Audit Director - State & Local Government

Aspire Talent Solutions; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Aspire Talent Solutions seeks an Audit Director with a strong State and Local Government specialization. The role offers a hybrid work environment with relocation assistance to support the transition. You will lead engagements, mentor staff, and drive business development for a growing CPA firm.

Responsibilities include managing client relationships, signing attestations, and ensuring quality across GAAS, GAGAS/Yellow Book, and Uniform Guidance audits while promoting a path to partnership.

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 (cities, counties, 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 under GAGAS/Yellow Book, GAAS, and the Uniform Guidance

Responsibilities

• Maintains contact with clients throughout the year and understands client operations and controls
• Reports to or serves as engagement partner on engagements per firm policy
• Signs attest opinions when acting as engagement partner
• Oversees all phases of engagements with partner oversight
• Identifies issues and proposes solutions with partner input
• Ensures engagements are properly scheduled and managed
• Acts as a subject matter expert in governmental sector audits
• Monitors billing and collection practices
• Supervises staff and provides training
• Participates in staff performance reviews and recruitment
• Supports business development and client relationship growth
• Leads prospective client meetings, fee estimates, and introductions
• Ensures compliance with firm-wide policies

Skills

Client relationship management

Leadership

Staff training

Business development

Public sector auditing

GAGAS knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field

CPA license

Tools

GAGAS/Yellow Book

GAAS

Uniform Guidance

Job description

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

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