Audit Manager

Energy Innovation Corp; Hilo (HI); On-site; USD 139,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Benefits

Flexibility

Job summary

BKD in Hilo, HI is seeking an Audit Manager to lead planning and execution of audit engagements, partner with department heads, and ensure timely, accurate reporting. The role offers a Hawaii base with opportunity for market-based upside and ownership potential.

You'll mentor staff, review workpapers, and maintain strong client relationships. Ideal candidates have 6+ years of audit experience, a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, and a calm, data-driven approach.

Qualifications

• At least 6 years of audit or finance leadership experience.
• Demonstrates ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Humble and data-driven, willing to adjust views when data dictates.
• Calm, composed leadership under high-stakes situations.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with department heads to track spending against approved budgets.
• Draft tax memos clear enough for legal signatures.
• Audit travel and entertainment spend to maintain control and fairness.
• Read covenant terms closely to keep lenders calm.
• Reconcile loan amortization with lender statements.
• Forecast working capital to avoid cash shortfalls.
• Develop cash flow models and monitor liquidity for the Hilo team.
• Analyze financial data to surface trends and risks.

Skills

Judgment

Independent work

Self-motivated

Humility to revise opinions

Calm under pressure

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Most Audit Manager roles end at the report; at BKD, ours begins with the question of what to do next. The proposition holds together — $139,000 - $188,000, 6 years, a HI base, and ownership the rest of the market rarely grants.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with department heads to track spending against approved budgets
• Draft tax memos clear enough that legal signs without rewrites
• Audit travel and entertainment spend without becoming the bad guy
• Read covenant terms closely enough to keep the lender calm
• Reconcile the loan amortization schedule against every lender statement
• Forecast working capital tight enough to avoid a data-driven cash crunch
• Develop cash flow models and monitor liquidity for the Hilo, HI team
• Analyze financial data using Internal Audit to surface trends and risks

What You'll Bring

• Judgment seasoned by at least 6 years of real consequences
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal oversight
• The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back
• Calm under the hands-on chaos a manager role tends to generate
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent practical experience

BKD treats Hilo, HI as both home and laboratory, prototyping purpose-led finance ideas no larger rival would risk. We default to writing things down so the whole finance team stays in the loop without endless meetings.

We seal the offer with $139,000 - $188,000, mentorship, benefits, and flexibility, the four reasons HI talent picks BKD first.

Right now BKD is mid-search, and the Audit Manager chair is yours to claim.