Accounting & Advisory Manager

Accounting & Advisory Manager
Location: Livingston, NJ (Hybrid/Onsite)

Our client is seeking an Accounting & Advisory Manager to join a highly client-facing advisory practice focused on strategic financial consulting and outsourced advisory services. This is not a traditional corporate accounting or controllership role. The ideal candidate comes from a consulting, advisory, or public accounting advisory background and has experience managing multiple external client relationships simultaneously.

This position is best suited for professionals who enjoy acting as a trusted business advisor to middle-market clients, helping leadership teams make strategic financial decisions through forecasting, financial modeling, cash flow planning, and operational analysis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the lead advisor and relationship manager for a portfolio of advisory clients
• Deliver strategic financial consulting services to business owners, executives, and leadership teams
• Lead client engagements focused on budgeting, forecasting, cash flow analysis, financial modeling, KPI reporting, and operational decision support
• Present financial insights, business trends, and strategic recommendations directly to clients and boards
• Translate complex financial information into actionable business guidance for non-financial stakeholders
• Manage multiple concurrent client engagements within a professional services environment
• Supervise and mentor advisory staff while ensuring high-quality client deliverables
• Collaborate with firm leadership on client growth opportunities and advisory service expansion
• Support occasional transaction advisory or due diligence engagements as needed

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience within accounting advisory, financial consulting, client advisory services (CAS), FP&A consulting, outsourced CFO services, or public accounting advisory
• Strong experience managing external client relationships in a consulting or professional services environment
• Proven expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, and strategic financial analysis
• Experience leading advisory engagements and presenting recommendations to executive leadership
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence and advise clients
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required
• CPA, CFA, or MBA preferred

Preferred Backgrounds:

• Public accounting advisory practices
• Client Advisory Services (CAS)
• CFO advisory or outsourced CFO consulting
• Financial consulting firms
• Strategic finance or FP&A consulting