Audit Manager

BKD; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits package

Job summary

BKD in Bakersfield, CA is seeking an Audit Manager to lead manager-level initiatives, oversee budgeting and profitability analysis, and drive automation with Internal Audit and SOX controls. The role supports a temporary CA assignment with opportunity to influence critical financial decisions.

The candidate should bring strong leadership, independent work capability, tax prep and month-end close experience, and a growth mindset to a reliable, detail-focused finance team.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience guiding manager-level initiatives.
• Ability to thrive both independently and as part of a tight-knit team.
• Experience with tax preparation and compliance.
• Strong Month-End Close capabilities and process discipline.
• An eye for fast-moving detail and accuracy.
• 6+ years of learning when to trust the process and when to break it.
• Growth mindset with openness to feedback.

Responsibilities

• Trace a single transaction end to end when numbers don’t tie.
• Reconcile the credit-card feed against receipts.
• Lean on Internal Audit and SOX Compliance to automate processes.
• Build and maintain budgets, forecasts, and variance analyses.
• Conduct profitability analyses by product, region, and customer segment.
• Draft tax memos clear enough for legal approval without rewrites.
• Manage banking relationships and optimize treasury operations.

Skills

Leadership experience

Independent work

Tax preparation

Month-end close

Attention to detail

6+ years experience

Growth mindset

Job description

Most Audit Manager roles end at the report; at BKD, ours begins with the question of what to do next. This Audit Manager role hands manager talent $113,000 - $156,000, a temporary arrangement in CA, and the latitude to call the shots.

Key Responsibilities

• Trace a single transaction end to end when the numbers stop tying
• Reconcile the credit-card feed against receipts nobody wants to chase
• Lean on Internal Audit and SOX Compliance to automate what used to be manual
• Build and maintain budgets, forecasts, and variance analyses for BKD
• Conduct profitability analysis by product, region, and customer segment
• Draft tax memos clear enough that legal signs without rewrites
• Manage banking relationships and optimize treasury operations

What You'll Bring

• Proven leadership experience guiding manager-level initiatives
• Ability to thrive both independently and as part of a tight-knit team
• Enough Tax Preparation to be dangerous, enough Month-End Close to be trusted
• An eye for the fast-moving detail that separates fine from finished
• 6 years of learning when to trust the process and when to break it
• A growth mindset that treats feedback as fuel, not threat

At BKD, the agile Bakersfield crew believes finance should feel boring and reliable, never thrilling and fragile. Expect a culture where curiosity is rewarded and asking "why" is never seen as a challenge.

Beyond $113,000 - $156,000, BKD offers a generous benefits package and the chance to lead projects that build your skills.

As of this visit, BKD is actively reviewing for the Audit Manager role.