Audit Manager - Financial Institutions

Confidential Employer; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Audit Manager – Financial Institutions in Atlanta, GA seeks an experienced audit professional with 4+ years of public accounting experience serving financial institutions. You will supervise audits, lead teams, manage client communications, and provide advisory services during non-peak periods.

This full-time role emphasizes leadership, technical excellence, and building relationships with bank clients.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of public accounting experience serving financial institutions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to lead and collaborate within team environments.
• Experience auditing SEC registrants or community banks over $1B in assets is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Supervise financial statement audits and financial statement preparation engagements for financial institutions.
• Coach, mentor, and develop senior and staff auditors.
• Demonstrate subject-matter expertise in accounting, auditing, and reporting matters unique to financial institutions.
• Understand ICFR requirements, including banks subject to FDICIA.
• Communicate proactively and effectively with client management to manage expectations and deliver timely results.
• Exhibit leadership while managing multiple engagements across teams and locations.
• Provide advisory services during non-peak seasons, including CECL consulting, FDICIA implementation, loan review, and operational internal audit support.

Skills

Audit leadership

Team development

Client communications

Financial institutions

Job description

Audit Manager - Financial Institutions - Atlanta, GA

Who: An experienced audit professional with 4+ years of public accounting experience serving financial institutions.

What: Supervise financial institution audits, lead and develop audit teams, manage client communications, and provide advisory services during non-peak periods.

When: Full-time role available now.

Where: Atlanta, GA

Why: To take a leadership role supporting complex financial institution audits while helping expand service capabilities across the industry group.

Office Environment: Team-oriented, collaborative, and focused on technical excellence and client service.

Salary: Competitive and aligned with experience.

Position Overview:

The Audit Manager – Financial Institutions will oversee financial statement audits and reporting engagements, lead audit teams, ensure compliance with industry-specific standards, and build strong relationships with client management. This role also includes providing advisory services during non-peak periods, contributing to the growth of the financial institutions practice, and supporting engagements across the firm’s footprint.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise financial statement audits and financial statement preparation engagements for financial institutions.
• Coach, mentor, and develop senior and staff auditors.
• Demonstrate subject-matter expertise in accounting, auditing, and reporting matters unique to financial institutions.
• Understand ICFR requirements, including banks subject to FDICIA.
• Communicate proactively and effectively with client management to manage expectations and deliver timely results.
• Exhibit leadership while managing multiple engagements across teams and locations.
• Provide advisory services during non-peak seasons, including CECL consulting, FDICIA implementation, loan review, and operational internal audit support.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 4 years of public accounting experience serving financial institutions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and analytical abilities with the capacity to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to lead and collaborate within team environments.
• Experience auditing SEC registrants or community banks over $1B in assets is a plus.