Accounting & Finance Consultant
DLC, an Addison Group Company, is adding talent to its Atlanta-based team of Accounting & Finance Consultants!
We are currently seeking experienced Accounting & Finance Consultants who want to join a fantastic team of talented Consultants, tasked with supporting our clients in a wide range of interim and project-based Accounting needs.
DLC currently serves our clients out of five offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Southern California.
Our Consultants have a background in Financial Planning & Analysis, a CPA background or a blend of both. As a DLC Consultant, you will provide solutions across a wide variety of industries, companies, and functional disciplines.
Daily, you will work directly with finance and operating executives for the clients we serve.
Job Responsibilities
FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS
- Preparation of annual operating plans
- Quarterly re-forecasting
- Development of multi-year strategic plans
- Evaluation of marketing and advertising ROI
- Benchmarking
- Refinement of cost allocation methodologies
- R&D budgeting
- Cost-to-serve analysis
- Development of complex forecasting tools
- Pricing analysis
- Acquisition and divestiture analysis
- Capital expense planning and analysis
- Analysis of product line, channel and customer profitability
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING & REPORTING
- SEC Reporting Requirements: Forms 10-K, 10-Q, S-1, S-3, S-4
- FASB Pronouncement analysis and implementation
- Post-merger integration
- Reporting package development
- Financial and operational audit coordination and execution
- Consolidated financial statement preparation
- Monthly close process redesign
- Creation, review and documentation of internal control policy and procedures
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTATION
- Define software requirements
- Manage software selection process
- Act as functional lead in implementation of financial systems or product upgrades
- Serve as liaison between IT and Finance/Accounting functions
- Design and map chart of accounts
- Develop and execute test scripts
- Design financial reports using system or bolt-on reporting tools
- Identify and implement “quick hit” process improvements
- Perform post-implementation troubleshooting
PROCESS DOCUMENTATION AND REDESIGN
- Develop “as is” process narratives and flow charts
- Implement best practice recommendations
- Align processes with capabilities of new systems
- Ensure processes are compliant with external regulation
INTERIM OR “GAP” FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
- Provide interim financial management when positions are impacted by growth, re-organization, merger, acquisition, or relocation
- Evaluate job description and job content
- Document desk-level processes
- Identify and implement productivity opportunities
- Assess efficiency of workflow
- Develop current and accurate position descriptions
- Train newly hired staff
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- Analyze and document project objectives and requirements
- Scope project, identify resource requirements, articulate deliverables and develop timetables
- Create project and communication plans
- Coordinate efforts of internal process owners and subject matter experts
- Develop contingency plans to eliminate obstacles to on-time and on-budget completion of the project
Job Requirements
- Distinguished academic and professional career
- Big 4/6/8 CPA and/or an MBA from a top 25 program.
- Experience working inside the Fortune 1000
- Strong knowledge of Finance and Accounting
- Strong analytical capabilities
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Approximately 5 to 20 years of overall experience
Benefits
All DLC employees are eligible for benefits following a qualification period including health insurance and retirement plans.
Work/Life Balance
We are firm believers in achieving a healthy work-life balance – offering results-oriented work hours and flexible vacation packages.
