Accounting Manager Candidate #8
St. Louis, MO
Accounting
8 years
5/21/2024
Profile
Accounting leader with 8 years of progressive, broad corporate accounting experience. Strong accounting foundation with 2 years of public accounting experience focused on small business clients. Currently works for PE owned company as the lead “Sr Accountant”, but his title is misleading. He reports to the VP of Finance and leads the entire accounting team (does not formally manage the staff but reviews all their work). Full responsibility for month-end close, financial statement review and analysis (full P&L and Balance Sheet and consolidations for ~20 locations), internal controls, and FP&A. Presents himself as a confident professional who is eager for career growth. Seeking next step in his career.
Why Hire This Candidate (In Their Own Words): “I’m hard-working, persistent, and I’ll do what it takes to get the job done.”
Strengths: (1) work ethic, (2) not afraid of a challenge, and (3) strong finance and accounting fundamental experience and knowledge
Career Highlight 1: Recognized by the private equity ownership of his current employer for driving accounting excellence at his company (i.e., the best company in the firm’s portfolio for effeciency, timeliness and accuracy).
Career Highlight 2: Jesuit Community Scholar – Awarded to one student from each of the 28 Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of St. Louis for outstanding community service and academic standing.
Hobbies & Personal Interests: Running, playing sports, working out, and investing.
Education: BS Accounting, MBA
Credentials: CFA Level I Exam Passed, Eagle Scout
Industry Experience: Healthcare, Manufacturing, Private Equity, Public Accounting
Company Fit: Great fir for private equity owned companies.
Management Experience: A couple of years’ experience informally acting as Controller and leading a staff of 12.
Systems Experience: Excel (V-Lookups, Macros, Pivot Tables), Global Shop Solutions, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, SAP.
Open To: Hybrid, In-office, Remote
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