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Key Account Executive

RSM

Chicago | Washington DC Metro | Oklahoma City, US$147k – $261konsite

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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. You’ll find an environment that inspires and empowers you to thrive both personally and professionally. There’s no one like you and that’s why there’s nowhere like RSM.

RSM US LLP is   seeking   to add a   Key Account Executive   to our Enterprise Sales Organization   to   focus on growing our   comprehensive suite of  audit, tax, and consulting services. The Key Account Executive is responsible for driving growth within major client accounts by fostering strong relationships, understanding client needs, and applying experience with global accounts, multinational organizations, and publicly traded company environments to identify strategic opportunities. This role focuses on identifying and pursuing cross-sell opportunities, actively converting single-service engagements into integrated partnerships by promoting RSM’s assurance, tax, and consulting offerings. Serving as a strategic advisor, the Key Account Executive coordinates internal resources to deliver comprehensive solutions, including global tax, compliance, reporting, and advisory services relevant to complex multinational and public company clients. The position is central to strengthening client loyalty, expanding executive-level relationships, and supporting the organization’s overall business objectives, with particular emphasis on clients operating in industries aligned with RSM US LLP’s key sectors, including financial services, healthcare, construction and real estate, manufacturing, technology, and food and beverage.  

Responsibilities:  

Strategic Account Leadership & Planning   • Develop and execute comprehensive strategic account plans for 8–15 assigned key accounts, establishing clear revenue targets, relationship milestones, and cross-sell initiatives aligned with firm growth objectives.   • Conduct quarterly account reviews with internal stakeholders (audit, tax, consulting partners, subject matter experts) to identify expansion opportunities, share competitive intelligence, and design integrated service solutions.   • Establish and maintain executive relationship mapping for each account, identifying decision-makers, influencers, and key stakeholders across the C-suite and operational functions to enable multi-threaded engagement.   • Lead the transition of single service line clients (audit-only, tax-only, or consulting-only) into multi-service partnerships by connecting client business challenges to RSM's integrated capabilities in assurance, tax, and consulting.  

Revenue Growth & Expansion   • Drive year-over-year organic revenue growth within assigned accounts through renewals, upsells, cross-sells, and the pursuit of new service opportunities. Target 10–15% annual account growth, with particular emphasis on cross-functional service expansion.   • Identify and qualify high-value expansion opportunities, including gaps in service utilization, unmet business needs, and industry-specific challenges that align with RSM's portfolio (e.g., integration of tax planning with transaction advisory, risk consulting with compliance audits).   • Develop and present multi-service value propositions to C-suite executives, leveraging industry benchmarking, peer case studies, and quantifiable ROI scenarios to justify investments in expanded services.   • Forecast and manage the expansion revenue pipeline, including opportunity sizing, probability weighting, and close forecasting for expanded service engagements; deliver quarterly pipeline reviews.  

Client Relationship & Engagement   • Serve as the primary point of contact and strategic business partner for assigned key accounts, building trust-based relationships grounded in deep industry knowledge, insight into the client's business model, and demonstrated commitment to their success.   • Conduct quarterly business reviews (QBRs) and executive business reviews (EBRs) with client leadership, presenting account performance summaries, service delivery outcomes, industry trends impacting the client, and recommendations for enhanced value and expanded engagement.   • Maintain consistent contact cadence through strategic calls, emails, and in-person visits focused on understanding evolving client needs, monitoring account health, and proactively identifying emerging challenges or expansion triggers   • Build and nurture multi-threaded relationships across multiple business units, departments, and geographies within client organizations to reduce single-point-of-contact risk and increase wallet share.   • Secure client advocacy through executive testimonials, case study development, and referral generation; cultivate referenceable relationships for thought leadership and new business development.  

  Cross-Sell & Service Integration   • Lead the identification and launch of cross-service initiatives that position RSM as the integrated advisor of choice, combining expertise from audit/assurance, tax strategy, and consulting/advisory to address client's highest-priority business challenges.   • Collaborate with practice leaders, subject matter experts, and delivery teams to design and scope integrated solutions that leverage RSM's full breadth of capabilities and industry depth.   • Manage the internal sales process, including coordinating proposal development, managing competitive assessments, and orchestrating multi-practice involvement in client meetings to present unified solutions and demonstrate firm capabilities.   • Track and report on product/service line penetration within each account, establishing goals for adoption of new services and monitoring progress toward multi-service partnership status.  

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