Assurance Manager

The Agency Recruiting; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accounting firm in Torrance is seeking an Assurance Manager to join their assurance practice. The ideal candidate will manage client relationships and provide high-quality service, including auditing financial statements. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in accounting, CPA certification, and at least 5 years of relevant experience. This full-time position entails supervision of staff and requires strong communication and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a public accounting firm or related experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of supervising and training experience.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the auditing of all required financial statements.
• Supervise Assurance staff work on client engagements.
• Collaborate with Senior Managers and Partners on risk assessment and audit programs.
• Advise clients on economic and regulatory risks.
• Provide training and leadership to team members.

Skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

QuickBooks experience

Managing multiple client engagements

Strong client service motivation

Verbal and written communication

People development skills

Willingness to travel

Creative problem solving

Strong organizational techniques

Business development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

CPA certification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

ProSystems experience

Job description

Overview

SUMMARY

As an Assurance Manager, you will work with other members of our client's assurance practice to develop and sustain excellent client relationships. Our clients' assurance practice delivers quality audits and other services to privately-owned middle-market companies. Services include internal audit, employee benefit plans, outsourced accounting and contract compliance.

Employment Status

• Exempt
• Full-time

Responsibilities

• The Assurance Manager is responsible for providing timely, high quality client service that meets or exceeds client expectations including coordinating the auditing of all required financial statements, related disclosures and other client deliverables
• Review and supervise Assurance staff work on client engagements to ensure firm’s quality control procedures are followed
• Collaborate with Senior Managers and Partners in the areas of risk assessment, audit programs, internal audit reports and budgeting
• Understand skill sets and capabilities of Assurance Seniors and Assurance staff and monitor and review work product that they prepare and report on performance while articulating notes for improvement throughout the process
• Advising client on various economic and regulatory risks resolve complex accounting issues
• Ability to apply all areas of GAAP to complex situations, including writing technical memos and inter-office consultation papers and serve as a technical resource with the ability to explain and teach staff
• Informs partners of progress on engagements, takes timely action on technical, scheduling and other problems. Brings recommended solutions to partner’s attention for timely action.
• Provides training, leadership, recognition and administrative direction to motivate and develop team members
• Understands the economics of the firm’s practice and ability to management profitable engagements. Has direct client billing responsibility.
• Supports the management with decisions pertaining to policies and procedures and brings that support to the team
• Accepts other administrative and supervisory responsibilities, including recruiting and leading professional development conferences, as required
• Stays current on technical and regulatory issues
• Assist in any other tasks as requested

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field required
• 5+ years of experience in a public accounting firm or related experience
• Minimum of 2 years of supervising and training experience
• CPA certification required
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis upon hire

Skill Requirements

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Power Point, especially Excel)
• QuickBooks and ProSystems experience is a plus
• Proven experience in managing multiple client engagements simultaneously
• Strong motivation to meet client deadlines and provide excellent client service
• Proven verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Possess excellent people development and delegation skills, including training/instruction and engagement scheduling and budgeting
• Candidates must possess a willingness and ability to travel to client locations
• Possess executive presence with ability to be the primary contact for the client and to prepare and present presentations to clients and potential clients
• Creative problem solving and research ability demonstrating sound decision-making skills
• Strong organizational techniques are required
• Responsibility over business development and marketing