Audit Director - State & Local Government

MDS Staffing; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

MDS Staffing is seeking an Audit Director for a Progressive regional CPA firm in Colorado. This role focuses on State and Local Government audits and offers a hybrid work environment with growth toward partnership.

The Director will oversee multiple engagements, mentor staff, lead business development for government sector work, and ensure compliance with GAAS, GAGAS, and Uniform Guidance while maintaining strong client relationships.

Qualifications

• Approximately 10 years of public accounting experience
• Minimum 2 years in a senior manager position
• Significant government/public sector auditing experience (state and local governments)
• Ability to travel to client and firm locations
• Experience bringing in new business to a CPA Firm
• Auditing in accordance with GAGAS, GAAS, and Uniform Guidance

Responsibilities

• Maintain contact with clients and understand their operations and controls
• Lead or report to engagement partner on engagements per firm policy
• Sign and attest opinions as engagement partner when assigned
• Oversee all phases of engagement reporting and ensure compliance with accounting standards and firm policy
• Provide updates to engagement Partner on developments and issues
• Ensure proper scheduling of engagements and staffing
• Act as subject matter expert for governmental sector
• Oversee billing and collections per firm policy
• Supervise and train staff; review work papers and reports
• Participate in staff performance evaluations and counseling
• Assist in recruitment and interviews for Assurance and Advisory candidates
• Lead business development and client relationship activities
• Lead communications with prospective clients, prepare fee estimates, attend meetings
• Ensure compliance with firm-wide policies and procedures

Skills

Public accounting experience

GAGAS/Yellow Book knowledge

GAAS knowledge

Uniform Guidance knowledge

Staff training/mentoring

Business development

Engagement leadership

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

CPA license

Job description

Progressive regonal CPA firm needs an Audit Director, who has a State and Local Government specialization- Fast track to Partnership - Reasonable work life balance - Hybrid work envirronment. Relocation assistance available.

The Director is the liaison between the Partner, the client, and the professional staff. Directors are responsible for managing multiple auditing and accounting projects and client engagements simultaneously, and scheduling, staffing and coordinating engagement workflow. Directors develop and train staff, and make associations to develop new business for the Firm. The Director has mastered the skills and requirements of the Manager role and has been identified as possessing the prerequisite for future growth in the Firm. Directors play a lead role in maintaining client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Maintains contact with clients throughout the year; possesses a thorough knowledge of the client and all facets of the client’s operations and control systems; building and maintaining good client relationships.
• Either assumes the role of engagement partner or reports directly to the engagement partner on engagements in accordance with firm policies.
• Signs attest opinions as a representative of the firm when assigned the role of engagement partner.
• Oversees all phases of when reporting to an engagement partner and ensures the client deliverable complies with both the applicable accounting framework and firm policy.
• Apprises the engagement Partner, if applicable, of all important developments on the client account; identifies any potential issues on each engagement and implements solutions after partner consultation.
• Responsible for ensuring engagements are properly scheduled.
• Serves as a subject matter expert in discipline or industry, specifically for governmental sector
• Ensures billing and collection practices are executed by engagement teams in accordance with firm policy.
• Supervises staff assigned to engagements and provides on-the-job training; reviews work papers and reports prepared by the engagement team in accordance with firm policy.
• Plays a pivotal role in staff performance evaluations, reviews and periodic counseling.
• Involved in the recruitment of staff and interviews Assurance and Advisory candidates when needed.
• Acts as a representative of the firm in business development matters; develops a network of business contacts and referrals to generate business for the firm.
• Assumes the lead role on prospective client leads assigned to them and responsible for initial communications with prospective clients, generating fee estimates and attending prospective client meetings.
• Maintains appropriate compliance with all Firm-wide policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Approximately 10 years' experience in public accounting and a minimum of 2 years in a senior manager position, with significant experience in the public sector, including auditing state and local governments (i.e., cities, counties, special districts, charter Schools etc.)
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field.
• Holds a current and valid CPA license.
• Ability to travel to client and firm office locations.
• Demonstrated ability to bring in new business to a CPA Firm.
• Significant experience conducting audits in accordance with General Accepted Governmental Auditing Standards (GAGAS/Yellow Book), Generally Accepted Audit Standards (GAAS) and the Uniform Guidance
• Maintains appropriate compliance with all Firm-wide policies and procedures.
• Ability to direct, review and train departmental staff.
• Exposure to conducting audits of not for profit organizations

Working Conditions

• Hybrid working environment (work from home, firm office or client location) as needed to service the clients appropriately and train staff
• Same day travel for work at clients’ offices, meetings, and seminars, as needed
• Out-of-town travel with overnight stays for work at clients, meetings, or seminars
• Overtime work expected as needed throughout the year with concentration of overtime expected from August to February