Audit Manager/Director

CliftonLarsonAllen; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k

Job summary

CLA in Charlotte, NC is hiring an Audit Director or Manager to join our Carolantaville Construction team. This in-office role can sit in Charlotte, Raleigh, Atlanta, or Nashville offices; you’ll work with construction clients to provide clarity into their businesses.

You will plan, supervise, and control all phases of engagements, lead teams, manage engagement letters, assess controls, monitor budgets, and communicate progress to principals while developing staff and delivering value to clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in a large professional services or public accounting firm, driving strategic management.
• CPA license certification is required.
• You jump at the chance to help others and you're ready to lead a team of high-performing people.
• You have a knack for solving issues and can confidently bring solutions to the table.
• You love to work with clients to help their businesses succeed strategically.

Responsibilities

• Plan, supervise, and control all phases of the Firm's construction industry engagements.
• Plan the timing, staffing and execution of assurance engagements to deliver value to clients.
• Lead engagement decisions and keep principals informed of progress.
• Develop a trained team through recruiting, planning, and staff development.
• Supervise preparation of the engagement letter and discuss terms with the client.
• Evaluate internal controls and audit programs and revise as needed.
• Monitor budgets and deadlines; communicate developments to the Engagement Principal.
• Prepare final client meetings and present recommendations.

Skills

CPA license

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Job description

CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services. Even with more than 8,500 people, 130 U.S. locations, and a global reach, we promise to know you and help you.

CLA is dedicated to building a culture that invites different beliefs and perspectives to the table, so we can truly know and help our clients, communities, and each other.

CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP is hiring an Audit Director or Manager to join our CLA Carolantaville Construction team. This is an in office position that can sit in our Charlotte, Raleigh, Atlanta, or Nashville offices. In this role, you'll work with CLA's construction clients, providing them clarity into their businesses.

How you'll create opportunities in this Audit Director or Manager role:

• Assume responsibility for planning, supervising, and controlling all phases of the Firm's construction industry clients as delegated by Principals.
• Assume in-charge responsibility; plan the timing, staffing and execution of assurance engagements to promote the most efficient operation and deliver value to our clients.
• Lead the decision-making process for assigned engagements/clients; keep the Engagement Principal fully informed of major decisions and the engagement progress.
• Develop a responsible and trained team through assistance in recruiting, planning assignments, resolving problems, providing direct consultation to staff, evaluating staff performance, and acting as an instructor or discussion leader in professional development programs.
• Supervise preparation of the engagement letter for approval by the Engagement Principal, discuss the nature and terms of the assignment with the client, estimate fees, and ensure client signs and returns the engagement letter prior to the start of the engagement.
• Evaluate internal controls and audit programs prepared by staff, revise as necessary, and present to the Engagement Principal for approval.
• Follow the engagement progress through monitoring time budgets and deadlines for adherence; communicate important developments to the Engagement Principal along with facts, conclusions, and recommendations; provide ongoing attention to client management; and prepare final client meetings.

What you will need:

• You have a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• You have a minimum of 6 years of experience in a large professional services or public accounting firm, driving strategic management.
• CPA license certification is required.
• You jump at the chance to help others and you're ready to lead a team of high-performing people.
• You have a knack for solving issues and can confidently bring solutions to the table.
• You love to work with clients' to help their businesses succeed strategically.

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Wellness at CLA

To support our CLA family members, we focus on their physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being and offer comprehensive benefit options that include health, dental, vision, 401k and much more.

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