US - Tax - EDGE - GCR - Accounting Compliance & Reporting (ACR) - Tax Senior Services Manager

Overview

This role is within the organization’s Accounting Compliance & Reporting (ACR) practice, supporting global clients with bookkeeping and finance compliance obligations across 150+ countries where the practice provides ACR services. The work focuses on helping clients reduce inefficiencies, mitigate risk, and drive process improvement within their global finance operations.

Location

New York City, Hoboken, Charlotte, Atlanta, Chicago, Phoenix, Seattle, Dallas, Miami and Washington

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver timely, high-quality services and work products that meet or exceed client expectations, including daily contact with local ACR teams to ensure contracted services are delivered on time and accurately the first time.
• Provide professionalism through a positive, cooperative approach, maintaining the confidential and proprietary nature of client relationships and work products, and responding to client and internal stakeholder inquiries in a timely manner.
• Serve as the point of contact for applicable client relationships and demonstrate knowledge of client businesses.
• Develop and guide senior/staff and other junior professionals through effective performance feedback and by ensuring team responsibilities align with skills and developmental goals.
• Deploy the right engagement team by leveraging US ACR resources as well as ACR resources located in Global Delivery Service locations.
• Build technical competence by staying current on global trends, developments, and regulations; apply this knowledge to moderately complex situations; and undertake non-routine, complex project-type work as requested.
• Demonstrate competence with technology by maintaining complex sets of data, reviewing data analytics, and analyzing trends, including collecting data according to agreed financial statement close timelines and other requirements.
• Ensure statutory reporting and bookkeeping processes/procedures documentation is current, relevant, and used at all times.
• Take ownership of engagements, make decisions, and resolve issues, including escalating client and internal partner issues; maintain strong performance under pressure and to strict deadlines.
• Contribute to overall team success by understanding relevant methodologies and tools to enhance service delivery, keeping team members informed of work status, seeking assignments when unassigned, proactively pursuing opportunities to provide ACR services, challenging legacy procedures, and identifying process improvement opportunities.
• Support practice growth through scoping new opportunities, proposal development, and participating in oral presentations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in accounting, finance, or other related business major.
• 8–10 years of work experience in audit/accounting.
• Approved technical certification, CPA license or membership to state Bar is required.
• Knowledge of global statutory reporting and/or bookkeeping, preferably with experience across multiple countries.
• Strong analytical skills, interpersonal skills, and written/verbal communication skills, including problem-solving ability and attention to detail.
• US- GAAP knowledge, including GAAP reconciliation experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in Business English.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and IT concepts.
• Ability to analyze historical legal entity financial information to determine what GAAP to GAAP and other adjustments are required, how they are calculated, and how they should be rolled forward in preparing statutory financial statements.
• Ability to apply technical accounting knowledge to analyze account balances, reconciliations, and other financial matters during closing cycles (monthly, quarterly, or annual).
• Ability to understand detailed issues underlying deliverable completion (e.g., statutory reporting or month-end close) to identify root causes, develop potential solutions, and clearly define impediments for remediation.
• Ability to undertake continuous improvement projects to drive improved quality, visibility, efficiency, and client experience.
• Ability to influence change within the organization and with clients using technical knowledge, experience, and relationships.
• Ability to travel 20–30% to client locations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Client-facing exposure in a global role.
• Basic understanding of IT systems (SAP, Oracle, Business Central).
• Basic understanding of other compliance activities such as global indirect tax (VAT, GST, etc.) and corporate tax compliance.
• IFRS knowledge.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range:
  • New York City, Boston, and Washington DC Metro Areas, Washington State, and Southern California offices – $136,100 to $283,200
  • Bay Area California offices – $141,900 to $295,000
  • All other US office locations, including Sacramento – $113,500 to $259,500
• Individual compensation within these ranges is determined based on factors including education, experience, knowledge, skills, and geography.
• Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.
• Flexible vacation policy: employees decide how much vacation time to use based on personal circumstances.
• Additional time off includes designated paid holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence as needed.

Additional Information

• The organization accepts applications on an ongoing basis.
• Candidates are asked to limit applications to two within a six-month period.
• Equal employment opportunity: applicants and employees are considered without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, including arrest and conviction records.
• Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, including veterans with disabilities, including assistance related to applying online and requesting accommodation during the application process.