CAAS Chief Financial Officer - Professional Service Organizations

At <strong>CLA</strong> we create <em>inspired careers</em>.<br><br>We recognize that not everyone wants to grow their career paths in the same way. That’s why <strong>CLA</strong> exists to <em><strong>create opportunities</strong></em>. With more than 9300 employees and over 120 offices nationwide, we promise to know you and help you!<br><br>CLA is looking to hire an<strong> Chief Financial Officer </strong>with <strong>Professional Service </strong>experience for our growing<strong> CAAS</strong> (<em><strong>Client Accounting & Advisory Services</strong></em>) in<strong> our Nashville, TN or our King of Prussia, PA office. </strong>Our CAAS service helps our clients transform their business with a collaborative approach that allows them to seamlessly mitigate risk, overcome challenges, meet deadlines, and identify personnel to help them with their workforce needs. This is fulltime/permanent position with CLA, driving business development, building relationships, and assisting the practice with building an infrastructure of talent to support the growth they drive.<br><br>As a CFO for our Professional Service Industry team you will...<br><br><ul><li>Perform CFO functions as part of the client’s accounting services team.</li><li>Be accountable for identifying and implementing best practices related to the services provided to add value to the client.</li><li>Work with clients to set financial policy and be an active participant in, and driver of, the overall strategy.</li><li>Drive capital planning, risk management, ratio and KPI analysis, and board of director interactions.</li><li>Lead financial administration, planning, and budgeting.</li><li>Oversee longer-term budget planning and cost management.</li><li>Monitor progress of budgets and presents operational metrics. </li><li>Ensure financial staff maintains financial record systems in accordance with appropriate principles and monitors the use of funds. </li><li>Manage cash flow and forecasting, directing financial accounting. </li><li>Coordinate audit activities.</li><li>Ability to effectively and efficiently manage multiple client engagements.</li><li>Build strong client relationships and become a key member of client management team.</li><li>Ability to develop key external business networks and becomes service and industry thought leader. <br><br></li></ul><strong>Job Requirements<br><br></strong><ul><li>Experience: 8+ years of experience in an accounting or finance role.</li><li>Deep professional services industry specialization.</li><li>General knowledge of accounting software. Working knowledge of QuickBooks, Intacct, and Bill.com preferred.</li><li>Experience in using personal and professional network for business development and proven record of building and managing teams through growth.</li><li>Education: Bachelor’s degree is required (in accounting, finance, business administration or a related field is highly preferred). Combination of relevant experience, education, and training may be accepted in lieu of degree.</li><li>CPA not required but highly preferred. </li><li>Travel: This position works primarily in-office, as well as frequent local travel to/from client sites and may require occasional non-local or overnight travel for client visits, training, meetings and/or other business-related purposes. Must have ability to travel to local client sites as needed.<br><br></li></ul><strong>Our Perks...<br><br></strong><ul><li>Flexible PTO (designed to offer flexible time away for you!)</li><li>Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave.</li><li>Paid Volunteer Time Off</li><li>Mental health coverage</li><li>Quarterly Wellness stipend</li><li>Fertility benefits</li><li>Complete list of benefits here<br><br></li></ul>Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities<br><br>Click here to learn about your hiring rights.<br><br><strong>Wellness at CLA<br><br></strong>To support our CLA family members, we focus on their physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being and offer comprehensive benefit options that include health, dental, vision, 401k and much more.<br><br>To view a complete list of benefits click here.<br><br>

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