Advisory Manager - State Healthcare (New Orelans)

Description EisnerAmper is one of the largest accounting, tax, and business advisory firms, with nearly 4,000 employees and more than 350 partners across the world.
We combine responsiveness with a long-range perspective; to help clients meet the pressing issues they face today, and position them for success tomorrow.
Our clients are enterprises as diverse as sophisticated financial institutions and start-ups, global public firms and middle-market companies, as well as high net worth individuals, family offices, not-for-profit organizations, and entrepreneurial ventures across a variety of industries.
We are also engaged by the attorneys, financial professionals, bankers and investors who serve these clients.
Our reach extends globally, with offices in the United Kingdom, Israel, India, the Cayman Islands, Singapore, and Ireland.
The Advisory Manager- State Healthcare is responsible for planning, completing, and managing all phases specific to specialty audit and/or agreed upon procedure engagements.
Exercises leadership through knowledge and technical ability and/or assigned supervisory responsibilities.
Facilitates training and staff development activities including providing oversight to seniors, staff, and interns.
Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or other specialization is required.
• A CPA or CIA designation is preferred, but not required.
• 5+ years of relavant experience is required.
• 3+ years management experience is required.
• Prior experience with state Medicaid/Health & Human Services is preferred.
• Project management capability and self-discipline to complete and finalize engagements and open items.
• Highly organized and capable of performing multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrate critical thinking and strong analytical skills.
• Demonstrate effective leadership skills.
• Experience with CCH Practice Management software.
• High degree of professionalism including the ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality.
• Technical proficiency with the capability of performing at an intermediate or advanced level with respect to the Microsoft Office Suite of products or similar software applications.
• May be required to work extended hours during the work week or weekends as needed.
• May be required to travel and work from different company and/or client locations.
Responsibilities • Directs and manages field work on assigned engagements from engagement planning to completion, including responsibility for timely and accurate status reports, completion of work paper review including self-review, engagement follow-up of open items, monitoring of the completion of assigned tasks in a timely and efficient manner (e.
g.
engagement file completion, engagement binder closing, completion of reports, completion of staff evaluations, etc.
), and other similar items.
• Participates in business development activities including development of pursuit plans/pipeline activities, provides recommendations to leadership for growth opportunities in key focus areas, client relationship development, program-specific positioning activities, team/resource arrangements, proposal preparation, presentations, and contract negotiations consistent with established business development processes.
• Communicates with supervisors and staff personnel, identifies technical issues, identifies issues and/or concerns and other similar items.
• Communicates with client(s) and other specified parties related to the audit and/or agreed upon procedure engagements.
• Monitors workload to meet billable hour and realization expectations and to ensure efficient scheduling of staff.
• Provides/assists with the internal and on-the-job training of staff members.
• Identifies opportunities to provide additional services to clients and/or non-clients.
• Research accounting and auditing issues as appropriate.
• Apprises engagement Associate Director/Partner of status of engagement and other pertinent aspects of engagement.
• Ensures engagement procedures comply with professional requirements and identifies efficiencies.
• Maintains the required CPE for firm and licensing standards.
• Builds and maintains trusted relationships with diverse group of clients, team members and subject matter experts.
• Documents procedures performed, findings or other issues, draft/compile reports and correspondence.
Other Duties: • Provides courteous and prompt service to all internal and external parties.
Prioritizes and addresses requests and assignments in a professional and cooperative manner.
• Identifies opportunities and recommends methods to improve service, and work processes.
Assists in the implementation of quality improvement initiatives.
• May assist co-workers in the completion of tasks and assignments to ensure continuity of service and demonstrating team work skills.
Actively supports teamwork throughout the organization.
• Perform other services as assigned.
Other Considerations: • May periodically travel and work from different company locations.
• May be required to work overtime, and/or on weekends as needed.
• Must arrive at EisnerAmper offices or client locations in a timely manner and be ready to perform job responsibilities.
Work Environment: Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully with or without reasonable accommodations.
The work environment is considered to be that of a typical business/office operation.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
BENEFITS: • Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance • 401(k) Retirement Plan • Flexible Spending & Health Savings Account • Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time • Employee assistance program and other firm benefits.
Join our team of professionals and take a firm step forward in your career.
With an established mentor program and defined career paths for a range of specialties and skill sets, EisnerAmper is a place where professionals of all experience levels thrive.
Our Lifelong Learning program, combined with technical training opportunities for staff, ensure that this is a place where our employees can grow — and with a rich office culture and a strong commitment to work/life balance, EisnerAmper is a place where you'll be happy to do so.
To be considered for employment, visit www.
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eisneramper.
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EisnerAmper is an equal opportunity employer.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Our full-time positions also offer a competitive benefits package that includes: Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance 401(k) Retirement Plan Flexible Spending & Health Savings Account Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time Employee assistance program and other firm benefits.