Audit Manager: Lead, Automate & Analyze (CA - Temporary)

BKD; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits package

Job summary

BKD in Bakersfield, CA is seeking an Audit Manager to lead manager-level initiatives, oversee budgeting and profitability analysis, and drive automation with Internal Audit and SOX controls. The role supports a temporary CA assignment with opportunity to influence critical financial decisions.

The candidate should bring strong leadership, independent work capability, tax prep and month-end close experience, and a growth mindset to a reliable, detail-focused finance team.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience guiding manager-level initiatives.
• Ability to thrive both independently and as part of a tight-knit team.
• Experience with tax preparation and compliance.
• Strong Month-End Close capabilities and process discipline.
• An eye for fast-moving detail and accuracy.
• 6+ years of learning when to trust the process and when to break it.
• Growth mindset with openness to feedback.

Responsibilities

• Trace a single transaction end to end when numbers don’t tie.
• Reconcile the credit-card feed against receipts.
• Lean on Internal Audit and SOX Compliance to automate processes.
• Build and maintain budgets, forecasts, and variance analyses.
• Conduct profitability analyses by product, region, and customer segment.
• Draft tax memos clear enough for legal approval without rewrites.
• Manage banking relationships and optimize treasury operations.

Skills

Leadership experience

Independent work

Tax preparation

Month-end close

Attention to detail

6+ years experience

Growth mindset

Job description

BKD in Bakersfield, CA is seeking an Audit Manager to lead manager-level initiatives, oversee budgeting and profitability analysis, and drive automation with Internal Audit and SOX controls. The role supports a temporary CA assignment with opportunity to influence critical financial decisions.

The candidate should bring strong leadership, independent work capability, tax prep and month-end close experience, and a growth mindset to a reliable, detail-focused finance team.