Audit Manager/Director, Higher Ed

CliftonLarsonAllen; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental

Vision

401k

Job summary

CLA is hiring an Audit Director or Manager to join the North Carolina Higher Education Assurance team in Winston-Salem, Charlotte, or Raleigh. In this in-office role, you will serve higher education clients across state colleges, public universities, private institutions, and related philanthropic and research efforts.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Accounting/Finance, a CPA license, and at least 6 years in a major accounting firm with strategic management experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Active CPA license
• 6+ years of experience in a large professional services or public accounting firm, including strategic management experience

Responsibilities

• Plan, supervise, and control all phases of higher education engagements to ensure quality and value for clients.
• Plan timing, staffing, and execution of assurance engagements to promote efficient operations.
• Lead decision-making for assigned engagements and keep the Engagement Principal informed of progress.
• Develop a trained and accountable team through recruiting, planning assignments, resolving problems, and guiding staff development.
• Supervise preparation of engagement letters; discuss terms with clients; estimate fees; ensure engagement letters are signed before work begins.
• Evaluate internal controls and audit programs; revise as necessary and present for approval.
• Monitor engagement progress, time budgets, deadlines, and communicate developments to the Engagement Principal; maintain client communications; prepare for final meetings.

Skills

6+ years experience

Education

CPA license

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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