Audit Director

Distinct | North America; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

PTO

Paid holidays

CPA fees covered

CPE credits covered

Professional dues covered

Job summary

Distinct | North America is seeking a Director of Audit to lead the national audit practice, shaping quality control, workflows, and technology adoption as the firm grows through acquisitions. You will oversee Managers, Seniors, and Staff, with final sign-off authority on engagements and EQR readiness.

You will also drive efficiency, integrate acquired firms into a single audit methodology, and partner with development and operations to increase AI-driven audit processes.

Qualifications

• Must be a licensed CPA with final engagement sign-off or EQR authority.
• Experience leading audit teams at Senior Audit Manager or Director level.
• Proven ability to build and implement consistent audit methodologies across a growing practice.
• Experience integrating acquired firms into a unified audit approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead the audit function across the practice, setting quality standards and workflows.
• Own quality control, peer review readiness and audit methodology as the firm expands.
• Develop the team, improve turnaround times and integrate acquisitions.
• Collaborate with development and operations to introduce AI and automation in audits.

Skills

Leadership

CPA

Audit quality

Team management

AI/automation in audits

Education

CPA certification

Tools

Audit software

ERP audit tools

Job description

Most Director of Audit jobs involve inheriting somebody else's system and being asked to keep it running.

This one involves building a better one.

You'll take leadership of the audit function for a CPA firm that's growing nationally, both organically and through acquisition.

You'll be the final sign off authority across the audit practice. You'll lead the Managers, Seniors and Staff. And you'll have the freedom to shape how audit quality, workflows and technology should work as the firm gets bigger.

There's no expectation that you arrive with a little black book and start selling either.

Your job is to make the audit practice excellent.

That means owning quality control and peer review readiness, developing the team, improving turnaround times and integrating acquired firms into 1 consistent audit methodology.

You'll also work directly with the firm's development and operations teams to bring more AI and automation into the audit process.

So this isn't a Director title attached to a glorified review role.

It's an opportunity to put your fingerprints on how a growing national audit practice operates.

You'll need to be an active CPA and have already operated around Senior Audit Manager or Director level. Crucially, you should have personally held final engagement sign off or EQR authority and have experience leading people and owning audit quality processes.

Compensation includes a competitive base and bonus, alongside 401(k) match, medical, dental and vision coverage, PTO, paid holidays and your CPA fees, CPE and professional dues covered.

If you've spent the last few years thinking “I know how I'd run this if somebody actually gave me the chance”, this might be that chance.