Audit Partner Private Equity

Meraki Talent; New York (NY); On-site; USD 300,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Meraki Talent is partnering with a renowned New York CPA firm to recruit an Audit Partner for their Private Equity service line. This role leads a skilled audit team, directs engagement strategy with major PE clients, and drives portfolio growth while ensuring strict regulatory compliance.

The ideal candidate has a CPA license, a track record as Audit Director/Partner in Private Equity, and proven success in winning new business and expanding audit portfolios within a global firm.

Qualifications

• CPA license required.
• Experience as Audit Director or Partner within Private Equity.
• Proven history of winning new business and growing Audit portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution meetings with Private Equity clients.
• Oversee a large portfolio of Private Equity firms and their portfolio companies.
• Develop the Private Equity Audit portfolio and cross-sell other services.
• Ensure adherence to regulatory and Audit Quality standards across the practice.

Skills

Leadership

Client communication

Mentoring

Strategic business development

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA license

Job description

Meraki Talent is proudly working closely with a highly reputable and well‑known CPA firm in New York city on the position of Audit Partner.

This position will sit within the firms Private Equity service line.

The firm:

Our client is an international CPA firm with offices spread far and wide across the globe, they are strategically placed across each continent giving them enviable reach to global clients of varying sizes ranging from large public listed entities, private firms and large international owner/family managed business.

The firm has a rich history spanning close to 100 years, they have evolved significantly during this period starting from humble beginnings here in the US up to today’s magnificent international leading CPA firm working across leading sectors and trailblazing new initiatives within the busting world of Accounting & Finance.

With such a long and successful history, the firm has become a market expert in a multitude of sectors ranging from Renewables, Real Estate, Tech, Financial Services, Fintech, Federal Government, and many many more.

Due to a sustained period of growth for the firm within their Private Equity practice, they now seek an additional Partner to join their Audit service line.

Audit Partner:

As Audit Partner you will lead a team of highly skilled Audit professionals ranging in experience from trainee level all the way through to Director providing expert guidance on all matters Audit and installing high degrees of discipline to the Practice in line with regulatory standards.

You will work with some of the world’s largest Private Equity firms and their portfolio companies providing strategic advice and a professional non bias overview of their business, ensuring the utmost adherence to strict compliance and regulatory governance within your role as Audit Partner.

The Audit Partner will work closely with other Partners across the firm and the wider Private Equity practice utilizing their network and experience within Private Equity to grow the firm’s Audit practice and open doors for additional service lines within the firm such as Tax and Advisory services unearthing cross selling opportunities for each division.

• Lead planning and execution meeting meetings with clients within Private Equity.
• Oversight of a large portfolio of Private Equity firms.
• Take your team on a journey of excellence, nurturing talent along the way, providing a center of excellence, professionalism, and understanding of regulatory standards to lay the foundations for the firm’s future leaders.
• Take a lead in further development of the portfolio, utilizing your existing network to further grow your portfolio, being a leading market facing presence and winning new clients to the Audit and Private Equity practices.
• Collaborate with other leaders within the firm to develop the strategy for Private Equity, cross selling other service lines and championing the firm’s values and ethos for growth.
• Ensure absolute adherence to regulatory and Audit Quality standards across the Private Equity Audit service line.
• A born leader, ability to work with, lead and communicate with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• An understanding of learning and teaching, everyone has their own way of learning, a leader’s job is to ensure they are adaptable to the needs of their team ensuring a flexible method of teaching is available to all to enhance the chances of their success.
• A clear communicator with clients, ability to operate at C-suite level, encouraging clients with the knowledge you have the best interests for the business at heart.
• A leader who understands the difficulties their team faces daily, manages with empathy, and gains the trust and belief of their team and peers.

Experience:

This exciting Audit Partner opportunity is available due to the tremendous growth of the Private Equity arm of the business over recent years. The firm is keen to further establish its presence and dominance within Private Equity and the new Audit Partner will allow them to take further steps into an already lucrative service line for the business.

I am working toward a detailed mandate for this vacancy but would be open to speaking with experienced Audit Directors (1st time Partners) and current Audit Partners.

Key requirements would include:

• Proven history as an Audit Director or Partner within the Private Equity field.
• Experience of winning new business and growing Audit portfolios.
• Experience of Auditing public listed entities.
• Valid CPA license.