Partner, Assurance Services - Financial Institutions

RubinBrown Career • Kansas City, MO

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

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

The role leads strategic client relationships with financial institutions and serves as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, audit committees, and boards of directors. It provides technical leadership on complex accounting, auditing, and regulatory matters, and directs assurance engagements from planning through completion. The Partner is also responsible for engagement performance and profitability, business development, cross-functional collaboration, and building and developing high-performing teams.

The position follows a hybrid work arrangement, with onsite presence approximately 2–3 days per week. Standard business hours are generally 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with flexibility based on client and business needs. Extended hours may be needed during peak audit and busy seasons. Travel varies according to office location, client needs, and business development activities, from minimal to approximately monthly. Office-based work involves prolonged computer use, extended sitting, and movement throughout the workplace. Occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling of materials weighing up to 50 pounds is required, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field.
• Active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license.
• 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 track record of driving business development, expanding client relationships, and contributing 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.
• Ability to work extended hours during peak audit and busy seasons as needed.
• Ability to travel based on office location, client needs, and business development activities.
• Ability to perform office-based work involving prolonged computer use, extended sitting, and movement throughout the workplace.
• Ability to occasionally lift, carry, push, or pull materials weighing up to 50 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.

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 exceptional audit quality, regulatory compliance, and timely delivery of client commitments.
• Champion audit quality and risk management by maintaining rigorous professional standards, independence compliance, and technical excellence.
• Drive engagement performance and profitability through oversight of budgets, staffing, resource allocation, realization, and financial results.
• Accelerate business development and practice growth by identifying new opportunities, expanding client relationships, and pursuing strategic engagements with existing leadership.
• Leverage cross-functional collaboration to deliver integrated client solutions and expand the reach and impact of the Financial Institutions practice.
• Build and develop high-performing teams through recruiting, mentorship, leadership development, and succession planning.
• Champion RubinBrown’s One Firm culture by fostering collaboration, accountability, ethical leadership, and professional excellence.

What This Job Offers

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