Audit Senior Manager, Non-profit

Overview

This role involves leading assurance engagements for tax-exempt organizations, including engagements subject to Single Audit requirements under the Uniform Guidance. The position focuses primarily on nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations and is designed for someone who understands the compliance landscape and can help boards and finance teams anticipate what’s coming.

Responsibilities

Engagement and client management

• Lead multiple audit, review, and other assurance engagements concurrently, from planning and risk assessment through final review and delivery.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for an assigned book of clients and build relationships that extend past the engagement calendar.
• Own technical quality, including final review of workpapers, financial statements, and other client deliverables before partner sign-off.
• Manage engagement economics, including budgets, work in process, billing, and realization; raise scope changes early.
• Communicate clearly and regularly with partners, team members, and clients on expectations, status, findings, and open items.
• Research and document technical positions, and help clients understand new standards before they take effect.
• Supervise and delegate across all staff levels, matching work to the right person and keeping engagements moving.

Business development

• Take an active role in marketing assurance services, contributing to proposals, and supporting new business wins.
• Build a network of referral sources, including attorneys, bankers, and other advisors in the industry.
• Identify cross-serving opportunities across tax, advisory, and client accounting services and bring the appropriate team to the table.
• Represent the firm in industry associations, conferences, and through thought leadership.

Team development

• Coach, develop, and energize associates, senior associates, and managers.
• Provide candid, timely feedback and act as a counselor to less experienced team members.
• Contribute to training in the industry specialty to raise technical capability across the practice.
• Support recruiting and retention by helping build a team that people want to stay on.

Requirements

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a closely related field.
• Active CPA license.
• Ten or more years of current or recent public accounting experience, with a concentration in audit and assurance.
• Demonstrated record of managing, coaching, and developing staff accountants.
• Strong analytical skills applied to financial statements and other financial information.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with clients and colleagues.
• Initiative and sound judgment, with a willingness to lead, decide, and work independently.
• High standard of professional integrity and ethics.

Preferred

• Experience presenting to boards, audit committees, owners, or lenders.
• Experience with data analytics or audit automation tools.

Industry qualifications — Nonprofit and Single Audit

• Five or more years of assurance experience concentrated in tax-exempt organizations, with substantial Single Audit experience.
• Working knowledge of Single Audit requirements under 2 CFR 200 (Uniform Guidance), including major program determination, the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA), the compliance supplement, and the schedule of findings and questioned costs.
• Experience auditing in accordance with Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS, or the Yellow Book), and compliance with GAGAS continuing professional education requirements.
• Working knowledge of nonprofit reporting under ASC 958, including net asset classification, the statement of functional expenses, contributions and grant revenue recognition, and conditional contributions.
• Experience distinguishing exchange transactions under ASC 606 from contributions under ASC 958-605.
• Experience with endowments and UPMIFA, donor restrictions, board designations, and liquidity and availability disclosures.
• Familiarity with contributed nonfinancial assets, donated services, and gifts in kind.
• Comfort presenting findings and internal control matters to audit committees and finance committees.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $151,000 - $217,000 a year
• The salary range is stated above; an actual salary may fall closer to one end or the other and, in certain circumstances, may wind up being outside the listed range.

Benefits for full-time team members

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance on the first day of employment
• Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account
• 401k with Profit Sharing
• 9+ holidays and discretionary time off structure
• Parental Leave (coverage for both primary and secondary caregivers)
• Tuition Assistance Program and CPA support program with cash incentive upon completion
• Discretionary incentive compensation based on firm, group and individual performance
• Incentive compensation related to origination of new client sales
• Top rated wellness program
• Flexible working environment including remote and hybrid options

Application Timing

The application window is anticipated to close on 10/31/26 and may be extended as needed.

Location

This employer has 40 U.S. office locations and international office locations.