Audit Manager/Director, Higher Ed

CliftonLarsonAllen; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

CLA North Carolina Higher Education Assurance is hiring an Audit Director or Manager to join our team in Winston-Salem, Charlotte, or Raleigh. In this role, you'll lead assurance engagements for higher education clients across state colleges, public universities, private institutions, and related philanthropic and research activities.

You will plan, supervise, and deliver engagements, develop staff, and ensure timely, high-quality work.

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, including strategic management experience.
• Active CPA license.

Responsibilities

• Plan, supervise, and control all phases of higher education engagements as delegated by Principals.
• Plan timing, staffing, and execution of assurance engagements to deliver value to clients.
• Lead engagement decisions and keep the Engagement Principal informed of progress.
• Develop staff; recruit, plan assignments, resolve problems, and provide guidance.
• Supervise engagement letters, discuss terms with clients, estimate fees, and ensure sign-off before work begins.
• Evaluate internal controls and audit programs; monitor progress, time budgets, and deadlines; communicate with client management.

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 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 North Carolina Higher Education Assurance team. This in-office position can be based out of our Winston-Salem, Charlotte, or Raleigh, NC offices. In this role, you'll work with CLA's higher education clients to help make an impact across the education system, including state colleges, public universities, private institutions, and their philanthropic, research, and athletic endeavors.

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 higher ed industry clients as delegated by Principals.
• Assume in-charge responsibility by planning the timing, staffing, and execution of assurance engagements to promote efficient operations and deliver value to clients.
• Lead the decision-making process for assigned engagements and clients; keep the Engagement Principal fully informed of major decisions and engagement progress.
• Develop a trained and accountable team by assisting with recruiting, planning assignments, resolving problems, providing direct consultation to staff, evaluating performance, and serving as an instructor or discussion leader in professional development programs.
• Supervise the preparation of engagement letters for approval by the Engagement Principal; discuss the nature and terms of each assignment with clients; estimate fees; and ensure clients sign and return engagement letters before work begins.
• Evaluate internal controls and audit programs prepared by staff, revise as necessary, and present to the Engagement Principal for approval.
• Monitor engagement progress, time budgets, and deadlines; communicate important developments to the Engagement Principal along with relevant facts, conclusions, and recommendations; maintain ongoing communication with client management; and prepare for 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, including strategic management experience.
• You have an active CPA license.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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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