Accounting advisory · Hiring nationwide
Professional advisory opportunities.
One of our premier clients, a rapidly growing accounting advisory firm, is hiring across the country. If you have audit experience from Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPMG, Grant Thornton, RSM, or BDO, this page is worth two minutes of your time.
- Industry-leading compensation: competitive base plus a 49% average bonus last year, with a high over 124%.
- Improved work-life balance: escape busy season and reclaim your personal time.
- High-impact experience: 350 of the Fortune 1000 are currently or have been clients.
- Career advancement: a strong track record of promoting into strategic leadership roles.
The work
Types of projects you could work on.
Compensation & location
Industry-leading pay in 19 markets.
The firm offers industry-leading compensation for the advisory space: a highly competitive base salary paired with a strong bonus structure. For most people who join, the increase in total compensation translates into real financial flexibility, whether that means home ownership, travel, or long-term savings.
Hiring is active in 19 markets:
- New York, NY
- East Brunswick, NJ
- Greenwich, CT
- Boston, MA
- Chicago, IL
- Cleveland, OH
- Detroit, MI
- Philadelphia, PA
- Washington, DC
- Wilmington, DE
- Atlanta, GA
- Charlotte, NC
- Miami, FL
- Houston, TX
- Dallas, TX
- San Francisco, CA
- Los Angeles, CA
- Santa Clara, CA
- Denver, CO
* Roles in these 19 markets require no travel.
The 100% travel option
Join from anywhere: the firm adds a 30% bonus for fully traveling professionals, covers living expenses, and funds regular flights home. Experience different cities without committing to a move.
Prefer partial travel? Roles with roughly 30 to 50% travel are available in:
North St. Louis, Minneapolis, Columbus, Pittsburgh
NY metro Hartford
Mid-Atlantic Baltimore, Richmond
South Raleigh, Tampa, Austin, Nashville, Knoxville, Memphis
West San Diego, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Seattle
The numbers
Worth a conversation.
Average bonus last year, on top of a competitive base salary. The highest was over 124%.
Typical increase in total compensation for professionals who join.
Of the Fortune 1000 are currently or have been clients.
In employee tenure among the six largest accounting advisory firms: 20% ahead of the closest competitor and over 100% ahead of the lowest, per LinkedIn analytics.
Why people make this move
Out of audit, into more diverse work.
Public accounting builds a strong foundation, and then it starts charging rent: compressed busy seasons, repetitive cycles, slow promotion tracks. Advisory keeps the technical edge and trades the grind for project variety, real client impact, and pay that reflects the billing you generate.
This client hires audit professionals at every level, from senior associate through senior director, and progression is weighted toward merit more than time served.
A highly competitive base salary with a bonus structure built to reward the work you deliver.
No year-end busy season and no quarterly repetition. Unique engagements with different teams and clients.
A strong track record of advancing people into strategic leadership roles.
Ranked first in employee tenure among the six largest advisory firms with 1,000+ employees.
Room to advance
Hiring at every level. Progression weighted toward merit.
Senior Associate
Equivalent to Big 4 senior.
Associate Manager
Generally 4+ years of experience.
Manager
Generally 5+ years, with some supervisory experience.
Senior Manager
Generally 8+ years, including 3+ supervising.
Associate Director through Senior Director
Based on merit and experience.
Where it leads
Why advisory experience puts you on a path to senior leadership roles.
Senior financial leadership roles often open up around complex challenges, transitions, and unique business problems. Companies want future leaders who can adapt quickly, solve tough issues, and make a meaningful impact.
Compared to traditional industry peers, advisory professionals get on an accelerated path because they:
- Build broader, diversified experience across accounting, FP&A, treasury, M&A, and systems implementation.
- Gain early exposure to complex, high-stakes situations that build strategic thinking and adaptability.
- Rapidly develop problem-solving skills, where traditional roles are often limited by narrow scopes.
- Get the benefit of a rotational leadership program, with greater diversity, real-world relevance, and depth.
Who you will talk to
Michael Moran
Principal · Green Lion Search Group
14+ years recruiting finance, accounting, and consulting talent, including two national firms before founding Green Lion Search in 2016. I run every search personally, and I have placed professionals with this client for years. If you want details on these roles, or just straight career advice, send your availability for a short intro call.
Schedule a call
Send your availability.
A short intro call, no commitment. No resume needed for a first call.
The math
Model your exit.
Five doors out of audit, priced against staying. Pick your level, decide when you move, choose a door: the model projects total compensation (base plus target bonus) over the next five years and prices what waiting costs you. It assumes you do not plan to stay in public accounting through partner.
Where are you now?
When do you move?
Which door?
One more busy season first
Advisory teams generally want a third busy season before they hire out of audit. You are one season short today, and that is fine: the other four doors are open now, and this one opens next year. Tap “In 1 year” to see what waiting for it pays.
One plan this chart cannot price: staying for partner. If that is genuinely your goal, the long game can be extremely lucrative. This tool is for people who already know they are leaving; it is not an argument that you must.
A guideline, not an exact science, and exceptions exist in every direction. Total compensation is modeled as base plus target bonus in 2026 dollars, benchmarked to the broad national market; the most expensive cities (New York, San Francisco, and their peers) run meaningfully higher across the board. Exit paths are modeled as a premium on the public accounting track for your level: industry typically runs around 15% above staying, advisory around 45%, and the others sit between, based on Green Lion search activity across U.S. markets. Real careers include promotions seized and missed, company changes, and negotiation. For informational purposes only; not career or financial advice, and not a promise of any outcome.
Common questions
Asked on almost every intro call.
Do I get a say in the engagements I work on?
Yes. As you finish a current engagement you will see the projects in the pipeline, rank your top choices, and the firm does its best to place you on one of them.
Is this like temp staffing?
No. This is professional consulting: unique assignments, varied team sizes, and premium bill rates earned by talent and trust. There is no cyclical year-end or quarterly grind, and the work is high impact.
How is performance rated?
Through client feedback and manager reviews, with a track record taken into account. 95 to 97% of associates are rated highly.
Is reaching out confidential?
Completely. Nothing goes anywhere without your permission, and there is never a fee for candidates.