Assurance Manager

Jobtailor; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior assurance professional to lead multiple audits and assurance engagements from planning through issuance. The role requires setting engagement strategy, assessing risk, staffing, and monitoring progress with partners and clients.

You will review workpapers and financial statements, manage budgets and billing, and communicate findings while developing client relationships. Houston-area work is expected with opportunities for practice growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field is required.
• Active CPA license in good standing is required.
• Progressive public accounting assurance experience at Manager/Senior Manager/Director level or equivalent.
• Ability to manage engagements from planning through issuance and supervise multiple teams, budgets, and client expectations.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, GAAS, SSARS, and financial statement presentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead audits and assurance engagements from planning through issuance.
• Set engagement strategy, assess risk, determine staffing and timelines.
• Review workpapers, financial statements, disclosures, and required communications.
• Manage engagement economics: budgets, scheduling, billing, collections.

Skills

Audit engagement management

Client relationship management

Project management

Quality management

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Active CPA license

Tools

Audit technology

Data analytics tools

Job description

• Lead multiple audits, reviews, compilations, and other assurance engagements from planning through financial statement issuance
• Set engagement strategy, assess risk, determine staffing and timelines, monitor progress, and resolve issues with partners and clients
• Review workpapers, financial statements, disclosures, technical memoranda, proposed adjustments, and required communications
• Manage engagement economics, including budgets, scheduling, realization, billing, and collections
• Research and communicate complex accounting, auditing, and financial reporting matters
• Support quality-management initiatives, inspections, peer review preparation, standardized tools, and process improvements
• Serve as primary day-to-day contact for assigned clients and build trusted relationships
• Lead planning, status, and results meetings; communicate findings, adjustments, internal-control observations, and information needs
• Develop practical recommendations based on clients’ businesses and operational realities
• Identify opportunities to connect clients with other MGA services and resources
• Supervise, coach, and develop assurance seniors and staff
• Participate in recruiting, onboarding, retention, staff deployment, and people-development initiatives
• Contribute to practice growth through client development, proposals, referrals, networking, cross-serving, and community involvement
• For Senior Manager candidates, assume greater responsibility for client portfolio management, technical consultation, staffing, succession planning, and practice strategy

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field
• Active CPA license in good standing
• Progressive public accounting assurance experience, including current or recent Manager, Senior Manager, Director, or equivalent responsibility
• Ability to manage engagements from planning through issuance and supervise multiple teams, deadlines, budgets, and client expectations
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, generally accepted auditing standards, SSARS, and financial statement presentation and disclosure requirements
• Meaningful audit experience in oil and gas exploration and production or medical practices and healthcare services
• Strong written and verbal communication, project-management, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in the Houston area and travel to client locations as engagement needs require
• Approximately eight or more years of progressive public accounting assurance experience (preferred)
• Experience with privately held, owner-managed, or middle-market businesses and client portfolios and engagement profitability (preferred)
• Experience with business development, referrals, cross-serving, quality-management activities, audit technology, or data analytics (preferred)Experience in both target industries, established Houston-area relationships, or interest in long‑term practice leadership or partnership (preferred)

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in leading audits and assurance engagements, with a strong command of U.S. GAAP and auditing standards. Proven ability to manage client relationships, develop teams, and drive practice growth through strategic client development and quality management.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Active CPA License
• U.S. GAAP Knowledge
• Public Accounting Assurance Experience
• Audit Experience in Oil and Gas or Healthcare
• Project Management Skills

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Audit Engagement Management
• Financial Statement Issuance
• Risk Assessment
• Budget Management
• Technical Consultation
• Data Analytics
• Quality Management
• Financial Reporting
• Client Portfolio Management
• Process Improvement

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication Skills
• Analytical Skills
• Problem-Solving Skills
• Coaching and Development
• Relationship Building

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Active CPA License

Industry Keywords

• Public Accounting
• Assurance Engagements
• Oil and Gas Exploration
• Healthcare Services
• Middle-Market Businesses