Audit Senior Manager - M&D

ED03 Elliott Davis Advisory, LLC; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous time away

Flexible work schedules

Maternity and parental leave

Wellness benefits

One-on-one coaching

Leadership and career development

Beyond program access

Job summary

Elliott Davis in Charlotte, NC is seeking an Audit Senior Manager to lead audits from planning to completion for diverse clients. You will oversee the audit team, review work, train staff, and partner with decision-makers on growth initiatives across service lines.

The role requires a CPA, 5+ years of public accounting audit experience, and strong communication, analytical and leadership skills. A hybrid work model and competitive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5+ years audit experience at a public accounting firm.
• CPA Certification.
• Proven ability to develop new service opportunities with clients.
• Strong verbal and written communication.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience hiring, developing, and leading audit staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead audits from planning to completion and manage engagement budgets.
• Direct and develop the audit team and coordinate engagement tasks.
• Communicate progress and findings to clients and shareholders.
• Identify issues and provide practical resolutions.
• Support business development and client initiatives.

Skills

Audit leadership

CPA Certification

Client relationships

Communication skills

Analytical ability

Team leadership

Business development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

WHO WE ARE

Elliott Davis pairs forward-thinking tax, assurance and consulting services with industry-leading workplace culture. Our nine offices — located in the fastest growing cities in the US — are built on a foundation of inclusivity, collaboration, and collective growth. We work daily to provide exceptional service to our people, customers, and our communities. Audit and assurance services are provided by Elliott Davis, LLC (doing business in NC and D.C. as Elliott Davis, PLLC), a licensed CPA firm.

“Elliott Davis” is the brand name under which Elliott Davis, LLC (doing business in North Carolina and D.C. as Elliott Davis, PLLC) and Elliott Davis Advisory, LLC and its subsidiary entities provide professional services in an alternative practice structure in accordance with applicable professional standards. Elliott Davis, LLC is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its customers. Elliott Davis Advisory, LLC and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business consulting services to their customers.

Job Summary

The role of the Audit Senior Manager is to lead the audit process from planning to completion for clients as part of the company’s annual audit plan. Tasks will include leading the audit team, supervising the audit process, researching, reviewing current processes, and providing recommendations to enhance company policies and procedures. The Audit Senior Manager is responsible for reviewing the work of, as well as training, supporting, supervising, and motivating the audit team. The Audit Senior Manager will have access to decision makers on a daily basis and will be involved in business development and client initiatives that drive growth across all of our service lines.

Responsibilities

• Possess thorough knowledge of all facets of the client’s business to ensure client understanding of engagement economics and to provide frequent updates
• Own and monitor client relationships over the length of the engagement process
• Create a collaborative team environment and motivate the team through communication and actions
• Actively communicate the progress of engagements, issues, and resolutions to clients and shareholders
• Demonstrate the ability to identify complex issues and creatively resolve them
• Assume responsibility for all phases of client engagement and manage multiple audit projects simultaneously
• Monitor engagement budgets and billing by reviewing reports and data and accurately communicating these findings
• Delegate and manage audit assignments to achieve accurate results
• Help to create opportunities to find new business in revenue-generating activities
• Participate in performance management; assess readiness for promotion of staff, senior, and manager levels
• Assume responsibility for and provide direction and coaching to the audit team
• Maintain familiarity with staff’s qualifications, review assignments for appropriateness

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 5+ years of recent audit experience at a public accounting firm
• CPA Certification
• Successful experience in developing new or extended service opportunities with existing and/or prospective clients
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Effective analytical and problem-solving ability
• Experience in hiring, developing, and leading a team of professional auditors

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WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN US

• generous time away and paid firm holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s
• flexible work schedules
• 16 weeks of paid maternity and adoption leave, 8 weeks of paid parental leave, 4 weeks of paid and caregiver leave (once eligible)
• first-class health and wellness benefits, including wellness coaching and mental health counseling
• one-on-one professional coaching
• Leadership and career development programs
• access to Beyond: a one-of-a kind program with experiences that help you expand your life, personally and professionally

ADA REQUIREMENTS

The physical and cognitive/mental requirements and the work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to remain in a stationary position; use hands repetitively to operate standard office equipment; and to talk or hear, both in person and by telephone
• Required to have specific vision abilities which include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Cognitive/Mental Requirements

• Use written and oral communication skills.
• Read and interpret data, information, and documents.
• Observe and interpret situations.
• Work under deadlines with frequent interruptions; and
• Interact with internal and external customers and others in the course of work.