Manager-Municipal Advisory

Overview

Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) is a leading advisory CPA firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world's leading financial centers - New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago. Baker Tilly is an independent member of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 145 territories, with 41,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $4.7 billion.

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Responsibilities

Do you have experience in municipal finance and are searching for your next challenge? Are you interested in joining one of the fastest growing municipal advisory firms?

If yes, consider joining Baker Tilly's Municipal Advisors as a Manager within our Public Sector team! At Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors, we are passionate about building strong communities. We're one of the nation's leading municipal advisors within a top ten advisory and accounting firm.Where others have partial answers to local government challenges and opportunities, we deliver comprehensive solutions.

Working with other members of the Baker Tilly Municipal Advisory team, the successful applicant will provide key financial management services to municipalities,contractually leading the client's finance operations This role may include:

• Directing finance department operations.
• Strategic leadership through preparation of the annual budget and capital improvement program and discussions with municipality leadership and governing body officials.
• Advising and serving as the finance subject matter expert to members of the municipality staff including Senior Administration and the Governing Body,
• Leading members of the Baker Tilly Municipal Advisor's engagement team assigned to the municipality.
• Overseeing client staff in preparation for the client's audit
• Coordinating special projects for municipal clients including financial planning, debt management and economic development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in accounting, finance, public administration or related field.
• A minimum of two (2) years' experience as municipal finance director or assistant director, or similar experience.
• Government Finance Officers Association "Certified Public Finance Officer" qualification is a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated success initiating and executing municipal finance process improvements.
• Demonstrated success in project management.
• Skilled in presenting technical and/or financial information.
• The ability and willingness to work from home with periodic travel, as needed.

Additional Information

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