Assistant Manager

Job Description
Assistant Manager - CAS CohnReznick currently has an exciting career opportunity with the Client Advisory Services team. We are looking for a manager to join our team.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Manager to lead our Hospitality Accounting team, with a strong focus on restaurant clients. This role involves overseeing client delivery, managing teams, and ensuring high-quality execution of accounting services including AP, AR, POS reconciliations, credit card and third-party platform reconciliations. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in U.S. GAAP, restaurant accounting workflows, and team leadership.

The Client Advisory Services team is a rapidly growing team, where we partner with our clients to perform accounting and technology services. Our goal is to leverage the best staff, cutting edge technology, and efficient processes to exceed our clients' expectations. Some of our services include outsourced accounting, financial statement close assistance, virtual controller/CFO services, and accounting technology solution development

A Client Advisory Associate assumes responsibility for developing their accounting, technical and soft skills; developing the ability to work on multiple projects; understanding the fundamentals of executing diligent client service; learning the work tools used in executing client work; and getting oriented to the Firm's practices, policies, and culture.

If You Are

• A highly dedicated professional with impressive credentials and driven by new challenges and growth opportunities
• A team player who believes in providing world-class client service and interested in becoming immersed in various industries
• Looking for a work environment that values and promotes camaraderie, collaboration and giving back to the community

We Offer

• Endless opportunities to contribute to the 11th largest professional services firm in the US
• A unique culture that values collaboration in everything we do
• A team of professionals driven by a sense of excellence, integrity, commitment to lifelong learning, respect for one another, adaptability, and making a difference
• A network of 5,000 professionals committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and giving back to the communities in which we live and work.
• Varied career paths supported by strong professional development programs and resources
• A flexible work environment with competitive benefits

Look ahead. Imagine more. And consider joining the CohnReznick team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee Hospitality accounting team
• Responsible for client execution and delivery, including timely, accurate and quality delivery of client work by team.
• Demonstrates ability to independently perform complex accounting services for client .
• Accounts Payable (AP): Vendor management, invoice processing, and payment scheduling.
• Accounts Receivable (AR): Daily sales reconciliation, invoicing, and collections.
• POS Reconciliations: Integrate and reconcile data from systems like Toast, Square, Aloha, Revel.
• Credit Card & Third-Party Reconciliations: Match transactions from platforms like Grubhub, Uber Eats, DoorDash with bank deposits.
• Lead global team with client work and developing skills, including but not limited to:
• Providing guidance and training on accounting principles and calculations.
• Handling escalations from clients and/or internal stakeholders.
• Understanding voice of the client and providing solutions and improvements to client work.
• Look for cross sell opportunities to provide value to your clients
• Timely complete duties associated with managing teams, including but not limited to:
• Ensuring team is

 Entering time accurately and timely

 Maintaining billable hours

 Working within budget and time parameters

 Has appropriate client work for skill set and capacity

 Developing skills for career growth

 Meeting goals and benchmarks for performance and execution of client work, such as delivering monthly financials, etc.

• Completing performance reviews, constructively and timely, both written and oral; as well as provides ongoing feedback throughout the performance year
• Complete duties associated with managing clients, including but not limited to:
• Exceeding clients' expectations
• Completing client billings timely
• Developing and maintaining client relationship, including proactive communications
• Managing accounts receivable
• Develops expertise in use of all technology necessary for performance execution
• Ensures quality control procedures are being executed
• Identify areas for process improvement for client work and/or practice operations
• Become a subject matter expert for the Industry vertical(s) you are supporting
• Seeks opportunities to participate in mentoring, recruiting, retention and team-building activities
• Conducts oneself professionally and always shows respect to others; maintains poise under pressure, especially during stressful times and during peak periods of client engagement activity
• Follows regulations and professional ethics of the AICPA and the state society
• Maintains appropriate compliance with all firm wide and local office policies and procedures
• Proactively develop relationships and proactive communications with clients, staff, and internal stakeholders.
• Responds timely and accurately to internal team and client requests
• Solicit internal experts from across the Firm to assist in marketing & selling Firm services to existing clients

Required Skills And Expertise

• MBA and/or CPA license a plus
• Proven ability to drive and lead corporate accounting processes and procedures such as cash management, AR/AP, month end close, payroll and benefits
• Strong GAAP experience along with hands on experience performing controllership functions related to consolidations, GL close and financial reporting
• Strong Hospitality experience.
• Strong communication, documentation, and presentation skills
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills, being highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, Project)
• Experience with POS systems and accounting platforms (QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, NetSuite, M3).
• Strong project and time management skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Aptitude for numbers and quantitative skills
• Action-oriented (self-starter, team player, detail-oriented)
• Must be able to handle multiple priorities and effectively meet critical deadlines
• Significant knowledge of accounting and finance processes and functions
• Strong understanding of financial statement preparation and analysis