Partner, Assurance Services - Financial Institutions

RubinBrown Career • Nashville, TN

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

RubinBrown LLP is seeking a dynamic, growth-oriented Partner to lead and expand its financial institutions assurance practice. This leadership role combines strategic vision, industry expertise, business development, client relationship management, and delivery of assurance services. The Partner will champion audit quality and regulatory excellence, lead complex client engagements, develop future leaders, and strengthen the firm’s market presence and practice growth.

The role leads strategic relationships with financial institution clients and provides technical leadership on complex accounting, auditing, and regulatory matters. It directs assurance engagements from planning through completion, oversees engagement quality, risk, budgets, staffing, and financial results, and collaborates across the firm to deliver integrated client solutions. The Partner also recruits and develops teams and promotes RubinBrown’s One Firm culture.

The position follows a hybrid arrangement, with onsite presence approximately two to three days per week. Standard business hours are generally 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with flexibility and extended hours during peak audit and busy seasons. Travel varies with office location, client needs, and business development activities, from minimal to approximately monthly.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field.
• Active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license.
• At least 10 years of progressive public accounting experience, with substantial expertise serving financial institutions.
• Extensive knowledge of U.S. GAAP, AICPA auditing standards, and financial institution regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated success managing complex client relationships and advising executive leadership, audit committees, and boards of directors.
• Proven ability to drive business development, expand client relationships, and contribute to sustainable practice growth.
• Leadership experience managing engagement risk, building high-performing teams, and developing future leaders.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
• Commitment to audit quality, professional integrity, collaboration, and talent development.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic client relationships with financial institutions, serving as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, audit committees, and boards of directors.
• Provide technical leadership on complex accounting, auditing, and regulatory matters, including CECL, loans and deposits, fair value, derivatives, and regulatory reporting.
• Direct assurance engagements from planning through completion, ensuring audit quality, regulatory compliance, and timely delivery of client commitments.
• Champion audit quality and risk management, maintaining professional standards, independence compliance, and technical excellence.
• Oversee engagement budgets, staffing, resource allocation, realization, and financial results to support engagement performance and profitability.
• Drive business development and practice growth by identifying opportunities, expanding client relationships, and pursuing strategic engagements with existing leadership.
• Collaborate across functions to deliver integrated client solutions and expand the Financial Institutions practice.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop high-performing teams and future leaders, including succession planning.
• Promote RubinBrown’s One Firm culture through collaboration, accountability, ethical leadership, and professional excellence.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive