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Support fund accounting and administration tasks including maintaining ledgers, reconciliations, financial statement prep, AP/AR processing, capital calls/distributions, investor reporting, fee calculations, audit support, and resolving accounting issues while building client and investor relationships.

Serve as Controller within CLAs CAAS practice supporting logistics clients: develop internal controls, lead financial planning and reporting, prepare statements and forecasts, monitor KPIs, manage accounting staff, advise management, and communicate with boards and stakeholders.

Serve as a hands-on interim or project-based accounting leader for large clients (Interim Controller, Financial Reporting Manager, Internal Audit Manager). Design and improve accounting processes, execute engagements, manage client relationships, and optionally travel. Choose engagements and maintain work-life balance while accessing hourly employee benefits.

Provide accounting support for higher-education clients, handling AP/AR, cash receipts/disbursements, payroll, month-end financial statements, and account reconciliations. Prepare sales tax returns, Form 1099s, and assist with quarterly/annual reporting while managing multiple clients, charts of accounts, and accounting software.

Support delivery of R&D tax credit studies across industries by assisting with client consultations, technical interviews, calculation review, site visits, and report development. Mentor junior staff, build client relationships, and develop industry expertise in Manufacturing, Agriculture, Construction, Healthcare, and Technology.

Serve as a market-facing CFO for the CAAS practice, leading a team of 10+ accounting professionals, delivering outsourced accounting and CFO consulting, driving business development, managing financial policy, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, KPIs, capital planning, risk management, and client relationships with deep nonprofit specialization.

Serve as a technical quality control reviewer for state and local government and higher education audits, advising engagement teams on GASB, Government Auditing Standards, Uniform Guidance, and GAAP; perform root-cause analysis, develop process improvements, maintain assurance methodology and practice aids, and create thought leadership and training materials.