Senior Audit Manager
About The Position
The Senior Audit Manager is a key leader within the firm's Audit practice. This role leads multiple audit and assurance engagements from planning through issuance, delivers exceptional client service, develops high-performing teams, and supports practice growth through technical leadership and strategic initiatives. The position is full-time, salaried, and exempt, based in Fayetteville, Arkansas, or Springfield, Missouri, with travel to client locations as needed, generally within the firm's service area. Standard office hours apply, with additional hours required during peak audit seasons. Flexible scheduling is aligned with client deadlines and engagement responsibilities, and self-managed PTO is planned in coordination with engagement schedules and peak seasons. The role offers a collaborative team environment, leadership support, opportunities to coach and develop future Audit practice leaders, and the ability to help shape a growing firm. Compensation is salary-based and uses a total compensation model with a base salary and performance-based incentive opportunities through the Balanced Scorecard program. Incentives are earned based on individual performance, with a portion paid monthly. Compensation is determined by experience, qualifications, performance, and role alignment. Current also provides a benefits package that includes health, dental, and vision insurance, company-paid life and short- and long-term disability insurance, ancillary insurance options, a Safe Harbor 401(k) plan with employer contributions, and professional learning and development resources including Becker and LinkedIn Learning.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field.
- At least 7 years of audit experience in public accounting or equivalent assurance experience.
- Prior experience leading engagements and supervising teams.
- CPA license required.
- Demonstrated ability to contribute to practice growth, recruiting, or training initiatives.
Nice To Haves
- Industry experience, such as manufacturing, construction, financial services, or not-for-profit.
- Experience with QuickBooks Online, UltraTax, and AdvanceFlow.
- Exposure to complex audit engagements or specialized industries.
Responsibilities
- Lead multiple audit engagements concurrently, including planning, risk assessment, staffing, execution, and final deliverables.
- Provide technical leadership on complex accounting and auditing matters; oversee engagement quality, compliance with professional standards, and firm methodology.
- Manage and coach engagement teams through direction, review, and on-the-job development; provide timely feedback and performance coaching.
- Own engagement-level client relationships through proactive communication, expectation setting, issue resolution, and identification of value-added opportunities.
- Manage engagement budgets, timelines, and profitability; monitor scope changes and coordinate billing and realization discussions.
- Contribute to practice development through proposal support, thought leadership, recruiting, training, and process improvement initiatives.
- Stay current on auditing standards, accounting guidance, and regulatory changes, and help implement best practices and process improvements across the Audit practice.
- Lead by example, build strong engagement teams, provide meaningful coaching, and foster collaboration and accountability across the practice.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance, with options for fully paid employee-only health and dental coverage.
- Company-paid life insurance and long-term and short-term disability insurance.
- Ancillary benefits, including supplemental life insurance, critical illness, and accident insurance.
- Classic Safe Harbor 401(k) plan with employer contributions.
- Professional growth, learning, and development opportunities, including access to Becker and LinkedIn Learning.
- Performance-based incentive opportunities through the Balanced Scorecard program.
- Self-managed PTO planned in coordination with engagement schedules and peak seasons.
- Flexible scheduling aligned with client deadlines and engagement responsibilities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
