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At EisnerAmper, we look for individuals who welcome new ideas, encourage innovation, and are eager to make an impact. Whether you're starting out in your career or taking your next step as a seasoned professional, the EisnerAmper experience is one-of-a-kind. You can design a career you'll love from top to bottom - we give you the tools you need to succeed and the autonomy to reach your goals.

We are currently looking for a Senior Manager to join our Outsourced Finance & Accounting team focused on special projects in the Public/Government Sector. This team assists our clients in transforming their organizations through a collaborative approach that enables them to manage risk, overcome challenges, meet deadlines, and identify personnel to address their workforce needs.

EisnerAmper's Outsourced Accounting Services Public Sector team partners with municipalities, special districts, authorities, and agencies to stabilize accounting operations, modernize systems, and deliver timely, GAAP/GASB-compliant reporting. The Senior Manager serves as a hands-on engagement lead who blends strategic advisory with roll-up-your-sleeves execution across the monthly close, internal controls, grants and projects, and financial reporting.

• Please note that this is a hybrid position, where you would be expected to go to our local office, 2-3 days a week. You must be available to work Eastern and/or Central time zones.

• You will get to be part of one of the largest and fastest growing accounting and advisory firms in the industry

• You will have the flexibility to manage your days in support of our commitment to work/life balance

• You will join a culture that has received multiple top "Places to Work" awards

• We believe that great work is accomplished when cultures, ideas and experiences come together to create new solutions

• We understand that embracing our differences is what unites us as a team and strengthens our foundation

• Showing up authentically is how we, both as professionals and a Firm, find inspiration to do our best work

• Lead multiple outsourced accounting engagements for government clients; act as primary point of contact to Finance Directors, Controllers, and CFOs.

• Own the monthly close calendar and review of reconciliations (cash, AR/AP, grants, capital projects, debt, fixed assets), journal entries, accruals/deferrals, and workpapers.

• Prepare/review GASB-compliant financial statements (governmental and proprietary funds), MD&A inputs, note disclosures, and supporting schedules; coordinate ACFR contributions as applicable.

• Translate audit requirements into practical processes; manage PBC coordination and drive remediation of audit findings.

• Assess workflows and internal controls; design scalable improvements (segregation of duties, approvals, monitoring controls, documentation standards).

• Oversee budgets, forecasts, and variance analyses, and KPIs for leadership/governing boards.

• Guide chart of accounts design, fund/department/program/project/grant dimensionality, and reporting structures within client ERPs.

• Support grants administration (allowability, cost allocation, drawdowns, reporting) and capital project accounting (bond proceeds, CIP, budget-to-actual).

• Plan and manage special projects (system transitions, data cleanup, policy/SOP development, single audit preparedness).

• Coach, review, and develop OAS staff; manage engagement economics (scope, budgets, staffing, timelines).

• BA/BS degree in accounting or related field

• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience with significant GASB audit and/or public-sector finance

• Deep knowledge of fund accounting and core GASB areas (leases, pensions/OPEB, capital assets, revenue recognition, restricted resources)

• Prior supervisory experience

• CPA certification

• Experience supporting ACFR production, grants management, capital projects, debt, and single audit readiness..

• Demonstrated ability to run a month-end close and produce audit-ready schedules and reconciliations.

• Proven process improvement and internal control design experience.

• Advanced Excel; proficiency with at least one government-focused ERP or cloud GL (e.g., Tyler/Munis, OpenGov, Infor/CloudSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Sage Intacct, NetSuite, MIP/Abila, QuickBooks).

• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to brief finance leaders and boards succinctly.

• Mindset: strategic advisor and hands-on operator; comfortable leading and doing.

EisnerAmper is proud to be a merit-based employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of veteran or disability status orany protected characteristics under federal, state, or local law.

The EisnerAmper Outsourcing group brings our team's specialized knowledge of accounting directly into the offices of a wide range of partners. When we work with a client, we become part of their business, and we don't take that lightly. Armed with cutting-edge industry technology and outsourcing practices, we're given the tools to both provide best-in-class service and constantly grow as professionals.

Through our team-based culture of creativity and collaboration across all levels, we hold each other accountable to always look for new innovative ways to grow as a group, better serve our clients, and advance in our careers.

Because we are a rapidly growing group, EisnerAmper Outsourcing employees have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on the business and its direction. Everyone has a voice to bring new ideas to the table, which are backed by the confidence, expertise, and global reach of the larger firm.

EisnerAmper is one of the largest accounting, tax, and business advisory firms, with nearly 5,000 employees including 450+ 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.

Should you need any accommodations to complete this application please email: talentacquisition@eisneramper.com

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