Overview
Audit Manager – Title IV
This role reports to the Director and is responsible for ensuring the timely completion of financial statement audits. The position works closely with internal leadership and staff and also contributes to training, development, and hiring of audit and assurance professionals.
Location
Chicago, IL / Naperville, IL – Hybrid, Remote
Responsibilities
- Oversee efforts across multiple client engagements, with the ability to manage to budget.
- Manage key components of audit engagements, including strategy, planning, risk assessment, team management, and delivery of exceptional client service.
- Provide thought leadership and insightful recommendations on complex issues related to business processes and controls.
- Perform detailed review of higher-risk areas to ensure technical accuracy and completeness, appropriate audit evidence is obtained, and conclusions are appropriate.
- Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with key client sponsors.
- Develop people through supervising, coaching, and mentoring staff at all levels.
- Conduct performance reviews and provide performance feedback for staff.
- Assist partners and senior leaders with generating new business opportunities and building client networks and relationships.
- Understand service offerings and identify opportunities to better serve clients.
- Contribute to people initiatives, including recruiting, retaining, and training audit and assurance professionals.
- Ensure ongoing professional development through education.
- Deliver exceptional client support virtually and onsite as needed.
Requirements
- BA/BS Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- 5+ years of progressive public accounting background with management experience.
- 3+ years leading teams and audit engagements.
- Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing priorities in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment.
- Strong leadership, recruiting, training, and mentoring skills.
- Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
- Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and audit preparation software.
- Strong technical accounting skills with proficiency in US GAAP and GAAS.
- CPA certification or eligibility to sit is highly desirable.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary range
Min-$106,502.27; Mid-$131,250.37; Max-$153,016.50
This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Final offer amount may vary based on factors including experience and geographic location. Compensation ranges for roles in Government Services are determined by contract with the specific government agency.
Benefits (examples)
- Flexible Time Off (FTO) policy; FTO is activated on your first day.
- Paid holidays, including recognition of holidays during the year and efforts to permit time off the last week of the calendar year when client and project work permits.
- Comprehensive wellness program (activities can be tracked through a wellness provider to obtain gift cards and other rewards).
- Flexible work arrangements.
- Health, dental, vision, life, and accident/death/disability insurance options.
- HSA employer contribution.
- Nine (9) paid holidays annually.
- 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.
- Employee referral bonus program and client referral bonus program.
- Pet insurance.
- Paid time to volunteer: up to four (4) hours annually through a community volunteer program.
Preferred Qualifications
- CPA certification or eligibility to sit (highly desirable).