Audit Senior Manager - NorCal Financial Services

Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 173,000 - 232,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP is seeking an Audit Senior Manager focused on the Financial Services space in NorCal. You will deliver industry-focused audit and assurance services to middle-market clients while partnering with leadership to guide engagement strategy and client relationships.

You will mentor staff, drive quality in fieldwork, and contribute to business development while maintaining a strong commitment to professional growth within a leading CPA advisory firm.

Qualifications

• 4-year degree required.
• Master's or advanced degree preferred.
• CPA required.
• Eight years of auditing/assurance experience in a professional services firm required.
• Experience in financial services industry preferred.
• Five years of supervisory experience desired.
• Demonstrated management, analytical, organization, interpersonal, project management, communication skills.
• Ability to lead and supervise others and deliver quality client service.

Responsibilities

• Be a trusted member of the engagement team providing assurance and consulting services to industry clients.
• Proactively engage with clients to understand goals and challenges.
• Develop and implement tests to assess internal controls deficiencies and provide improvements.
• Manage all fieldwork to ensure quality and timely delivery.
• Mentor and coach staff to develop technical and professional skills.
• Support growth and development of team members through firm programs.
• Network to acquire new clients, projects, and revenue.
• Assist in balancing client service with work-life balance.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Project management

Team leadership

Client service

Education

Bachelor's degree

CPA

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Overview

Overview Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. Please discuss the work location status with your Baker Tilly talent acquisition professional to understand the requirements for an opportunity you are exploring. Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law. Any unsolicited resumes submitted through our website or to Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, employee e-mail accounts are considered property of Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorized recruitment agency (\"search firm\") for Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by Baker Tilly's Talent Attraction team, to submit candidates for review via our applicant tracking system.

Job Description

Now that Baker Tilly and Moss Adams are in their second year as a combined firm (Baker Tilly), we're the #6 public accounting firm in the country and continuing to carve out our place as a premier mid-tier firm serving middle-market clients across the nation. Would you like the ability to focus on the financial services sector and further become an expert for your clients, while continuing to grow your career with a premier firm? If yes, consider joining Baker Tilly (BT) as an Audit Senior Manager focused on the Financial Services space in NorCal! This is a great opportunity to be a valued business advisor delivering industry-focused audit and other assurance services to middle market clients. You will work side-by-side with firm leadership to serve clients and build the business, having a direct impact on the firm’s success. Additionally, you will be a mentor and coach to a group of talented staff, utilizing your expertise to help develop their technical and professional skills. If you are invigorated by these exciting challenges, then this could be the right opportunity for you! As one of the fastest growing firms in the nation, BT has the ability to offer you upward career trajectory, flexibility in how and where you get your work done and meaningful relationships with clients, teammates and leadership who truly care about you and your development. You will enjoy this role if: You are looking for an opportunity to build your career in financial services, becoming an industry expert to the clients you serve. You can see yourself as a trusted business advisor, working face-to-face with clients to find creative solutions to complex accounting and business challenges. You want to work for a leading CPA advisory firm that serves middle market clients and whose owners have both their clients’ and employees’ best interests in mind and are transparent in their decisions. You value your development and want to work for a firm that provides you the autonomy to own your schedule and career through structured programs (ask us about My Time Off, My Development and Dress for Your Day!). You want to contribute to your engagement team’s professional growth and develop your own leadership skills to build a career with endless opportunities now, for tomorrow.

What you will do:

• Be a trusted member of the engagement team providing various assurance and consulting services to industry specific clients, positively impacting their financial statements, profitability, and business operations through:
• Proactively engaging with your clients throughout the year to understand business goals and challenges.
• Developing and implementing appropriate testing to assess deficiencies of internal controls and make recommendations for improvement.
• Managing all fieldwork to ensure quality service and timely delivery of results.
• Playing an active role in providing valuable financial statement guidance and business recommendations based upon various testing performed and information gathered.
• Delivering business insight through thoughtful review, analysis, and discussion.
• Manage client engagement staffing, billings/collections, and ensure client profitability targets are met.
• Utilize your entrepreneurial skills to network and build strong relationships internally and externally with the goal of acquiring new clients, projects, and revenue.
• Invest in your professional development individually and through participation in firm wide learning and development programs.
• Support the growth and development of team members through the Baker Tilly Care and Teach philosophy, helping associates meet their professional goals.
• Enjoy friendships, social activities and team outings that encourage a work-life balance.

Qualifications:

• 4-year degree required
• Master's or advanced degree preferred
• CPA required
• Eight (8) years of experience providing auditing/assurance services in a professional services firm required
• Experience in the financial services industry, particularly with financial institutions in capital markets/public companies, preferred
• Five (5) years of supervisory experience, mentoring and counseling associates desired
• Demonstrated management, analytical, organization, interpersonal, project management, communication skills
• Ability to lead and supervise others, provide exceptional client service, demonstrate commitment to continuous learning in order to stay current regarding applicable strategies, see the "big picture" as well as the details, display appropriate ethical knowledge and commitment, and exhibit a sense of urgency and commitment to quality and the timely completion of projects.
• Eligibility to work in the U.S. without sponsorship preferred

Pay Rate Ranges:

• In San Francisco, CA: pay rate range is: $173,000 to $231,870
• In Walnut Creek, CA: pay rate range is $162,200 to $222,960
• In Rancho Cordova, CA: pay rate range is $142,400 to $195,350
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