Associate Food Services Director - Higher Ed. jobs in Lafayette, LA

Description

EisnerAmper is one of the largest accounting, tax, and business advisory firms, with nearly 4,000 employees and more than 350 partners across the world. We combine responsiveness with a long-range perspective; to help clients meet the pressing issues they face today, and position them for success tomorrow.

Our clients are enterprises as diverse as sophisticated financial institutions and start-ups, global public firms and middle-market companies, as well as high net worth individuals, family offices, not-for-profit organizations, and entrepreneurial ventures across a variety of industries. We are also engaged by the attorneys, financial professionals, bankers and investors who serve these clients.

Our reach extends globally, with offices in the United Kingdom, Israel, India, the Cayman Islands, Singapore, and Ireland.

The Associate Director - Outsourced Accounting Services works within the Outsourced Service Line and is directly responsible for providing professional consulting services, project management and support relating to the administration, coordination, and evaluation of projects within the Outsourced Accounting Services practice, along with aligning business objectives with appropriate resources, managing employees and work product within the designated business units, and developing and implementing policies, procedures and programs.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field required

• 10 years of accounting experience with accounting cycles and processes required.

• Experience in industry sectors working with accounting and finance teams is required.

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is required.

• Ability to professionally and appropriately communicate with a diverse group of individuals.

• Able to work within a diverse team and demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills.

• Exhibits a high degree of professionalism and maintain the highest level of confidentiality.

• Desire to learn and be flexible.

• Able to demonstrate critical thinking and analytical skills.

• Effective leadership skills.

• Be computer literate with the capability of performing at an intermediate or advanced level with software tools including, but not limited to, the Microsoft office suite of products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and other software programs such as adobe, along with technologies for scheduling, travel and expense reporting and timekeeping.

• Have capacity to perform at an intermediate or advanced level with respect to variety of financial management software applications, such as Sage Intacct, Restaurant 365, NetSuite, and QuickBooks, etc.

Responsibilities:

• Participates in and leads certain aspects of practice strategic growth plan including team development, client development, business development, and service delivery.

• Facilitates conversations with prospective clients through external or internal referral sources.

• Evaluates client needs related to accounting and finance processes and assesses accounting function to recommend project approaches. Contributes to the proposal development process on outsourced controller projects and other special projects.

• Participates in engagement planning and budgeting and definition of content and deliverables while managing controls and risk.

• Leads outsourced projects including:

• Manages and provides oversight on client’s day-to-day accounting function including, but not limited to, coordinating accounts receivable and accounts payable functions and, remitting appropriate payments to applicable taxing organizations.

• Manages month end closing process and prepares financial statements in accordance with applicable accounting standards.

• Research of technical accounting issues as appropriate; formulates resolution of issues identified through the research process.

• Identifies client challenges and manages day-to-day relationships, directly or through leadership of team

Performs activities necessary to client engagements including, but not limited to, the following:

• Ensures appropriate levels of staffing on projects are maintained.

• Manages scheduling of internal and external activities

• Creates and manages project budgets

• Ensures projects come in at or under approved budget. Develops and maintains a thorough understanding of the correlation between Outsourced Accounting Services and other Eisner Amper service offerings (e.g., tax, audit, and consulting services such as human resources, IT systems implementation, valuation, etc.) in order to develop multi-focused solutions for our clients.

• Directs engagements and special assignments, supervising multiple engagements simultaneously and ensures assignments are accomplished by the budgeted time.

• Delivers client services including, but not limited to: onsite and remote consultation, performance of activities unique to each engagement; development and implementation of deliverables; development and delivery of training and workshop materials; maintenance of client project timelines; monthly maintenance of project budgets; and monthly client billing activities.

• Interacts regularly with other consulting service line leaders and team members, builds and maintains relationships among other service lines and Eisner Amper locations.

• Works closely with management to lead and participate in practice development activities.

• Participates in evaluation and monitoring of training programs to ensure success, as needed.

• Reviews reports, statements and returns upon completion.

• Informs engagement Director, or Partner of the status and other pertinent aspects of the engagement.

• Recommends new approaches, resource tools, deliverables, policies, and procedures to impact continual improvements in departmental efficiencies and services performed.

• Provides direction, training, guidance and oversight to department Staff and Senior consultants. Reviews performance and provides coaching and addresses employee issues and concerns.

• Identifies, plans and supervises the professional and technical development of the staff through training venues and options.

• Works closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention within the Outsourced Accounting Services Team.

• Maintains required CPE hours for firm and licensing standards.

Other Duties:

• Provides courteous and prompt service to all internal and external parties. Prioritizes and addresses requests and assignments in a professional and cooperative manner.

• Identifies opportunities and recommends methods to improve service, and work processes. Assists in the implementation of quality improvement initiatives.

• May assist co-workers in the completion of tasks and assignments to ensure continuity of service and demonstrating team work skills. Actively supports teamwork throughout the organization.

• Perform other services as assigned.

Other Considerations:

• May periodically travel and work from different company locations.

• May be required to work overtime, and/or on weekends as needed.

• Must arrive at EisnerAmper offices or client locations in a timely manner and be ready to perform job responsibilities.

Work Environment: Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully with or without reasonable accommodations. The work environment is considered to be that of a typical business/office operation. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

BENEFITS:

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Flexible Spending & Health Savings Account

• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time

• Employee assistance program and other firm benefits.

Join our team of professionals and take a firm step forward in your career. With an established mentor program and defined career paths for a range of specialties and skill sets, EisnerAmper is a place where professionals of all experience levels thrive. Our Lifelong Learning program, combined with technical training opportunities for staff, ensure that this is a place where our employees can grow — and with a rich office culture and a strong commitment to work/life balance, EisnerAmper is a place where you'll be happy to do so. To be considered for employment, visit www.careers.eisneramper.com, complete an employment application and Explore Your Next Opportunity with EisnerAmper.

EisnerAmper is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Our full-time positions also offer a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Flexible Spending & Health Savings Account
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time
• Employee assistance program and other firm benefits.