Advisory Manager – Food And Beverage

You will be responsible for…

• Such other duties as may be assigned
• Communicates engagement's progress, problems, resolutions, financial information, and other business concerns to the client
• Manage client projects, workloads, and deliverables across numerous engagements, communicating priority items and status internally and externally
• Prepares or reviews financial statements, notes, schedules, and memos for discussion between partner and the client, or for discussion between yourself and the client.
• Primarily remote working, with flexibility on hours and schedules
• Comfortably communicate with and serve as liaison in client engagements with client’s banker, Board, insurance agent, or other key business partners
• Occasional travel to client sites, industry events, and to in person meetings at GHJ LA Office
• Prepares other reports and projects as requested from time to time by PPMD’s
• Providing advisory services for food and beverage clients ranging in size from startup to $50M. Projects might include but not be limited to cost accounting, financial projections, creating departmental SOPs, establishing, or evaluating internal controls, and evaluating accounting processes
• Build relationships with, and speaks to, client personnel to obtain an understanding of their business operations, processes, and functions
• Understand client objectives and maximize the value of the service we provide with respect to attaining those objectives
• Provides supervision and on-the-job training to staff assigned to engagement, or client’s internal staff
• Collaboration with staff, seniors, and managers within CAAS and Advisory to meet client deliverables on projects

What we need from you

• Creative problem solver with a high level of strategic, analytical, and conceptual skills with a passion for helping clients
• Strong analytical and communication (written and oral) skills required
• Person of sound judgment, that can manage risks effectively and efficiently
• Ability to effectively manage client engagement, and to bring a strong point of view to the work

What skills & experience you’ll bring to us

• Experience with working on multiple engagements, and ability to prioritize and/or adjust priorities to accommodate and adopt to changes, as necessary
• High proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, including experience working with and reconciling trial balances, and experience with pivot tables, lookup formulas, index/match formulas, etc. and writing up details of company’s operations, performance drivers and trends
• Plans and presents well-organized work product
• Excellent project execution skills and client deliverable experience
• CPA certification or pursuit of CPA or equivalent preferred, but not required
• 7+ years of accounting/assurance experience, with a professional services firm and/or with small to medium food or beverage company as a controller/accounting manager
• Undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, or similar related field with a desire to build practical experience in an advisory arena
• Understanding of the food and beverage industry, typical go-to-market strategies, cost structures, and key business partners