As a Managing Director, Finance & Accounting Solutions, you will:
- Drive national growth by originating new business, expanding existing client relationships, and developing a durable portfolio of finance and accounting consulting and talent engagements.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to CFOs, controllers, CEOs, boards, private equity sponsors, founders, and other senior decision-makers, identifying operational and strategic finance challenges and developing tailored fractional leadership, consulting, and senior talent solutions.
- Collaborate across Cherry Bekaert with leadership, service lines, industry groups, and client-facing professionals to develop coordinated account strategies, expand relationships, and identify opportunities across markets.
- Lead engagements from business development through close, translating client needs into clear search and consulting strategies and working closely with recruiting to identify, assess, present, and place senior finance and accounting professionals.
- Evaluate senior finance and accounting talent across technical capabilities, systems knowledge, industry experience, executive presence, leadership ability, and readiness for growth, transformation, and complex business environments.
- Build and expand a strong professional network of CFOs, controllers, senior finance executives, consultants, and referral relationships to generate new opportunities, repeat engagements, placements, and long-term market coverage.
- Identify broader client opportunities across controllership, financial planning and analysis (FP&A), capital strategy, treasury, technical accounting, revenue recognition, financial reporting, systems and process transformation, transaction support, and complementary Cherry Bekaert advisory, tax, and audit services.
- Represent Recruiting & Staffing in the market through executive relationships, professional associations, industry events, thought leadership, and other initiatives that strengthen the practice and Cherry Bekaert brand.
What you bring to the role
- 7–10+ years of progressive experience in executive search, professional staffing, consulting, fractional CFO services, corporate finance and accounting leadership, or a related professional services environment, with demonstrated senior-level credibility and sustained results.
- Demonstrated success building or growing a business, advisory practice, client portfolio, or full-service desk, including originating opportunities, developing relationships, and converting those relationships into consulting, search, or talent engagements.
- Strong technical understanding of accounting and finance functions, including controllership, FP&A, capital strategy, treasury, technical accounting, revenue recognition, financial reporting, operational accounting, and CFO-level leadership.
- Ability to establish credibility with CEOs, CFOs, controllers, boards, private equity stakeholders, and other senior decision-makers and translate financial, operational, people, process, and technology challenges into actionable solutions.
- Experience assessing executive and senior professional talent across technical capabilities, systems, industry experience, leadership qualities, and alignment with complex or high-growth organizations.
- A relationship-driven and entrepreneurial approach, with the ability to bring and expand a professional network, open new doors, deepen accounts, and remain actively involved from initial business development through delivery and follow-through.
- Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, organization, and relationship-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple client engagements and priorities in a fast-paced, performance-oriented environment.
- Comfort working within a performance-based compensation model and motivation to pursue uncapped earnings potential.
What you can expect from us:
Our shared values that foster inclusion and belonging including uncompromising integrity, collaboration, trust, and mutual respect
The opportunity to innovate and do work that motivates and engages you
A collaborative environment focused on enabling you to further your career growth and continuous professional development
Competitive compensation and a total rewards package that focuses on all aspects of your wellbeing
Flexibility to do impactful work and the time to enjoy your life outside of work
Opportunities to connect and learn from professionals from different backgrounds and with different cultures
Benefits Information:
Cherry Bekaert cares about our people. We offer competitive compensation packages based on performance that recognize the value our people bring to our clients and our Firm. The salary range for this position is included below. Individual salaries within this range are determined by a variety of factors including but not limited to the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education, knowledge, skills, and geographic location. In addition, we offer a comprehensive, high-quality benefits program which includes annual bonus, medical, dental, and vision care; disability and life insurance; generous Paid Time Off; retirement plans; Paid Care Leave; and other programs that are dedicated to enhancing your personal and work life and providing you and your family with a measure of financial protection.
Pay Range:
• Compensation: Performance-based compensation with a baseline draw package. Estimated total compensation for the role is $180,000-$400,000+, with uncapped upside based on performance.
About Cherry Bekaert
Cherry Bekaert, ranked among the largest assurance, tax and advisory firms in the U.S., serves clients across industries in all 50 U.S. states and internationally. For more details, visit https://www.cbh.com/disclosure/
Cherry Bekaert provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. https://careers.cbh.com/legal-disclosures/ contains further information regarding the firm's compliance with federal, state and local recruitment and hiring laws.
This role is expected to accept applications for at least five calendar days and may continue to be posted until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.
Candidates must demonstrate eligibility to work in the United States. Cherry Bekaert will not provide work sponsorship for this position.
Cherry Bekaert LLP and Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC are members of Allinial Global, an accountancy and business advisory global association. Visit us at https://careers.cbh.com/ and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
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