CFO Advisory Manager (San Francisco)

We are working with a leading consulting company to hire a CFO Advisory Manager for their firm.

Their CFO Advisory Services team helps CFOs with critically important business enhancements and transactions. Our team includes former CEOs, COOs and CFOs of major corporations. They bring a unique set of skills to each project including international expertise, reorganization experience, capital management, and business process redesign.

DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?

WHAT YOU'LL DO

As a CFO Advisory Manager, you will be an integral part of the leadership team of our rapidly growing practice within the consulting department. We are a close-knit team that works with private and public companies, across the technology, professional services, and life science industries amongst others. This is a strategic role to continue to expand our Financial Management practice.

This role will be responsible for assisting publicly traded and private companies with technical accounting issues such as consolidation and variable interest entities, debt and equity transactions, revenue recognition, audit preparation and SEC reporting. This position serves a critical role and is integral in assuring the client’s financial accounting and reporting practices are in conformity with SEC reporting standards and US GAAP.

• Plan, direct and coordinate with the client timely
• Prepare accurate external financial reports to the SEC, including the preparation, review, submission and distribution of periodic financial reports, such as 10-K, 10-Q, 8K’s and proxy statements
• Provide technical expertise for US GAAP and SEC requirements
• M&A Financial Due Diligence, including preparation of Quality of Earnings reports
• Financial Planning and Analysis, including forecasting, budgeting and preparation of pro forma financial information
• Assist with fraud examinations
• Perform detailed reviews of periodic financial statements and supporting schedules
• Liaison on behalf of the client with external auditors and internal decision makers
• Foster proactive working relationships with clients and cross-functional departments to ensure timely and accurate receipt of information required for financial reporting
• Supervise and mentor staff; provide timely and effective performance feedback and training

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• BS degree in Accounting or Finance required
• CPA strongly preferred
• Minimum of four years of relevant experience in a public accounting firm, including extensive technical accounting experience
• Experience within the technical accounting or SEC reporting team of a large public company is a plus
• Solid understanding of SEC reporting standards and requirements and US GAAP
• Proven managerial/supervisory experience
• Achievement oriented individual with the ability to meet project deliverables with minimal supervision
• Ability to work well within a matrix team structure and effect change across teams
• Ability to manage and direct team members on multiple projects simultaneously
• Exceptional writing, communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Excellent organizational, management, analytical, decision-making and research skills

The interview process normally consists of:

• A phone interview with one of our “Rock Star” Recruiters
• 1-2 rounds of on-site interviews with the Hiring Team
• Offers usually go out within 48 hours of your interviews

Interested parties should apply @ https://goo.gl/gmH1Bi

Recruiter with boutique IT Services company in San Mateo

We are hiring a recruiter for our professional services client in San Mateo. Our client offers an exceptional client base, excellent feedback and internal processes, the best tools available, and an unmatched compensation package. Their clients include many large organizations throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and throughout the United Stated. Due to strong growth in our client base they are hiring a solid Technical Recruiter to provide our customers with the best staffing service possible.

This company is a fast paced, high growth and emerging technology consulting organization company with practice areas in: Health-Care, Financial Services, Technology and Health Sciences sectors. They add value to our clients by providing them with quick turnaround on their requirements. This is done by gaining full understanding of business use cases and the client company and culture. This is a small team dedicated to quality delivery so experience working well in small groups and being a self starter are essential.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Experience as a Technical Recruiter. (IT, Software, Systems Integration, or Server Side) We will consider other solid non IT recruiting experience
• Strong understanding of modern information technology systems with a focus on enterprise systems and systems integration
• Highly organized, must be able to balance and prioritize a solid book of business
• Exceptional negotiation skills and the ability to find common ground in negotiations.
• Excellent understanding of the functions of large corporations their inter-dependencies and their internal clients.
• Excellent understanding IT project cycles and the soft skills required
• Demonstrated exceptional and highly creative consultant sourcing skills.
• Able to recognize, based on experience, which consultant would be able to successfully job description.
• Must enjoy technology and learning about new and emerging technology solutions
• Able to creatively and convincingly generate consultant interest in our client's projects.
• Professional, Adaptable and Resilient 

NICE TO HAVE SKILLS: 

• Previous IT experience (systems admin, programming, IT Project Management, etc.)
• Previous career in related field (marketing, sales, HR, operations)

Interested parties may apply @ https://goo.gl/RbmdHV

Account Manager for IT Services company in San Mateo

The Account Manager utilizes a consultative sales approach to work with existing clients on their systems integration project and has the ability to win new clients. Our client provides technical consulting solutions in the Healthcare, Financial Services, Health Sciences and Technology sectors. Their specialty is systems integration and our core service offerings are Technical Project Management, Database Development and Analysis, and Software Development and Integration services.

