Audit Director - State & Local Government

Ashton North LLC; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashton North LLC is seeking an Audit Director with a State and Local Government specialization for a fast track to partnership. The role offers a hybrid work environment, relocation assistance, and the opportunity to lead multiple government audits while developing staff and expanding client relationships.

You will oversee engagements, sign attestations as needed, and coordinate staffing and workflow across engagements with a focus on client service and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Approximately 10 years' experience in public accounting with 2+ years in a senior manager role.
• Significant public sector experience including auditing state and local governments.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field.
• Holds a current and valid CPA license.
• Ability to travel to client and firm locations.
• Proven ability to bring in new business to a CPA Firm.
• Experience auditing under GAGAS/Yellow Book, GAAS and the Uniform Guidance.
• Ability to direct, review and train departmental staff.
• Exposure to audits of not-for-profit organizations.

Responsibilities

• Maintains contact with clients throughout the year; knowledge of client operations and control systems.
• Either serves as engagement partner or reports to the engagement partner on engagements.
• Signs attest opinions as a representative of the firm when acting as engagement partner.
• Oversees all phases of reporting to engagement partner and ensures compliance with framework and policy.
• Advises the engagement Partner on important developments and potential issues; implements solutions.
• Ensures engagements are properly scheduled.
• Serves as a subject matter expert for governmental sector.
• Ensures billing and collection practices align with firm policy.
• Supervises staff on engagements and provides on-the-job training.
• Pivotal role in staff performance evaluations and counseling.
• Participates in recruitment and interviews for Assurance and Advisory staff.
• Represents the firm in business development and client networking.
• Leads prospective client engagements, communicates with potential clients, and prepares fee estimates.
• Maintains compliance with all Firm-wide policies and procedures.

Skills

Staff management

Business development

Project coordination

Client relations

Auditing leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field

CPA license

Tools

GAGAS/Yellow Book

GAAS

Uniform Guidance

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