Audit Senior Manager

Gelman LLP; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Gelman LLP in Irvine, CA seeks a Senior Audit Manager to take full responsibility for a portfolio of the firm’s largest and most complex audits and reviews. You will lead and develop the audit team, oversee engagement planning through delivery, and partner with senior leadership to grow the practice.

You will mentor staff, manage budgets and client relationships, and ensure compliance with professional standards while pursuing a pathway toward partnership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; Master’s in Accounting preferred.
• Typically 8+ years of public accounting audit experience, including at least 2 years at the Manager level.
• Valid, active CPA license required.
• Proven ability to manage large, complex engagements and lead teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and client relationship skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management abilities.
• Ability to work under time pressure in highly interruptive conditions.
• Professional, honest, ethical, proactive, and client service oriented.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for a portfolio of the firm’s largest and most complex audit clients.
• Build trusted-advisor relationships with client owners, executives, audit committees, and boards.
• Develop significant management letter comments and recommendations on internal controls.
• Proactively identify accounting and business advisory opportunities that add value for clients.
• Maintain client contact throughout the year, not only during engagement periods.
• Oversee all phases of multiple concurrent engagements, from planning through fieldwork, review, and delivery.
• Design the audit approach, including risk assessment, materiality, and internal control evaluation.
• Lead and oversee audits of ESOPs and employee benefit plans.
• Perform the technical “cold” review of financial statements, disclosures, and workpapers before partner sign-off.
• Anticipate and resolve complex accounting, auditing, and reporting issues with the engagement partner.
• Ensure compliance with firm quality control policies, standards, and independence rules.
• Manage engagement economics, including budgets, scope changes, billing, realization, and collections.
• Lead, mentor, and develop audit staff; conduct performance reviews.
• Lead A&A department initiatives, training programs, and process improvements.
• Participate in firm planning, recruiting, and quality control activities.
• Model professionalism, ethics, and the firm’s values for the entire team.
• Originate new clients and expand services to existing clients.
• Build and maintain a strong referral network of bankers, attorneys, and other professionals.
• Lead and deliver proposals and client presentations.
• Represent the firm through industry groups, community organizations, and publications.
• Develop the business development skills expected on a path to partnership.

Skills

Audit management

Leadership

Client relationship management

GAAP knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Project management

Firm administration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Master's in Accounting preferred

CPA license

Job description

Position Summary

The Senior Audit Manager is a senior leader in the firm’s audit and assurance practice who takes full responsibility for a portfolio of the firm’s largest and most complex audit and review engagements, working directly with partners with minimal supervision. Beyond managing engagements through thethetechnical “cold” review, the Senior Audit Manager leads and develops the audit team, plays a key role in firm administration, and actively grows the practice. This position is a pathway to partnership. Performance is measured by engagement quality and profitability, client satisfaction and retention, staffdevelopment, technical leadership, and business development results.

Client Service

• Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for a portfolio of the firm’s largest and most complex auditclients
• Build trusted-advisor relationships with client owners, executives, audit committees, and boards
• Develop significant management letter comments and recommendations on internal controls
• Proactively identify accounting and business advisory opportunities that add value for clients
• Maintain client contact throughout the year, not only during engagement periods

Engagement Management

• Oversee all phases of multiple concurrent engagements, from planning and risk assessment through fieldwork, review, and delivery
• Design the audit approach, including risk assessment, materiality, and internal control evaluation
• Lead and oversee audits of ESOPs and employee benefit plans
• Perform the technical “cold” review of financial statements, disclosures, and workpapers before partner sign-off
• Anticipate and resolve the most complex accounting, auditing, and reporting issues with theengagement partner
• Ensure compliance with firm quality control policies, professional standards, and AICPAindependence rules
• Manage engagement economics, including budgets, scope changes, billing, realization, andcollections

Technical Expertise

• Expert knowledge of GAAP, FASB pronouncements, AICPA auditing standards (SAS), and SSARS
• Serve as a firm-wide accounting and auditing resource and lead complex research
• Develop a specialty in one or more industries, such as employee benefit plans
• Stay current on new standards and regulatory developments and train the team on them

Leadership & Firm Administration

• Lead, mentor, and develop audit managers, supervisors, seniors, and staff; conduct performancereviews
• Manage staffing and workload across engagements to meet deadlines while supporting work-lifebalance
• Lead A&A department initiatives, training programs, and process improvements
• Participate in firm planning, recruiting, and quality control activities
• Model professionalism, ethics, and the firm’s values for the entire team

Practice Development

• Originate new clients and expand services to existing clients
• Build and maintain a strong referral network of bankers, attorneys, and other professionals
• Lead and deliver proposals and client presentations
• Represent the firm through industry groups, community organizations, speaking engagements, andpublications
• Develop the business development skills expected on a path to partnership

Education, Experience & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; Master’s in Accounting preferred
• Typically 8+ years of public accounting audit experience, including at least 2 years at the Managerlevel
• Valid, active CPA license required
• Proven ability to manage large, complex engagements and lead teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and client relationship skills
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management abilities
• Ability to work under time pressure in highly interruptive conditions
• Professional, honest, ethical, proactive, and client service oriented

Working Conditions

• 55 billable hours per week required February 1 through April 15