JOB REQUISITION Business Performance Improvement - Technical Accounting Senior Manager LOCATION CHICAGO ADDITIONAL LOCATION(S) JOB DESCRIPTION You Belong Here The Protiviti Career provides opportunity to learn, inspire, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture.  We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. We lean into our mission: We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver. At every level, we champion leaders who live our values of integrity, inclusion, innovation, and commitment to success. Imagining our work as a journey, we believe integrity guides our way, inclusion moves us forward together, innovation creates new destinations, and our commitment to success empowers us to deliver on our vision to be the most trusted global consulting firm. Where We Need You: Our Business Performance Improvement solution is seeking a Senior Manager to join our growing technical accounting and financial reporting team. What You Can Expect: As a Senior Manager, you’ll partner and cultivate relationships with our clients to identify and manage various technical accounting and financial reporting opportunities. You will evaluate, analyze and issue US GAAP and/or IFRS accounting, as well as SEC reporting position papers for publicly traded and private companies, including private companies seeking public registration. Forms include S-1 S-3, and S-4 for public registration opportunities. You'll develop strategies to solve complex business problems using new ways of thinking, and devise solutions to support your clients' needs through using the latest tools and methods.  You’ll develop lasting relationships with client personnel and further these relationships through quality product delivery.  You’ll foster a network within the business community and serve as an ambassador of Protiviti in the market. You will also be a mentor and provide performance development to teams as you oversee the successful completion of project work plans. What Will Help You Be Successful: You enjoy identifying areas of business risk, potential technical problems, and opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the client’s overall technical; accounting and financial reporting processes and disclosures. You are motivated to learn and interested in all things related to technical accounting, including the latest GAAP and IFRS updates and SEC developments.  You are passionate about building relationships with clients and providing exceptional experiences. You have an inherent interest in client needs, project management and team leadership. You promote a positive team culture that fosters open communication among all engagement team members.  You create development opportunities for others, including participating in the creation and rollout of technical accounting training, and ways for your team to improve our clients and communities. You have interest in contributing to the preparation of client proposals and strategies to win new business. You excel at identifying opportunities to integrate product solutions and resources to improve client service capabilities. You have interest in working with a diverse portfolio of clients across multiple industries. You have experience in executing, leading and managing a team ensuring project activities and deliverables are met while staying in the project budget. You are passionate about evaluating, synthesizing, organizing and interpreting data and information. You create a positive work environment that fosters open communication among all engagement team members. You effectively build relationships with your clients and provide them with timely top-quality service. You have an inherent interest in project management and team leadership. You seek new ways to create extraordinary development opportunities and ways for you and your team to make an impact on our clients and communities. Do Your Talents Include the Following? Demonstrated experience with: Performing technical accounting research utilizing online research tools and publicly available information, developing work plans, preparing reports and schedules summarizing findings that will be delivered to clients and other parties. Deliverables include the creation of technical accounting position papers accounting and SEC reporting guidance Financial reporting, financial close, consolidations, financial statement preparation Process improvement related to order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, hire to retire and record-to-report process areas Implementation of accounting pronouncement transitions (e.g. lease accounting, revenue recognition, CECL etc.), reconciliation and restatements Public company readiness efforts and SEC reporting requirements Identifying key client business issues, determining client needs by supplementing the standard assessment techniques and tools with innovative approaches, evaluating and validating analysis and developing recommendations for the client in the context of the overall engagement Shared services and global business services experience in design and implementation Evaluating, summarizing, organizing, and interpreting data. Establishing and cultivating business relationships and a professional network, including with senior executives.  Successfully pursuing business development opportunities and identifying and implementing strategies to obtain new work or clientele. Your Educational and Professional Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline (e.g., Accounting/Finance) 7+ years relevant work experience mix in consulting, financial reporting, technical accounting, internal audit, attestation / assurance Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite applications with specific emphasis on Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Secondary emphasis on Visio and Access. CPA license strongly preferred Our Hybrid Workplace Protiviti practices a hybrid model, which is a combination of working in person with a purpose and working remotely. This model creates meaningful experiences for our people and our clients while offering a flexible environment. The ratio of remote to in-person requirements vary by client, project, team, and other business factors. Our people work both in-person in local Protiviti offices and on client sites, which can include local or out-of-state travel based on our projects and client requests and commitments.   Starting salary is based on a full-time equivalent schedule. Placement in the range is dependent upon experience, skills and geographic work location. Below is the salary range for this job. $131,000.00 - $209,000.00 Our annual bonus plan provides eligible employees additional cash and/or discretionary stock compensation opportunities. Below is the bonus target opportunity for this job. 14% The total cash range is estimated from the sum of the base salary range plus the bonus target opportunity. Below is the estimated total cash range for this job. $149,340.00 - $238,260.00 Employees are eligible for medical, dental, and vision coverages, FSA and HSA healthcare accounts, life and accident insurance, adoption and fertility assistance, paid parental leave up to 10 weeks, and short/long term disability. We offer eligible employees a company 401(k) savings and investment plan with an employer match of 50% on the first 6% of your contributions. We provide Choice Time Off (CTO) for vacation, personal needs, and sick time. The amount of (CTO) varies based on years of service. New hires receive up to 20 days of CTO per calendar year. Protiviti also recognizes up to 11 paid holidays each calendar year. Learn more about the variety of rewards we offer at Protiviti at https://www.protiviti.com/sites/default/files/2026-01/2026_u.s._benefit_highlights.pdf. Any benefits outlined are part of our reward offerings for full-time employees in the U.S. Your Open Enrollment materials, insurance contracts, plan documents and Summary Plan Descriptions together comprise the official plan document which legally governs the administration of your benefit plans. Protiviti reserves the right to terminate or amend your benefit plans in any way and at any time. Protiviti is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veteran As part of Protiviti’s employment process, any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check. Protiviti is committed to being an equal employment employer offering opportunities to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to apply for a position, please contact us by sending an email to HRSolutions@roberthalf.com or call 1.855.744.6947 for assistance. In your email please include the following: The specific accommodation requested to complete the employment application. The location(s) (city, state) to which you would like to apply. For positions located in San Francisco, CA: Protiviti will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For positions located in Los Angeles County, CA: Protiviti will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Protiviti is not registered to hire or employ personnel in the following states – West Virginia, Alaska. Protiviti is not licensed or registered as a public accounting firm and does not issue opinions on financial statements or offer attestation services. JOB LOCATION IL PRO CHICAGO Protiviti (www.protiviti.com) is a global consulting firm that helps clients transform and protect their businesses, and respond to planned and unexpected events. Through a network of more than 90 offices in over 25 countries, Protiviti and its independent and locally owned member firms deliver deep expertise and tailored capabilities across technology, artificial intelligence, data, operations, finance, legal, compliance, HR, marketing, digital, risk, and internal audit — enabling organizations to accelerate innovation, navigate risks and safeguard what matters most. Named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list since 2015, Protiviti Inc. has served more than 80 percent of Fortune 100 and nearly 80 percent of Fortune 500 companies. The firm also works with government agencies and smaller, growing companies, including those looking to go public. Protiviti Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Robert Half (NYSE: RHI). 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