Audit Manager: Lead Multi-Engagement Audits & Mentoring

Newman Certified Public Accountant, PC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Comprehensive health coverage: medical

Paid time off and holidays

Work/life balance focus

Mentoring program

Job summary

Newman CPA is seeking an Audit Manager to lead a portfolio of CIRAs audit engagements, ensuring top-quality work through final technical reviews and proactive supervision of seniors and staff. You will mentor staff, manage budgets, and maintain strong client relationships while escalations are handled with care.

The role emphasizes staff development, early problem identification, and contributing to firm growth with training and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in accounting, or a related field with an accounting emphasis
• Active CPA license in good standing
• 5+ years of audit experience in public accounting
• 2+ years supervising and reviewing the work of seniors and staff
• Track record of running multiple concurrent engagements and delivering on time and on budget
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and GAAS, and ability to research technical questions
• Experience as primary client contact, including delivering difficult messages
• Strong oral and written communication skills and sound judgment for escalation
• Authorization to work permanently in the United States

Responsibilities

• Oversee a portfolio of engagements across audit, review, and compilation from planning to issuance
• Perform final technical review before sign-off, ensuring high-quality work with minimal rework
• Develop and mentor staff into senior roles, providing feedback and coaching
• Supervise seniors and staff, matching staff to engagements and ensuring proper staffing
• Provide technical judgment on complex accounting issues and escalate when needed
• Manage engagement economics, including budgets and realization
• Maintain client relationships and present audit results to boards and committees
• Identify at-risk engagements early and raise issues before deadlines
• Keep firm leadership informed with analysis and recommended actions
• Contribute to firm growth through recruiting, training, and process improvements
• Assist in post-fieldwork wrap-up and quality control

Skills

Audit leadership

Client relations

US GAAP/GAAS

Strong communication

CPA licensed

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in accounting

Tools

Engagement Manager

GoFileRoom

Thomson Reuters

Job description

Newman CPA is seeking an Audit Manager to lead a portfolio of CIRAs audit engagements, ensuring top-quality work through final technical reviews and proactive supervision of seniors and staff. You will mentor staff, manage budgets, and maintain strong client relationships while escalations are handled with care.

The role emphasizes staff development, early problem identification, and contributing to firm growth with training and process improvements.