{"id":1202676,"url":"https://alion.io/job/rsm-us-financial-reporting-and-technical-accounting-manager","title":"Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting Manager","company":{"id":8699,"name":"RSM US","domain":"rsmus.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/rsm","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":78,"open_postings":106,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.868,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":23,"computed_at":"2026-09-25T05:45:01Z"}},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":"junior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Chicago, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":102800,"max":176000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":176000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-24T21:50:28Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-24","last_verified_at":"2026-09-25T17:24:42Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":1,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":1},"description":"We are the leading provider of professional services to the middle market globally, our purpose is to instill confidence in a world of change, empowering our clients and people to realize their full potential. Our exceptional people are the key to our unrivaled, culture and talent experience and our ability to be compelling to our clients. You’ll find an environment that inspires and empowers you to thrive both personally and professionally. There’s no one like you and that’s why there’s nowhere like RSM.\nThe Finance & Accounting Manager will support the Firm’s financial reporting, technical accounting, and internal control activities. This role will manage the preparation of quarterly and annual U.S. GAAP financial statements and the related bank reporting package, including financial statement disclosures, supporting schedules, and reporting documentation.\nThe Manager will also help strengthen internal controls over financial reporting, assist with technical accounting research and documentation, and support the development and implementation of accounting policies. In addition, this position will play a major role in building, administering, and continuously enhancing the Firm’s Workiva financial reporting environment.\nThe role will partner closely with Controllership, Treasury, Tax, Legal, Internal Audit, external auditors, and other Finance stakeholders.\nEssential Duties\nFinancial Reporting: 40%\nManage the preparation and review of quarterly and annual U.S. GAAP financial statements and the related bank reporting package.\nPrepare and review the balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows, financial statement disclosures, and supporting schedules.\nMaintain the financial reporting calendar, deliverable checklist, responsibility matrix, and period-end reporting documentation.\nCoordinate with accounting process owners to validate significant balances, disclosures, estimates, and unusual transactions.\nPerform analytical reviews and investigate unexpected trends, relationships, or reporting results.\nEnsure financial statements and disclosures are accurately tied to the general ledger and supporting accounting records.\nLead the buildout, administration, and ongoing enhancement of the Workiva financial reporting environment.\nEstablish and maintain Workiva reporting structures, data connections, document linking, templates, workflows, user access, and review processes.\nIdentify opportunities to improve reporting quality, control, efficiency, collaboration, and version management through Workiva.\nInternal Controls Over Financial Reporting: 25%\nSupport the development and enhancement of internal controls over financial reporting.\nDocument significant processes, risks, controls, control owners, evidence requirements, and review expectations.\nDevelop and maintain process narratives, risk and control matrices, flowcharts, and control documentation.\nEvaluate control design and execution, identify gaps or weaknesses, and coordinate remediation activities with process owners.\nImprove the precision and documentation of management review controls.\nAssist with financial reporting risk assessments, control walkthroughs, testing requests, and audit-readiness activities.\nEvaluate opportunities to strengthen controls through standardization, automation, system configuration, and improved data validation.\nTechnical Accounting and Accounting Policy: 20%\nResearch U.S. GAAP and prepare technical accounting memoranda, position papers, and implementation documentation.\nGather and evaluate contracts, transaction documents, financial data, and other relevant evidence.\nSupport accounting analyses involving revenue recognition, leases, internal-use software, consolidations, debt, financial instruments, contingencies, acquisitions, divestitures, and other complex matters.\nMonitor new accounting standards and assist with impact assessments, implementation plans, policy updates, system requirements, and adoption documentation.\nHelp translate technical accounting conclusions into journal entries, disclosures, accounting procedures, and internal controls.\nMaintain trackers for open technical accounting matters, key judgments, deliverables, responsible parties, and reporting deadlines.\nEscalate significant judgments, alternative accounting views, and unresolved matters to the Director.\nAudit Support and Process Improvement: 15%\nCoordinate financial reporting, technical accounting, and internal control requests from external auditors, Internal Audit, lenders, and other reviewers.\nMaintain request lists, issue trackers, documentation repositories, and status reporting.\nReview audit support for completeness, accuracy, consistency, and appropriate approval before submission.\nAssist with explanations of significant accounting processes, estimates, transactions, judgments, and controls.\nSupport finance transformation and reporting initiatives that affect accounting, financial reporting, Workiva, or internal controls.\nDevelop standardized templates, checklists, dashboards, and workflows that improve reporting-period execution and accountability.\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field.\nActive CPA license required.\nSix or more years of progressive experience in accounting, external audit, financial reporting, technical accounting, controllership, or a related field.\nExperience preparing or auditing U.S. GAAP financial statements and related disclosures.\nExperience with internal controls over financial reporting, including process documentation, control design, walkthroughs, testing, or remediation.\nAbility to research accounting guidance and prepare clear, well-supported technical accounting documentation.\nStrong understanding of general ledger accounting, consolidations, financial close processes, account reconciliations, and financial statement tie-outs.\nStrong analytical, project-management, organizational, and written communication skills.\nAbility to manage multiple deadlines and coordinate deliverables across functional teams.\nPreferred Qualifications\nPublic accounting or external audit experience, preferably combined with corporate financial reporting or controllership experience.\nExperience in a large, complex, multi-entity, or professional services organization.\nHands-on experience building, implementing, or significantly enhancing a Workiva financial reporting environment.\nExperience with COSO-based control frameworks, SOX readiness, audit readiness, or control-remediation initiatives.\nExperience with Workday Financial Management or a comparable enterprise financial system.\nAt RSM, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people. We offer flexibility in your schedule, empowering you to balance life’s demands, while also maintaining your ability to serve clients. Learn more about our total rewards at https://rsmus.com/careers/working-at-rsm/benefits.\nAll applicants will receive consideration for employment as RSM does not tolerate discrimination and/or harassment based on race; color; creed; sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances; sex (including pregnancy or disabilities related to nursing); gender; sexual orientation; HIV Status; national origin; ancestry; familial or marital status; age; physical or mental disability; citizenship; political affiliation; medical condition (including family and medical leave); domestic violence victim status; past, current or prospective service in the US uniformed service; US Military/Veteran status; pre-disposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.\nAccommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process and/or employment/partnership. RSM is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or otherwise participate in the recruiting process, please call us at 800-274-3978 or send us an email at .\nRSM does not intend to hire entry level candidates who will require sponsorship now OR in the future (i.e. F-1 visa holders). If you are a recent U.S. college / university graduate possessing 1-2 years of progressive and relevant work experience in a same or similar role to the one for which you are applying, excluding internships, you may be eligible for hire as an experienced associate.\nRSM will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records. For those living in California or applying to a position in California, please click here for additional information.\nAt RSM, an employee’s pay at any point in their career is intended to reflect their experiences, performance, and skills for their current role. The salary range (or starting rate for interns and associates) for this role represents numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, education, skills, work experience, certifications, location, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range.\nCompensation Range: $102,800 - $176,000Individuals selected for this role will be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on firm and individual performance.","description_format":"text","description_chars":9350,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Audit & Assurance Firms","Financial Advisory, Valuation & Restructuring","Management Consulting","Tax Advisory & Preparation"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-24T21:50:28Z"}],"liveness":{"score":63,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.632,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":23,"reasons":["conf:3","stale_co","velocity","win:early","comp:junior,brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-25T05:45:01Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":176000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/rsm-us-financial-reporting-and-technical-accounting-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/rsm-us-financial-reporting-and-technical-accounting-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-26T01:55:30Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1923,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":3077,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-27T00:00:00Z"}}}