Partner, Assurance Services - Financial Institutions

RubinBrown LLP • Denver, CO

3d • 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 exceptional assurance services. The Partner will champion audit quality and regulatory excellence, lead complex client engagements, develop future leaders, strengthen the firm’s market presence, and accelerate practice growth.

The role involves leading strategic relationships with financial institutions and advising executive leadership, audit committees, and boards of directors. The Partner provides technical leadership on complex accounting, auditing, and regulatory matters, directs assurance engagements from planning through completion, and oversees engagement quality, compliance, performance, and profitability. The role also involves identifying growth opportunities, collaborating across the firm, recruiting and developing teams, and fostering RubinBrown’s One Firm culture.

The position has a hybrid work 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 based on client and business needs. Extended hours may be needed during peak audit and busy seasons. Travel varies with office location, client needs, and business development, 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 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 prolonged computer use, sit for extended periods, move throughout the workplace, and 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 and serve 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 by maintaining professional standards, independence compliance, and technical excellence.
• Oversee engagement budgets, staffing, resource allocation, realization, and financial results to support 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 reach and impact of the Financial Institutions practice.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop high-performing teams and support leadership development and 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