Audit Manager

Energy Innovation Corp; Schaumburg (IL); On-site; USD 106,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Learning budgets

Weekly one-on-one coaching

Job summary

Consulting Plus, a Schaumburg-based firm, seeks an Audit Manager who can translate numbers into actionable insights for leadership. This freelance role offers $106,000 - $171,000 plus growth opportunities.

With 8 years in finance, you will lead the finance team’s audit readiness, coordinate with external auditors, and drive improvements across accruals, deferrals, and journal entries. Stock options and learning budgets accompany the salary package.

Qualifications

• 8 years in finance or accounting required.
• Strong GAAP knowledge and financial statement preparation experience.
• Proven ability to lead audit processes and coordinate with external auditors.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Lead audit preparation and serve as primary contact for external auditors.
• Reconcile equity rollforwards to keep the cap table and books aligned.
• Oversee accruals, deferrals, and journal entries with the Schaumburg controller.
• Analyze financial data using GAAP to surface trends and risks.
• File quarterly sales-and-use tax across IL jurisdictions.
• Reconcile benefits invoices against enrollment lines.

Skills

Audit management

GAAP knowledge

Financial analysis

External audit liaison

Mentorship leadership

Job description

Numbers tell a story, and Consulting Plus wants an Audit Manager who can read it aloud to Schaumburg leadership. If you have 8 years in finance, this freelance job offers $106,000 - $171,000 plus the room to lead and grow.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
• Reconcile equity rollforwards so the cap table never argues with the books
• Lead the Consulting Plus audit preparation and serve as primary contact for external auditors
• Sit beside the Schaumburg controller on accruals, deferrals, and journal entries
• Analyze financial data using GAAP to surface trends and risks
• File quarterly sales-and-use tax across every IL jurisdiction we touch
• Reconcile the freelance benefits invoice against enrollment line by line
• Watch DSO and DPO together, not as isolated numbers

What You'll Bring

• Comfort being accountable for a mentorship-focused outcome in a freelance role
• Calm under the data-honest chaos a manager role tends to generate
• Demonstrated knack for making the fast-paced feel manageable
• Familiarity with Consulting Plus-scale workflows, or the appetite to reach them

Consulting Plus is the mentorship-focused Schaumburg company that turned a niche finance obsession into something the whole IL now uses. As an Audit Manager, you'll have a real voice in shaping how the finance team operates.

Salaries here begin at $106,000 - $171,000, complemented by stock options, learning budgets, and weekly one-on-one coaching.

Live and unfilled as of this exact moment, ready for your interest.