLP

• Job title: Manager – Business Solutions Group
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: $145,000 - $165,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Woodland Hills, United States

About the role

• Manager overseeing client accounts and team responsibilities at SingerLewak, a leading accounting firm serving the western region. Responsible for client communications and engagement oversight in business solutions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee engagement teams on multiple engagements to ensure work is performed in adherence to engagement scope. This can include but is not limited to:
• Maintaining bank, vendor and payroll records for the client
• Preparing month or period end packages under either the accruals (US GAAP or IFRS) or cash basis accounting
• Assisting clients with the preparation and/or maintenance of budgets, forecasts or projections
• Building, preparing or analyzing dashboards or KPI metrics for the client
• Ensure all client timelines are met and clear communications exist between the client and engagement team
• Interact with clients on a frequent basis (i.e., daily, weekly or monthly), as needed under the scope of each engagement or delegates to senior or staff
• Ensure all team members adhere to engagement budgets; minimize and analyze any overruns
• Invoices clients at least monthly and follows up on any aged accounts receivable balances
• Performs team training and business development activities

Requirements

• Minimum of 7-10 years' experience in the accounting field, with recent time spent as an account manager or equivalent in either an industry finance position, or public accounting
• Proven thorough understanding of double entry accounting. Demonstrated performance of accounting tasks (both processing and transactions and maintenance of accounting records)
• Demonstrated understanding of U.S GAAP and possess sufficient working knowledge of taxation matters including but not limited to individual taxation, corporate taxation and related tax structures, sales taxes and property & business taxes.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, ideally in accounting or a related field
• Demonstrated ability to communicate (i.e., read, write, speak) with business level fluency in English
• Ability to travel to client or other firm office locations, if necessary
• Strong computer skills including proficiency in excel. Knowledge of at least one accounting software program, such as QuickBooks online
• Self-starter; proven ability to identify issues and recommend solutions. Ability to work well within a team as well as independently when required
• Occasional overtime work required throughout the year. Heavy overtime work required from January 1 to April 15, may be in excess of 40 hours per week