Supervisor, Independence

Professional Services Manager

We are the leading provider of professional services to the middle market globally, our purpose is to instill confidence in a world of change, empowering our clients and people to realize their full potential. Our exceptional people are the key to our unrivaled, culture and talent experience and our ability to be compelling to our clients. Youll find an environment that inspires and empowers you to thrive both personally and professionally. Theres no one like you and thats why theres nowhere like RSM.

Responsibilities :

Manage quarterly independence search initiation, triage, and clearance and resolution processes including providing engagement teams with documentation supporting the conflicts resolution conclusions.

Work with LOB service teams during client and engagement acceptance to complete the conflict search from initiation through resolution in a centralized manner (aside from party searches, which will continue to be performed by the centralized conflicts team).

Assist engagement teams and relationship leaders with managing risk for overall relationship. Primary independence contact point for all engagement teams serving the High Risk CSO Primary independence contact for High Risk COS relationship leaders.

Maintain affiliate trees for private equity client relationships in the firms entity management system as directed by the National Office of Independence, Compliance, & Ethics. Includes gathering data and information about affiliates from structure charts and public resources.

Consult with client service teams (business developers / relationship leaders) regarding current engagements and pursuits to assess immediate and future independence implications of all components of the relationship between the Firm and High Risk complex organizational structures clients.

Advise on independence implications of various client relationship and business decisions (such as vendor resale agreements, selecting optional SEC independence for an entire family tree, prospective services and their future impacts, etc.).

Required Qualifications :

Learning to read and apply rules, regulations, policies and procedures (required)

Bachelors degree in Accounting or related degree (required)

Learning to communicate information clearly and concisely, in writing to diverse audiences across the firm and to outside professional contacts (required)

Developing conflict resolution skills (required)

Proficient in use of Microsoft Office products including familiarity with SharePoint as a document repository (required)

Learning to identify and recommend process improvement and efficiency (required)

Learning to develop and maintain applicable professional and internal contacts, resources and networks (required)

Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion (required)

A minimum of three to six years of experience in public accounting (required)

Preferred Qualifications :

Eligible to obtain CPA license (preferred)

Awareness of SEC, PCAOB and AICPA Independence rules and ability to recognize the potential impact of changes to firm policies, processes and personnel (preferred)

Experience with and understanding of private equity structures (preferred)

Experience with the application of the SEC independence rules (preferred)