Senior Audit Manager (Federal Audit)

Sikich•Alexandria, VA

15h•Hybrid

About The Position

Sikich is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented experienced auditing professional with strong leadership and accounting skills. This role is contingent upon award of contract. This position requires an active Secret clearance or the ability to obtain this level of clearance. The Senior Audit Manager will provide first-line supervision to a team of auditing professionals, reviewing their work products to ensure quality and consistency with auditing standards and firm guidelines. The role involves leveraging an understanding of Government Auditing Standards to design and oversee the execution of audit plans and procedures, including sampling and testing, and evaluating the results to determine their impact on the audit plan and overall conclusions. The position also requires effective team development through delegation and guidance, utilizing technology such as data analysis tools and AI to enhance audit efficiency and effectiveness, and managing multiple projects simultaneously. Experience with the business development process is also expected. The Senior Audit Manager will prepare and review acceptable workpapers, write-ups, memos, and reports, owning assigned work areas and ensuring client-ready completion. Communication with clients and management, including conducting walkthroughs and interviews, is crucial. The role involves creating, submitting, and tracking Prepared by Client (PBC) items, following engagement protocols, holding preliminary discussions of apparent deficiencies, reporting audit findings and recommendations to management, performing quality control checks, creating meeting agendas, and maintaining excellent client relations. Adherence to attendance, punctuality, and deadlines, as well as company policies, is required. Active participation in formal and informal training to continuously grow technical and non-technical competencies is also a key aspect of the role.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
Accounting degree required.
Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
Financial statement audit experience required.
Must possess a secret security clearance.
Financial statement audit experience
Management/leadership experience
Strong customer service skills
Project management experience
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel)
Ability to travel up to 25%
Values driven – You embody and model absolute integrity and servant leadership and you have a bias for action and continuous innovation.
Uncompromising problem solver – You see opportunities in every business challenge and can develop, articulate and implement solutions.
Collaboration – You are a relationship builder across all levels of the organization and across all business units.
Instills trust – You do what you say, without ego, and you follow through on commitments consistently and credibly.
Impact & influence – You are relentlessly focused on making a difference and can gain support for ideas, proposals and solutions. You get others to act, with or without formal authority, to advance initiatives and objectives.

Nice To Haves

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) Statements of Federal Financial Accounting Standards.
Government Accountability Office’s (GAO’s) Government Auditing Standards (GAS)
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ (AICPA’s) AU-Cs
GAO/Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) Financial Audit Manual (FAM)
GAO Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual (FISCAM)
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Bulletin 24-02, Audit Requirements for Federal Financial Statements (as amended)
Other requirements for federal reporting and accounting, such as U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) bulletins and circulars, the U.S. Standard General Ledger (USSGL), etc.

Responsibilities

Provide first line supervision to a team of auditing professionals.
Review work products prepared by team, including workpapers, findings, reports, and other written deliverables, to ensure quality and consistency with auditing standards and firm guidelines.
Leverage understanding of Government Auditing Standards to design and oversee execution of audit plans and procedures, including sampling and testing.
Evaluate the results of audit procedures to determine the impact on the audit plan and overall conclusions.
Develop team effectively by delegating tasks and providing guidance.
Design and oversee the execution of audit procedures, including sampling and testing.
Leverage technology, including data analysis tools and AI, to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of audit procedures
Ability to multi-task across multiple projects
Experience with business development process
Prepare and review acceptable workpapers, write-ups, and memos, and reports.
Own assigned work areas.
Consistently bring all work to a client-ready level of completion by managing yourself, or the work of others.
Communicate with client and management customers in a timely and professional manner, including conducting walkthrough and interviews individuals associated with the audit.
Be able to create, submit, and track Prepared by Client (PBC) items.
Follow engagement protocols for PBC items.
Hold preliminary discussions of apparent deficiencies with manager or principal.
Report audit findings to manager or partner and make recommendations for the correction of unsatisfactory conditions.
Perform quality control checks.
Create internal and external meeting agendas.
Maintain excellent client relations with the firm.
Meet expectations for attendance, punctuality, and company/client deadlines and abide by all company policies.
Actively participate in formal and informal training to continuously grow technical and non-technical competencies.

Benefits

Competitive compensation
Health, dental, vision, life, and accident/death/disability insurance options
HSA employer contribution
Nine (9) paid holidays annually.
A robust paid Parental Bonding Leave program covering birth, adoption, and foster children.
401(k) with employer contributions
CPA bonus with four (4) paid exam days & four (4) paid study days.
Tuition reimbursement
Generous employee referral bonus program
Client referral bonus program
Pet insurance
FORCE – Sikich community volunteer program enabling each team member to use up to four hours of paid time annually to volunteer and make a difference in their local communities.
Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
Paid holidays during the year
Time off the last week of the calendar year when client and project work permits.
Comprehensive wellness program
Flexible work arrangements