Financial Consulting Manager - Real Estate Accounting

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RSM’s Real Estate Finance as a Service (FaaS) practice is looking for skilled professionals to join us at the Manager level. RSM’s Real Estate FaaS blends the best of both worlds by providing candidates with all the career growth opportunities that come with working for a public accounting firm, while at the same time operating in private company environments daily. We provide accounting, technology and consulting services to private, middle market clients, with real estate assets under management ranging from $50 million to $200 billion. In other words, we are the accounting department for our clients. Our diverse real estate industry base includes developers, private equity asset managers, property operators, and family offices.  This position will need to work to deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities, such as month end close, financial reporting, year-end audit support, and the support of budget and forecasting activities. In addition, you will have the ability to learn and efficiently use our best-in-class cloud based technology stack. FaaS Managers will have contact with our clients (CEO, COO, CFO, VP of Finance, Controller, etc.), as well as other client contacts including tax and professional service providers.

We operate in a team-based environment and have a proven track record of delivering exceptional value to our customers. The key attributes that will make someone successful in this role include:

• Ability to manage, coach, and motivate a team
• Assertive, collaborative, team player with the desire to learn all aspects of the real estate industry and develop a Controller skill set
• Superior ability to prioritize and focus in a dynamic, multi-tasking environment
• Willingness to learn and work with emerging technology solutions such as AI platforms and automation solutions
• Professional presentation and great communication skills as contact with clients will be extensive
• Interest in personal/professional development and advancement
• Dedication to lifelong learning, including staying abreast of best practices in financial management
• Ability to analyze and interpret - not just report - financial information to add value to client businesses as a trusted adviser
• Solid Excel skills (create tables, use formulas, pivot tables)

Responsibilities:

• Overall day-to-day management of the accounting and finance functions of multiple clients in a shared services environment playing the Controller role of your clients
• Work in client technology environments as well as within the FaaS tech stack
• Participate in client design sessions to analyze requirements and redesign business processes in connection with FaaS best practices in areas such as chart of account redesign, procure to pay, order to cash, month end close, record to report, etc.
• Lead, manage and coach client services representatives, associates, senior associates and supervisors
• Review client’s monthly financial statements including month-over-month variance analysis and  budget-vs-actual analysis
• Analyze and interpret financial information for client management and provide actionable insight and decision support
• Continuously identify opportunities to enhance the clients’ monthly operations and make suggestions for process improvements
• Understand our technology stack and identify additional add-on processes, systems, modules and integrations that can drive month end close efficiencies.
• Define and document repeatable methodologies with appropriate tools and templates that can be leveraged for future projects.
• Establish engagement budgets and take accountability over engagement economics
• Direct initial assessments, implementations and onboarding of new FaaS clients
• Write service agreements and statements of work
• Participate in meetings with new client prospects and in the proposal process
• Oversee and manage the billings and collections of client services invoices

Qualifications 

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree
• CPA is required or in-process
• Experience performing and reviewing property-level accounting and finance functions required
• Experience working with property managers to resolve accounting issues, address concerns, and explain variances required
• Expertise in Real Estate technology systems is required (i.e., Yardi, MRI,  etc.)
• Experience in a public accounting firm, consulting firm or other professional services environment preferred but not required
• Progressive experience in accounting and financial management in a real estate accounting environment, in roles such as accounting manager, assistant controller, controller, director of finance, CFO
• Experience in real estate development projects and construction accounting processes and best practices, including job costing and draw package submissions
• Strong technical financial accounting (GAAP, NCREIF, FMV, etc.) knowledge
• Strong management accounting and operational finance knowledge
• Excellent communication skills across all level of an organization and functional areas (i.e., property managers, accounting staff, management, investors, etc.)
• Experience in the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) function (financial modeling, budgeting and forecasting, financial analysis, etc.)
• Proven leadership, management and coaching skills
• Strong time-management and organizational skills with sensitivity to timeframes, budgets, and outcomes across multiple clients/projects.
• Experience with automated accounting systems (i.e., Yardi, MRI, Blackline, FloQast, Basis)

At RSM, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people. We offer flexibility in your schedule, empowering you to balance life’s demands, while also maintaining your ability to serve clients. Learn more about our total rewards at https://rsmus.com/careers/working-at-rsm/benefits.

All applicants will receive consideration for employment as RSM does not tolerate discrimination and/or harassment based on race; color; creed; sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances; sex (including pregnancy or disabilities related to nursing); gender; sexual orientation; HIV Status; national origin; ancestry; familial or marital status; age; physical or mental disability; citizenship; political affiliation; medical condition (including family and medical leave); domestic violence victim status; past, current or prospective service in the US uniformed service; US Military/Veteran status; pre-disposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. 

Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process and/or employment/partnership. RSM is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or otherwise participate in the recruiting process, please call us at 800-274-3978 or send us an email at [email protected].

RSM does not intend to hire entry level candidates who will require sponsorship now OR in the future (i.e. F-1 visa holders). If you are a recent U.S. college / university graduate possessing 1-2 years of progressive and relevant work experience in a same or similar role to the one for which you are applying, excluding internships, you may be eligible for hire as an experienced associate.

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At RSM, an employee’s pay at any point in their career is intended to reflect their experiences, performance, and skills for their current role. The salary range (or starting rate for interns and associates) for this role represents numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, education, skills, work experience, certifications, location, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range.

Compensation Range: $95,400 - $192,000