Accounting Manager

Accounting Manager About the team

Who We Are

Eide Bailly is one of the top 25 CPA and business advisory firms in the nation. We have over 40 offices in 14 states across the Midwest and western United States and offer our staff and Partners the opportunity to serve a variety of industries. Founded in 1917, our culture is the foundation of who we are, and we pride ourselves on supporting our employees to help them achieve their goals and pursue their interests both in the office and at home. At Eide Bailly we are passionate about the clients we serve, the work we do, and most importantly, having fun while we do it!

Our Business Outsourcing & Strategy practice includes a suite of outsourced and management advisory services for small to mid-sized businesses. We work with companies to ensure that they not only have accurate financial data, but that they understand and comprehend its content and why it's meaningful to their organization. Learn more at: .

Why You'll Love Working Here

At Eide Bailly we believe respect is how to treat everyone, not just those you want to impress. Our culture focuses on collaboration to achieve career growth. Innovation is highly encouraged, which is where programs like our EB Xchange originate. This program allows interested tax and audit employees to complete a rotation into a specialty area. We promote happy employees by making work/life balance a priority along with being actively involved in our communities. Our dedication to service can be seen through the Firm's decision to match charitable donations made by employees, as well as providing opportunities to volunteer throughout the year. Most importantly, we like to have fun! We offer a professional and fun work environment with frequent lunch and learns, socials, contests, outings and other events.

Job you will do

Typical Day in the Life

A typical day as an Accounting Manager for the Business Outsourcing & Strategy group in Tustin, California, might include the following:

• Act as the key point of contact on day-to-day accounting matters for clients.
• Work closely with clients to assess their changing business and financial needs.
• Customize financial reporting for clients to meet their specific needs and help them better manage their business.
• Prepare and analyze clients key performance indicators (KPIs) and other management reports.
• Provide ongoing advice to clients relating to historical financial information as well as financial projections.
• Oversee accounting team through monthly/quarterly/period-end process that includes review of month-end balancing and journal entries, analysis of GL accounts, coding and completion of data entry of bank statement, and other bookkeeping transactions as completed by the engagement team.
• Oversee the preparation of reports, returns and other documents as required, including sales tax reports, payroll reports, year-end tax forms, monthly/quarterly/annual financial statements and other reports prepared on GAAP basis, income tax basis, and cash basis.
• Utilize technology to account for all accounting transactions for a client and provide recommendations to streamline processes.
• Manage the accounting team and provide mentoring/technical training as necessary.
• Participate in business development and identify opportunities to cross-sell value-added services to a client.
• Conduct client billing as needed.
• Assist with due diligence and advisory transaction services.
• Provide project management for special projects as needed.

Who You Are

• You live and breathe consulting - you love working with clients and providing innovative solutions to problems.
• You enjoy reviewing data and processes to find efficiencies, and you have a knack for communicating your suggestions to others.
• You excel in project management and take pride in seeing a project through to completion.
• You take pride in helping others, and you are ready to take on the challenge of leading a team of high-performing individuals.
• You have advanced knowledge of GAAP, income tax and cash bases of accounting.
• You have knowledge of and exposure to a variety of industries.
• You are proficient with computers, Microsoft Office (Word and Excel), QuickBooks Desktop and Online and using various accounting software.
• In addition to all of this, you have a Bachelors degree in Accounting, hold an active CPA or CMA license and have 5+ years of experience in private/public accounting working managing staff and working with clients.

Must be authorized to work in the United States permanently without the requirement of sponsorship at any point in the future.

What to Expect Next

We'll be in touch! If you look like the right fit for our position, one of our recruiters will be reaching out to schedule a phone interview with you to learn more about your career interests and goals. In the meantime, we encourage you to check us out on , , , or our page.

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