This company has an exciting group of current clients that need to be serviced. Their proven model of success, and outstanding delivery platform helps ensure that Account Managers achieve maximum results that keep you focused on building strong relationships and generating sales. Their special sauce is building great client relationships through consultative selling, client site meetings, sales presentations and providing fantastic service.

Requirements:

• Experience with customer interaction, building relationships and consultative sales
• Experience in information technology project delivery and the ability to discuss technology solutions with technical clients
• Key traits: Energetic, competitive, confident, persistent, commission-oriented/money motivated, strong desire to succeed, hunter/farmer
• Experience developing mid-market and/or national accounts
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Technical training is preferred, leadership or management experience is nice to have
• Must be a self starter and hungry for success
• Bachelor's degree preferred

interested parties may apply @ https://goo.gl/31JRS5

Quantitative Software Engineer for Fund in NYC

This role provides a unique opportunity to work alongside and be mentored by the experienced Portfolio Manager and CTO. Our quantitative developers are expected to utilize programming, statistical, mathematical, big database and financial skills acquired though professional and academic endeavors in the design, development, fine tuning, and testing of leading-edge models and algorithms in a real trading environment.

Responsibilities Include but are not limited to

·      Working with Senior Management and real traders to design, model and generate algorithm ideas.

·      To design, develop, test, stress-test, back-test and fine tune models and real-time algorithms created.

·      To present, document and discuss said models and algorithms.

Qualifications

·         Bachelors, Masters or PhD in Computer Science, Financial Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics or related fields.

·         Strong passion for programming, data mining, and research.

·         Even stronger passion for intuitive, analytical, out-of-the box thinking and problem solving.

·         Ability to program in C++, R, Python or Matlab (and take on new technologies as they arise), using complex architectures, data structures, multi-threading, distributed computing, machine learning or even artificial intelligence.

·         Comfort working in a UNIX production environment.

·         Knowledge of Financial Technology, models and theory.

·         Experience with big data, SQL, fixed-income and real-time preferred.

·         Good communication skills, both verbal and written.

Interested candidates may apply @ https://goo.gl/nRKSpz

How to get a job in a social world : Advice from a recruiter for candidates

Looking for new career opportunities can be a full time job.  If you're searching for a new job while being employed, you already have a full time job.  It's important to approach your job search with strategy and focus so as to best utilize your time.  It's also important to organize your search so you don't self sabotage your efforts.

Do a self inventory.  Whether you’re in an unhappy job and are seeking career satisfaction or unemployed and seeking to return to the workforce, you should start your search with some honest introspection.  A self-inventory of your skills as well as your interests should be done so that you can start to target specific industries or roles.  What are you really good at?  What do you really get excited about?  What skills are most appreciated at work?  What kind of people do you really like to work with?  However you like to do this, journaling or spreadsheet, it will set the foundation for your job search as well as prepare you for your upcoming interviews.

Update your resume.   Be sure to include new information, but also revisit your previous experience to be sure that it aligns with your new goals.  You may have grown personally and professionally over the years,  and your resume should tell this story. 

Update your social media profile.  Everyone should have a LinkedIn profile, but there are many other platforms out there too.  If you’re unsure of any abandoned profiles out there, do a simple search on yourself through your web browser.  Make updates as necessary.

Meet more people.   Join networking groups on LinkedIn.  Attend networking events relevant to your career, and be sure to follow up with everyone the next day. 

Keep track of your activity.  Submitting resumes, talking to recruiters, asking for referrals and introductions, and interviewing are all actions that you should have record of.  The worst thing you can do is apply online, have an external submit you, and have an internal employee refer you.  That combination of actions may actually cancel out your eligibility for consideration.  Whenever there is a conflict inside a system, a company generally chooses to reject a candidate.  If you’re working with recruiting agencies, keep track of all of your communications with them including the companies that they are submitting you to.  In very large companies, it can be possible to be submitted into different divisions, but it’s helpful to know that first.

Follow up.  After every call or meeting, a simple email is appreciated.  It also keeps you on the top of the other person’s mind.  It’s also valuable to ask about expectations for the next communication.  At the end of your interview, you should be asking if there is any additional information that they need for a decision THEN asking when you might expect follow up. 

Refresh as needed.  None of these steps need to happen in this specific order, as you should always be updating your social media profile.  This is your brand, and can also help you get a promotion in your current job.  This action tells others “I’m serious about my career progress”.  

FILLED | Software Engineer in San Francisco : full time job

Software Engineer (Banking) – San Francisco, CA

Our client, a reputable and leading bank, is seeking a new Software Engineer.  This role is responsible for building and maintaining customized applications for various business units.

