Assurance Senior Manager- Public Sector

Baker Tilly US; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 117,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Tilly in the United States is seeking an Audit Senior Manager for the Public Sector team. You will lead industry-focused audits and assurance services for middle-market clients, partnering with firm leadership to drive client success.

You will mentor staff, oversee engagement work, and help grow the practice while balancing project delivery with professional development and client relationships across government entities.

Qualifications

• CPA credential required for the role.
• Eight or more years of experience in public accounting audits.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and client service skills.
• Ability to manage complex government and public sector engagements.

Responsibilities

• Be a trusted engagement team member delivering assurance and consulting services to public sector clients.
• Engage with clients throughout the year to understand goals and challenges.
• Lead fieldwork, ensure quality, and timely delivery of results.
• Provide financial statement guidance and business recommendations based on testing.
• Develop client relationships to win new projects and grow revenue.
• Mentor and coach staff, supporting their professional growth.

Skills

CPA Certification

Leadership & mentoring

Education

4-year degree

Bachelor’s/Master’s in accounting

Tools

Microsoft Office

Audit software

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.

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. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

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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 Senior Manager in our Public Sector team! 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. If you are invigorated by these exciting challenges, then this could be the right opportunity for you! As one of the fastest growing firms in the nation, BT has the ability to offer you upward career trajectory, flexibility in how and where you get your work done and meaningful relationships with clients, teammates and leadership who truly care about you and your development.

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.

What You Will Do

• Be a trusted member of the engagement team providing various assurance and consulting services to industry specific clients, positively impacting their financial statements, profitability, and business operations through:
• Proactively engaging with your clients throughout the year to understand business goals and challenges.
• Developing and 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.
• Manage 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 the goal of acquiring new clients, projects, and revenue.
• 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.
• Enjoy friendships, social activities and team outings that encourage a work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:
  • 4-year degree
  • CPA
  • Eight (8) years of experience
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s, master’s, or advanced degree in accounting
  • Eight (8)+ years of experience providing financial statement auditing services within a public accounting firm
  • experience is preferred
  • Five (5)+ years of supervisory experience, mentoring and counseling associates
  • Industry experience in GAGAS engagements
  • Public Sector Entity experience desired: municipalities and local education agencies
  • 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
  • Highly developed software and Microsoft Suite skills
  • Eligibility to work in the U.S. without sponsorship

The pay range for this position is $116,500 to $198,200. This range represents a good-faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation the firm expects to pay for this position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will depend on a variety of relevant factors, including an applicant’s skills, experience, qualifications, professional certifications, work arrangements, geographic location, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range, and compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. Baker Tilly offers a compensation and benefits package to eligible employees.