[Hiring] Audit Senior Manager @Elliott Davis

Role Description

The role of the Audit Senior Manager is to lead the audit process from planning to completion for clients as part of the company’s annual audit plan. Tasks will include leading the audit team, supervising the audit process, researching, reviewing current processes, and providing recommendations to enhance company policies and procedures. The Audit Senior Manager is responsible for reviewing the work of, as well as training, supporting, supervising, and motivating the audit team.

• Possess thorough knowledge of all facets of the client’s business to ensure client understanding of engagement economics and to provide frequent updates
• Own and monitor client relationships over the length of the engagement process
• Create a collaborative team environment and motivate the team through communication and actions
• Actively communicate the progress of engagements, issues, and resolutions to clients and shareholders
• Demonstrate the ability to identify complex issues and creatively resolve them
• Assume responsibility for all phases of client engagement and manage multiple audit projects simultaneously
• Monitor engagement budgets and billing by reviewing reports and data and accurately communicating these findings
• Delegate and manage audit assignments to achieve accurate results
• Help to create opportunities to find new business in revenue-generating activities
• Participate in performance management; assess readiness for promotion of staff, senior, and manager levels
• Assume responsibility for and provide direction and coaching to the audit team
• Maintain familiarity with staff’s qualifications, review assignments for appropriateness

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 5+ years of recent audit experience at a public accounting firm
• CPA Certification
• Successful experience in developing new or extended service opportunities with existing and/or prospective clients
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Effective analytical and problem-solving ability
• Experience in hiring, developing, and leading a team of professional auditors

Benefits

• Generous time away and paid firm holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s
• Flexible work schedules
• 16 weeks of paid maternity and adoption leave, 8 weeks of paid parental leave, 4 weeks of paid caregiver leave (once eligible)
• First-class health and wellness benefits, including wellness coaching and mental health counseling
• One-on-one professional coaching
• Leadership and career development programs
• Access to Beyond: a one-of-a-kind program with experiences that help you expand your life, personally and professionally