Audit Senior Manager

Armanino•Austin, TX

10h

About The Position

The Senior Manager manages assurance-related processes and deliverables for multiple clients and engagements, including audited financial statements and reports to management and third parties. The role extends beyond project management to practice management, improving department or niche economics, developing individual expertise and professional staff, and enhancing client service. The Senior Manager communicates with clients throughout the year as a trusted advisor, providing added value beyond engagement work.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field.
CPA license.
At least 7 years of experience working in a public accounting firm.
At least 2 years of managerial experience.
Assurance leadership, guidance, or supervisory experience.
Advanced understanding of applicable U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS).
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.

Responsibilities

Manage engagement workflows and deliverables for multiple clients, including audited, reviewed, and compiled financial statements and internal control and management letters, meeting service objectives, deadlines, and engagement economics while minimizing risk and surprises.
Identify and resolve accounting and audit technical issues affecting engagements.
Lead engagement planning, including timing, resource needs, risk assessment, internal-control reliance, and the audit or other engagement approach.
Determine and approve staffing and other resource needs and engagement schedules.
Review work papers and deliverables for compliance with firm and professional standards.
Delegate assignments to supervisors and managers based on skills, development needs, schedules, and engagement economics.
Participate in the peer review process.
Maintain technical expertise through continuing education and other training resources.
Lead research on complex or new accounting and financial reporting issues and prepare supporting memorandums.
Coordinate and monitor services provided by other departments and niches for engagements.
Keep the partner informed of client updates, engagement status, budget-to-actual status, and technical issues.
Maintain at least one area of industry expertise.
Assist in developing fee quotes and budgets; prepare client billings and collect outstanding accounts.
Use assurance methodologies, processes, and tools to improve engagement efficiency and profitability.
Serve as a year-round primary client contact and trusted advisor, discussing business updates, needs, potential solutions, accounting matters, and engagement management.
Understand partner and other service-line capabilities and identify opportunities to cross-sell beneficial services.
Prepare presentations for audit exits, audit committee meetings, and board meetings.
Contribute to practice development through networking, developing referral sources, proposals, published articles, and support for partners’ practice development activities.
Participate in developing and improving firm and department business processes.
Instruct firm and department training programs and meetings.
Develop less experienced professionals through performance feedback, career counseling, and mentoring of managers and below.