The Software Engineer will be work with existing IS resources, internal business users, and external vendors to build and enhance applications based on the requirements from the business users as well as from Data Management.

Responsibilities:

-          Responsible for working with various business groups and product leads to assist in gathering business requirements necessary for implementing enhancements or additional features to new and existing application.

 -          Architect, design, develop, deploy, and support new features or enhancements per business needs. This includes user interface, business services and backend database work.

 -          Development of technical documentation.

 -          Design data models and databases.

 -          Work with Engineering to design and build infrastructure necessary to run the applications.

Requirements:

1.     Excellent written and oral communications skills and ability to clearly define projects, objectives, goals, schedules and assignments.

2.     Good organization skills with strong attention to detail.

3.     Strong analytical thinking and excellent troubleshooting.

4.     Familiarity with project management and application development principles.

5.     Must possess ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

6.     Experience working in a team development environment

7.     Strong experience developing on the Microsoft stack: C#, ASP.Net, MVC, Entity Framework, Workflow Foundation, and SQL Server.

8.     Experience building web UIs with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and JQuery.

9.     Familiarity with object oriented design principles, dependency injection, design patterns, and test driven development.

10.  Experience with Visual Studio 2013.

11.  Knowledge of financial services industry is strong plus.

12.  Experience with TFS is a plus.

13.  Degree in Management Information System or Computer Science a plus.

FILLED | Business Continuity Planner (Disaster Recovery) for Bank – New York City, NY

Our client, a leading bank with a stellar reputation, is seeking a new Business Continuity Planner for their New York City office.  This role is responsible for the development of advance arrangements and procedures to ensure the organization can recover its most critical functions and customer services within stated Recovery Time Objectives, incurring the minimum amount of loss, possible. 

This role will be responsible for the Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning program, which  includes coordinating the design, development, maintenance, and testing (validation) of the overall disaster recovery plan for each critical functional area of the organization, as well as for the corporation as a whole. The Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning service must address three major elements of the recovery process: (1) the Emergency Response organization and the procedures for reacting to and coordinating recovery efforts; (2) the Recovery Support procedures for restoring key organization resources; and (3) the Business Resumption procedures for the continuation of critical business processes.

Responsibilities include:

- Business Impact Analysis and Risk Assessment
- Business Continuity Planning and Testing
- Technical Recovery Planning and Testing
- Emergency Crisis Management
- Policy/Standards Development and Maintenance
- Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning Training and Awareness

Requirements:

• ·         Minimum of 10 years experience working with Information System recovery planning and systems support.
• ·         BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• ·         Business Continuity and technical certifications strongly preferred.
• ·         Thorough knowledge and understanding of current disaster recovery planning techniques and software technologies, as well as the methods used in performing risk analysis and business impact analysis.
• ·         Ability to obtain a working knowledge of all areas of the organization and the ability to develop a clear understanding of the Bank’s key functional processes and critical customer services.
• ·         Working knowledge of Internet, networking (LAN and WAN), data and voice telecommunications, and distributed computing in order to assist in the preparation of recovery procedures in these areas.
• ·         Excellent written skills, and proven policy & procedures development capability.
• ·         Exceptional interpersonal  skills to interface with managers and staff at all levels within the organization and to effectively manager vendor relationships related to record storage facilities and disaster recovery services.
• ·         Strong project management skills.
• ·         Ability to meet deliverables on time and on budget.
• ·         Familiarity with office productivity tools, databases, and project management tools.
• ·         Experience managing consultants and vendors.
• ·         Ability to design, resource, conduct, status, and complete projects independently, with minimal supervision.
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• ·          Technical expertise – the ability to understand and communicate the technical aspects of computer security. 
• ·         Communication skills – the ability to verbally communicate technology-related issues and security-related issues to every level of the organization (end-users, IT staff, managers, vendors, contractors, etc.). Written communication skills are also important for writing security-related policies, standards and awareness documents.
• ·         Presentation skills – the ability to present Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning awareness programs and training to all levels of the organization.
• ·         Influence skills – the ability to influence people, as well as build collaborative relationships, to overcome the negative attitudes toward security.
• ·         Mediation skills – the ability to bring people with competing objectives together and reach appropriate compromises toward final solutions. Equally important is the ability to take a stand when needed, even when it’s unpopular.
• ·          Management or business skills – the ability to manage teams, manage multiple projects or problems, convey ideas and effectively bring security solutions to individual lines of business.
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• ·          Ability to work with diverse groups (in and outside the organization) and communicate security issues, disaster recover, and business continuity requirements.