Chief Marketing Officer

Chief Marketing Officer

For more than 75 years, Cherry Bekaert has been a trusted business partnerdelivering innovative, forward-thinking solutions that drive growth, solve complex challenges, and improve efficiency. Founded in 1947 in Wilmington, North Carolina, the firm has evolved from a local accounting practice into one of the nation's leading advisory, assurance, and tax firms. Today, Cherry Bekaert's 2,500 professionals across 26 offices serve clients in all 50 states and internationally, spanning nine key industries : Financial Services, Government & Nonprofit, Industrial & Consumer Goods, Public Sector, Private Clients, Private Equity, Professional Services, Real Estate & Hospitality, and Technology & Life Sciences. Cherry Bekaert is proud to have been recognized in 2025 by Accounting Today as a Best Tech Firm for leadership in AI governance and data strategy. The firm was also named the #1 Firm in the Southeast, a Top Five Hedge Fund Auditor, and one of the Top 20 Accounting Firms in the U.S.

Marketing has been and will continue to be critical in driving firm success, and a catalyst for external differentiation and a unifying force for internal culture. In our next Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), we seek a visionary marketing leadersomeone able to elevate prospective and current client understanding of Cherry Bekaert's expanding range of services, while amplifying the firm's presence and influence in a rapidly evolving advisory landscape. That's where you come in. The mandate of the Chief Marketing Officer is to Establish Cherry Bekaert as The Most Trusted Ally of Middle Market Business. In this role, you'll oversee and be champion of the Cherry Bekaert brand and go-to-market, externally and internally. Charged with transforming the function of marketing into a strategic growth engine for the firm - one that is customer-led, insights-driven, elevates awareness, engagement and inbound leads.

The Chief Marketing Officer will report to the Chief Growth Officer and be part of the Growth leadership team, which includes the Chief Business Development Officer, Firmwide Industry Leader, Regional Market Leaders and Acquisition Growth Leader. You'll be actively engaged with the firm's Service Line Leaders (Tax, Assurance, Advisory), Industry Leaders, and Local Market Leaders. You'll also frequently be asked to present on matters pertaining to the Cherry Bekaert brand and marketing to the organization at-large and the Senior Leadership Team. Cherry Bekaert embraces fully remote work, and the Chief Marketing Officer can work from anywhere in the United States.

Role Oversight and Responsibilities

The Chief Marketing Officer will inherit a Marketing Function of ~70+ FTEs, and be responsible for :

• Marketing : Brand Strategy & Marketing Planning, Customer Insight, Content & Creative (Thought Leadership, Cases and Creative Studio, Annual Editorial Calendar), Public Relations (Social Strategy & Execution, External and Internal Communications), Go-to-Market Campaigns, Sales Enablement, Strategy for Sponsorship & Events (event execution sits outside of marketing), Marketing KPIs and ROI Dashboards
• Technology & Tools : Martech, Website, SEO+, CRM / Programmatic ERP (Sales & Marketing) & Inside Sales

Year One Deliverables

Experience and Qualifications

Cherry Bekaert is seeking

What you can expect from us :

Pay Range : $234,000 - $429,000

Cherry Bekaert provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.