Assistant Manager - Accounting Advisory Services

Description

Our Global Transaction Advisory Group is an award-winning practice that includes over 1,000 professionals across 40 offices on five continents. We work for premium clients, and we completed over 3,000+ transactions with over 500+ clients in 2023. Our Transactions Advisory team have established A&M as one of the leading providers of financial due diligence globally and the foremost team to develop a fulfilling career in Transaction Advisory.

We are growing our Accounting Advisory Services team in Sydney. Our team is led by an established leader and is an integrated part of our established and highly successful global TAG practice. We are currently seeking a Assistant Manager for our team based in Sydney.

Remuneration $105,000 inclusive of superannuation

Responsibilities

• Provide transaction-oriented accounting and reporting assistance for acquisitions, divestitures, complex capital restructures, financial instruments, revenue recognition and other technical matters.
• Provide accounting advisory and financial reporting support to clients including implementation assistance with accounting matters or new accounting standards and drafting accounting opinion papers.
• Work closely with TAG colleagues, assisting finance teams hands-on with resolving technical accounting and deal related matters, including SPA and completion account assistance.
• Assist with regulatory filings for initial public offerings (IPO), spin-offs, carve-outs, debt offerings and other acquisition filings for both domestic and cross-border transactions.
• Support conversion services to clients requiring a change in their financial reporting to IFRS or US GAAP.
• Accountable for staff management, financial metrics of the engagement, and preparation and presentation of accounting findings and concepts.
• Support our Managing Directors to develop the Accounting Advisory Services team including recruitment, mentoring and training junior team members.
• Partake in cross-functional teams to deliver services to clients and present final client deliverables including timely and efficient product delivery.
• Participate in practice building including, but not limited to recruitment and training, thought leadership, pitches and/or solution development.

The Person

• Experience within Accounting Advisory at a leading Accountancy firm (Big Four experience).
• Commercially minded, strong technical skills and a working knowledge of IFRS.
• Fluent English and excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills with an ability to assimilate easily into teams.
• Accounting qualification, CPA or equivalent.
• Proactive in identifying client needs and effective in building a strong relationship with clients.
• Experience in contributing to complex Accounting Advisory engagements combined with good stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent consulting skills: analytical, written and verbal communication, client presence, facilitation and presentation skills.
• Entrepreneurial nature, self-motivated, ethical, and dependable.
• High energy with commitment to quality client service, focusing on ensuring positive resolutions to conflicts.

Alvarez & Marsal’s employees benefit from significant employee resource groups supporting the LGBQT+ community, A&M Young Professionals, EMEA Women’s Network, The Multicultural Network, A&M Parents & Carers Community Group and we offer support to those who identify as neurodivergent. Our comprehensive benefits package is best-in-class for one reason: our commitment to our people. We are committed to creating a welcoming, diverse and inclusive environment for everyone.

Our values 

Alvarez & Marsal’s core values lead the day-to-day decision-making practices, we work hard to uphold these values and remain true to our ethos of:

• Integrity
• Objectivity
• Quality
• Inclusive Diversity
• Fun
• Personal Reward

Diversity & Inclusion

A&M’s entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M’s core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are the main reasons our people love working at A&M. Inclusive Diversity means we embrace diversity, and we foster inclusiveness, encouraging everyone to bring their whole self to work each day. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is Alvarez & Marsal’s practice to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex or gender, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, family medical history, genetic information or other protected medical condition, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by and in accordance with applicable laws. Employees and Applicants can find A&M policy statements and additional information by region here.

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