Audit Manager

Distinct | North America; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced PTO

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid volunteer days

Job summary

Distinct | North America is seeking an Audit Manager in Houston, TX to lead nonprofit engagements from planning through completion. You will manage client relationships, delegate work across the team, review files, and help develop the next generation of auditors.

This role emphasizes meaningful work with a reasonable balance, including capped busy season and flexible scheduling. You’ll have ownership of engagements while maintaining work-life balance, and potential progression from Manager to

Qualifications

• 5+ years of public accounting experience required.
• CPA certification required.

Responsibilities

• Lead nonprofit engagements from planning to completion.
• Manage client relationships and delegate work across the team.
• Review files and help develop junior staff.
• Provide ownership and accountability for engagements.
• Support flexible scheduling and work–life balance.

Skills

Public accounting

CPA

Education

CPA licensure

Job description

5+ years' Public Accounting experience | CPA required

If you want your audit work to feel like it's attached to something more meaningful than just another deadline, this one is worth a look.

This firm focuses on Non Profit organisations, working with clients like charities, foundations and churches.

So the work still has the technical challenge you'd expect at Manager level, but there's a bit more purpose behind who you're actually helping.

As an Audit Manager, you'll be right in the middle of things.

You'll lead engagements from planning through to completion, manage client relationships, delegate work across the team, review files and help develop the people coming up behind you.

You'll have proper ownership.

But not at the expense of your entire life.

Busy season is capped at around 55 hours, and that really is the limit.

There's no expectation to work weekends either.

Home life comes first, and they mean it.

There's flexibility around how you structure your day too.

Want to start early and beat Houston traffic? Fine.

Need a later start because of school drop off? Also fine.

Nobody is pretending flexibility exists and then making you feel guilty for actually using it.

Progression is clear too.

You could move from Manager to Senior Manager within around 2 to 3 years, with Partner beyond that if it's what you want.

And if Partnership isn't your goal? That's okay too.

There's room to build a long term career here without feeling like you need to keep chasing titles just to stay relevant.

You'll also get a strong benefits package including

• enhanced PTO
• medical
• dental
• vision
• paid volunteer days

For me, that last one says quite a lot about the type of firm this is.

If you want to lead clients, develop a team and do work that feels worthwhile, without accepting that Audit Manager automatically means evenings and weekends disappearing, this could be a really good move.