Assurance Manager

Baker Tilly International; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Baker Tilly International in Milwaukee seeks an Audit Manager focused on the real estate and construction sector to deliver industry-focused audit and assurance services to middle-market clients.

You will mentor staff, manage fieldwork, and provide actionable financial guidance, shaping client outcomes while collaborating with firm leadership to grow the business and develop the team.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience
• 4-year degree
• CPA

Responsibilities

• Proactively engaging with clients throughout the year to understand goals and challenges
• Implementing testing to assess deficiencies of internal controls and recommend improvements
• Managing all fieldwork to ensure quality service and timely delivery of results
• Providing financial statement guidance and business recommendations based on testing and information gathered
• Delivering business insight through review, analysis, and discussion
• Assist with managing client engagement staffing, billings/collections, and ensure client profitability targets are met
• Use entrepreneurial skills to network and build relationships internally and externally with clients and the community
• Invest in professional development through firm-wide learning and development programs
• Support growth and development of team members through Baker Tilly Care and Teach philosophy

Skills

Leadership

Management

Analytical skills

Communication

Project management

Client service

Education

Bachelor's degree (4-year)

CPA certification

Job description

Overview

Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion.

Job Description

Are you interested in joining one of the fastest growing public accounting firms? Would you like the ability to focus on one industry sector and further become an expert for your clients? If yes, consider joining Baker Tilly (BT) as an Audit Manager in the real estate and construction sector! This is a great opportunity to be a valued business advisor delivering industry-focused audit and other assurance services to middle market clients. You will work side-by-side with firm leadership to serve clients and build the business, having a direct impact on the firm’s success. Additionally, you will be a mentor and coach to a group of talented staff, utilizing your expertise to help develop their technical and professional skills.

What you will do

• Proactively engaging with your clients throughout the year to understand business goals and challenges
• Implementing appropriate testing to assess deficiencies of internal controls and make recommendations for improvement
• Managing all fieldwork to ensure quality service and timely delivery of results
• Playing an active role in providing valuable financial statement guidance and business recommendations based upon various testing performed and information gathered
• Delivering business insight through thoughtful review, analysis, and discussion
• Assist with managing client engagement staffing, billings/collections, and ensure client profitability targets are met
• Utilize your entrepreneurial skills to network and build strong relationships internally and externally with clients and the community
• Invest in your professional development individually and through participation in firm wide learning and development programs
• Support the growth and development of team members through the Baker Tilly Care and Teach philosophy, helping associates meet their professional goals

You will enjoy this role if

• You are looking for an opportunity to build your career in a specific industry, becoming an industry expert to the clients you serve
• You can see yourself as a trusted business advisor, working face-to-face with clients to find creative solutions to complex accounting and business challenges
• You want to work for a leading CPA advisory firm that serves middle market clients and whose owners have both their clients’ and employees’ best interests in mind and are transparent in their decisions
• You value your development and want to work for a firm that provides you the autonomy to own your schedule and career through structured programs (ask us about My Time Off, My Development and Dress for Your Day!)
• You want to contribute to your engagement team’s professional growth and develop your own leadership skills to build a career with endless opportunities now, for tomorrow

Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years of experience
• 4-year degree
• CPA

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience serving clients in the Real Estate/Construction industry
• Five (5) + years’ experience providing financial statement auditing services in a professional services firm desired
• Two (2) + years of supervisory experience, mentoring and counseling associates desired
• Demonstrated management, analytical, organization, interpersonal, project management, communication skills
• Ability to lead and supervise others, provide exceptional client service, demonstrate commitment to continuous learning in order to stay current regarding applicable strategies, see the big picture as well as the details, display appropriate ethical knowledge and commitment, and exhibit a sense of urgency and commitment to quality and the timely completion of projects.

Eligibility

• Eligibility to work in the U.S. without sponsorship preferred

Salary

The pay rate range for this job position is $90,000 to $133,040. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of relevant factors including but not limited to applicant’s skills, prior experience, qualifications, degrees/certifications, work arrangements and geographic location.

Benefits

Baker Tilly offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package.

Equal Opportunity

Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law.