BDO USA

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Job Description Job Summary: The Accounting & Reporting Advisory Services Project Manager will be part of an Accounting & Reporting Advisory Services team supporting projects in the areas of Technology Enablement; Business Process Improvement; Finance and Business Operations; in addition to Business Transformation and Operational Excellence efforts. Job Duties: • Acts as primary contact for clients and/or engagement team leads regarding all questions and information, including progress, challenges encountered, and issues identified • Provides exceptional client service and develops advanced level deliverables and/or solutions to client issues • Establishes engagement budget, provides recommendations for project scope and underlying pricing changes, as needed • Prepares periodic and timely billings, and manages adjustments to engagement realization, as needed • Identifies, grows, and maintains strategic relationships with client personnel, including members of client management • Prepares formal and informal presentations for client meetings • Identifies new business opportunities to expand the Accounting & Reporting Advisory Services practice and communicates such opportunities to his/her engagement leaders • Participates in marketing and business development activities within practice • Drafts proposals and reports, and completes research, when needed • Administers project plans • Communicates and oversees the project plan making updates as directed by the management team • Manages tasks closely to make sure they are being completed and in a timely manner • Gathers deliverables and distributes project documents appropriately • Documents information from internal project meetings • Identifies and tracks any gaps or issues in the project • Schedules meetings with the management team and the project team • Escalates any issues to management as needed • Prepares and distributes project communications • Fosters a positive demeanor, learning attitude and client service mentality with client and ARAS team members • Other specific duties as required by individual clients Supervisory Responsibilities: • May supervise the day-to-day workload of other personnel on assigned engagements and reviews work products • Acts as mentor to others, as appropriate Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Education: • Bachelor's degree, required Experience: • Five (5) or more years of professional experience, required • Strong analytical, facilitation, documentation, and communication skills, required • Strong project planning, scoping and management skills, required • Strong business process analysis & design and process flow skills or a strong understanding of Technology, Operations, or Finance functions, required • Client facing consulting experience, preferred • Project Management experience, preferred License/Certifications: • N/A Software: • ERP knowledge, preferred • Knowledge of project management practices, preferred Language: • N/A Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: • Strong verbal and written communication skills • Excellent interpersonal and customer relationship skills • Detail oriented • Able to work in a deadline-driven environment • Capable of successfully multi-tasking while working independently or within a group environment • Professional demeanor • Strong problem identification and solving skills • Able to travel 25% to perhaps as much as 50% of the time, as needed Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and geography. National Range: $125,000 - $140,000 Maryland Range: $125,000 - $140,000 NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $125,000 - $140,000