Accounting Advisory Senior Manager - Construction

Who We Are

Elliott Davis pairs forward-thinking tax, assurance and consulting services with industry-leading workplace culture. Our nine offices — located in the fastest growing cities in the US — are built on a foundation of inclusivity, collaboration, and collective growth. We work daily to provide exceptional service to our people, customers, and our communities. Audit and assurance services are provided by Elliott Davis, LLC (doing business in NC and D.C. as Elliott Davis, PLLC), a licensed CPA firm.

As part of the Elliott Davis Advisory team, you will gain hands-on experience working alongside leading experts in accounting, finance and consulting, with the autonomy to shape your career while making a meaningful impact for construction and real estate organizations.

Our Accounting Advisory Services (AAS) team partners with clients to build a strong financial foundation for growth by providing outsourced accounting leadership and CFO-level advisory services. We support decision-making through rigorous analysis of financial, operational and project-level data. The Senior Manager plays a key role in serving customers in the construction industry, specialty contractors, developers, and construction-related entities, across a variety of geographies and stages of the business life cycle.

The Accounting Advisory Services team collaborates closely with partners in Tax, Consulting, and Audit to support customers’ accounting processes and financial reporting, enabling improved decision-making, risk management, profitability, cash flow and achievement of strategic objectives.

• Lead and oversee monthly accounting and advisory services for construction customers, including supervision of engagement teams
• Serve as primary point of contact for day-to-day accounting, financial reporting, and advisory matters, as well as technical and special projects
• Conduct and review in-depth financial and operational analyses, including job cost performance, WIP schedules, margin analysis, backlog and cash flow
• Provide expert Accounting and Advisory guidance related to construction-specific topics such as revenue recognition, retainage, change orders, claims and contract modifications
• Perform technical accounting reviews of complex deliverables, ensuring compliance with US GAAP and industry best practices
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc financial reports and analyses for customers
• Develop a deep understanding of customers’ business operations, project portfolios, and engagement economics to provide proactive insights and updates
• Provide coaching and mentoring, and developmental feedback to AAS team members
• Collaborate closely with customer to provide advisory services and additional service line SME project opportunities
• Collaborate with tax department to drive advisory services for new and existing customers as well as continually improve workflow and collaboration between the functions
• Actively participate in growth opportunities through collaboration with other service lines, specialty groups, and referral sources
• Deliver technical training and construction accounting knowledge to staff and seniors
• Attend customer meetings, industry events, recruiting activities, and networking functions within the local market, as appropriate

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• CPA certification required
• A seasoned professional with a blend of 8+ years of experience in public and corporate accounting
• Construction industry experience
• A strong understanding of financial statements and general ledger accounting
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience supervising and training team members
• The ability to:
  • work quickly and accurately with significant attention to detail
  • work both independently and collaboratively with a team
  • learn about our firm’s service offerings to identify areas our customers have needs and how we can support those needs
• The ability to take full ownership of customer deadlines and needs, including working necessary hours to meet customer deadlines
• Strong time-management skills

• Familiarity…