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Ranked among the largest assurance, tax and advisory firms in the U.S., Cherry Bekaert has been providing superior tax, audit, and advisory solutions across the globe for 75+ years. Ranked 1st as the ‘Fastest Growing Firms in the U.S. 2024’ by Accounting Today , our strategy is to be digitally driven, industry-aligned, and focused on the middle market.

To continue our rapid growth and success in providing compliance, planning, and consulting services to our clients, we’re currently seeking a practice builder to lead our Advisory practice.

In this highly visible national role, reporting to the COO, you’ll be responsible for positioning the firm as a leader in advisory services for small to mid-size businesses. The Advisory (https://www.cbh.com/services/advisory/) service line comprises a portfolio with varying business models and metrics in the Digital, Transactions, and ORS space. You’ll be responsible for the growth and operations of the Advisory service line, which is committed to delivering exceptional advisory services tailored to the specific needs of our clients in the middle market. You’ll work in close collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, such as clients, partners, vendors, and corporate functions (Finance, People & Culture, and Growth team) to achieve the vision, strategy, and goals for the $280m+ Advisory practice.

To be successful in this role, you’ll need a strong background in consulting or advisory services, including prior leadership of an office, practice, industry group, market, or similar. Our ideal candidate will have experience with a variety of small to mid-size middle market ($250m or less) commercial clients. This role may be based out of any of our offices, or fully remotely within the United States. Limited travel should be expected. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Execute the Firm’s vision, strategy, and goals for the Advisory practice to position Cherry Bekaert as a leader in advisory services for small to mid-size businesses.

• Ensure that Advisory services to clients are exceptional and tailored to the specific needs of our middle-market clients.

• Consistently grow the practice through expansion of services to existing clients and obtaining new clients.

• Drive consistency, collaboration and communication among Service Line, Market, Shared Services, Growth, and Industry leaders as well as with other stakeholders.

• Develop professionals within the practice and build a talent pipeline with the requisite technical expertise.

• Drive use of technology, automation, offshoring, and artificial intelligence to improve service offerings, execution, and profitability.

• Develop the Advisory annual budget and drive results against budget and key performance indicators throughout the year for the practice.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree. Master’s degree or MBA preferred.

• Minimum 15 years of experience in consulting or advisory services including at least 5 years’ experience in a leadership or management role required.

• Demonstrated experience in driving growth and building an office, practice, market, industry group, service line, or similar.

• Ability to drive success through the influencing of Partners and staff.

• Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects and operations in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, and critical thinking skills

• Strong communication skills (verbal/written/presentation), with the ability to communicate effectively with various audiences at different levels.

• High emotional intelligence (EQ), with the ability to build trustful relationships with diverse stakeholders.

• Proactive attitude (self-starter/initiative-taker), with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.

• Flexible mindset (adaptable/agile), with the ability to embrace change and ambiguity.

• Creative mindset (innovative/entrepreneurial), with the ability to generate new ideas and solutions.

What We Offer You

• Entrepreneurial environment focused on professional development, career advancement, and performance and rewards opportunities.

• Supportive partnership group with a “one firm” mentality and a commitment to colleagues’ success.

• Big firm resources and bench strength; smaller firm flexibility and openness to new ideas.

• Defined metrics and targets that eliminate ambiguity.

• Flexible work arrangements with generous PTO, including a firmwide week off for the 4th of July

• Click her to learn more About Us (https://www.cbh.com/about/why-cherry-bekaert/)

About Cherry Bekaert

Cherry Bekaert, ranked among the largest assurance, tax, and advisory firms in the U.S., serves clients across industries in all 50 U.S. states and internationally. “Cherry Bekaert” is the brand name under which Cherry Bekaert LLP and Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC, independently owned entities, provide professional services in an alternative practice structure in accordance with applicable professional standards. Cherry Bekaert LLP is a licensed CPA firm that provides attest services, and Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC and its subsidiary entities provide business advisory and non-attest services spanning the areas of transaction advisory, risk and accounting advisory, digital solutions, cybersecurity, tax, benefits consulting, and wealth management. For more details, visit cbh.com/disclosure .

Cherry Bekaert cares about our people. We offer a competitive compensation package based on performance that recognize the value our people bring to our clients and our Firm. In addition, we offer a comprehensive, high-quality benefits program (https://careers.cbh.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/Benefits-Snapshot_February-2021.pdf) which includes annual bonus; medical, dental, and vision care; disability and life insurance; generous Paid Time Off; retirement plans; Paid Care Leave; and other programs that are dedicated to enhancing your personal and work life and providing you and your family with a measure of financial protection.

Cherry Bekaert provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

This role is expected to accept applications for at least five calendar days.

Candidates must demonstrate eligibility to work in the United States. Cherry Bekaert will not provide work sponsorship for this position.

Cherry Bekaert LLP and Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC are members of Allinial Global, an accountancy and business advisory global association. Visit us at cbh.com/careers and follow us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/cherrybekaert/) , Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cherrybekaert) , Twitter (https://twitter.com/cherrybekaert) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CherryBekaertCB) .

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Qualifications

Education

Required

• Bachelors or better

Preferred

• Masters or better

Licenses & Certifications

Preferred

• Other