Nonprofit Audit Senior Manager — Hybrid/Remote Leadership

Minority Professional Network, Inc.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 151,000 - 217,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401k with Profit Sharing

Parental Leave

Tuition Assistance

Flexible working environment

Job summary

Aprio is seeking a senior manager to lead assurance engagements for tax-exempt organizations, including engagements subject to Single Audit requirements under the Uniform Guidance. Nonprofits carry a heavier compliance load than many organizations their size, and the cost of a missed requirement is measured in funding, not just in findings.

Your primary focus will be nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations, with some support for other industries as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or closely related field.
• Active CPA license.
• Ten or more years of public accounting experience with audit/assurance.
• Proven ability to coach and develop staff accountants.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Independent, with judgment and leadership initiative.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple audit, review, and assurance engagements from planning to delivery.
• Serve as primary client contact and build long-term relationships.
• Own technical quality and final review of workpapers and financial statements.
• Manage budgets, work in process, billing, and realization; flag scope changes early.
• Communicate status and findings clearly with partners and clients.
• Research and document technical positions; educate clients on new standards.
• Supervise and delegate across staff; keep engagements moving.

Skills

CPA license

Audit

Staff development

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Tools

Data analytics tools

Audit automation tools

Job description

Work with a Top 20 CPA and advisory firm that Accounts for Anything. Aprio has 40 U.S. office locations, as well as international office locations and more than 3,200 team members that speak 60+ languages across the globe. By bringing together proven expertise, deep understanding, and strategic foresight for fast-growing industries, Aprio ensures clients are prepared for wherever life or business may take them. Discover a top-rated culture, vast growth opportunities and your next big career move with Aprio.

About the practice

Boards of directors, grantors and donors, and in many cases federal, state, and local agencies all need a clear view of where the money went and what it accomplished. For tax-exempt organization, transparency is paramount, and the audit is one of the primary ways an organization demonstrates it.

A well-run audit does more than satisfy a funding requirement. It surfaces the questions no one thought to ask, helps reduce compliance risk, and gives boards, funders, and oversight agencies the confidence to keep investing in the mission.

Aprio's assurance advisors bring specialized, personal audit experience to that work. We focus on trusted relationships, clear communication, and efficiency at every stage of the engagement, so our clients can focus on their mission.

With you, our clients can Account for Anything™.

About the role

Aprio is seeking a senior manager to lead assurance engagements for tax-exempt organizations, including engagements subject to Single Audit requirements under the Uniform Guidance. Nonprofits carry a heavier compliance load than many organizations their size, and the cost of a missed requirement is measured in funding, not just in findings. This role is for someone who knows that landscape well enough to help boards and finance teams see what is coming.

Your primary focus will be nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations. You may support engagements in other industries as the practice needs, but your specialty is the reason we are hiring.

Position Responsibilities:

Engagement and client management

• Lead multiple audit, review, and other assurance engagements concurrently, from planning and risk assessment through final review and delivery.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for an assigned book of clients and build relationships that extend past the engagement calendar.
• Own technical quality, performing final review of workpapers, financial statements, and other client deliverables before partner sign-off.
• Manage engagement economics, including budgets, work in process, billing, and realization, and raise scope changes early rather than at the end.
• Communicate clearly and often with partners, team members, and clients on expectations, status, findings, and open items.
• Research and document technical positions and help clients understand new standards before they take effect.
• Supervise and delegate across all staff levels, matching work to the right person and keeping engagements moving.

Business development

• Take an active role in marketing the firm's services, contributing to proposals, and new business wins.
• Build a network of referral sources, including attorneys, bankers, and other advisors in your industry.
• Recognize cross-serving opportunities across tax, advisory, and client accounting services, and bring the right Aprio team to the table.
• Represent Aprio in industry associations, at conferences, and through thought leadership.

Team development

• Coach, develop, and energize associates, senior associates, and managers on your engagements.
• Deliver candid, timely feedback and act as a counselor to less experienced team members.
• Contribute to training in your industry specialty and help raise technical capability across the practice.
• Support recruiting and retention by helping build a team that people want to stay on.

Qualifications:

Required

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or a closely related field.
• Active CPA license.
• Ten or more years of current or recent public accounting experience, with a concentration in audit and assurance.
• Demonstrated record of managing, coaching, and developing staff accountants.
• Strong analytical skills apply to financial statements and other financial information.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with clients and colleagues.
• Initiative and sound judgment, with a willingness to lead, decide, and work independently.
• High standard of professional integrity and ethics.

Preferred

• Experience presenting to boards, audit committees, owners, or lenders.
• Experience with data analytics or audit automation tools.

Industry qualifications — nonprofit and Single Audit

• Five or more years of assurance experience concentrated in tax-exempt organizations, with substantial Single Audit experience.
• Working knowledge of Single Audit requirements under 2 CFR 200 (Uniform Guidance), including major program determination, the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA), the compliance supplement, and the schedule of findings and questioned costs.
• Experience auditing in accordance with Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS, or the Yellow Book), and compliance with GAGAS continuing professional education requirements.
• Working knowledge of nonprofit reporting under ASC 958, including net asset classification, the statement of functional expenses, contributions and grant revenue recognition, and conditional contributions.
• Experience distinguishing exchange transactions under ASC 606 from contributions under ASC 958-605.
• Experience with endowments and UPMIFA, donor restrictions, board designations, and liquidity and availability disclosures.
• Familiarity with contributed nonfinancial assets, donated services, and gifts in kind.
• Comfort presenting findings and internal control matters to audit committees and finance committees.

$151,000 - $217,000 a year

The salary range for this opportunity is stated above. As such, an actual salary may fall closer to one or the other end of the range, and in certain circumstances, may wind up being outside of the listed salary range.

The application window is anticipated to close on 10/31/26 and may be extended as needed.

Why work for Aprio:

Whether you are just starting out, looking to advance into management or searching for your next leadership role, Aprio offers an opportunity to grow with a future-focused, innovative firm.

Perks/Benefits we offer for full-time team members:

- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance on the first day of employment

- Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account

- 401k with Profit Sharing

- 9+ holidays and discretionary time off structure

- Parental Leave – coverage for both primary and secondary caregivers

- Tuition Assistance Program and CPA support program with cash incentive upon completion

- Discretionary incentive compensation based on firm, group and individual performance

- Incentive compensation related to origination of new client sales

- Top rated wellness program

- Flexible working environment including remote and hybrid options

What’s in it for you:

- Working with an industry leader: Be part of a high-growth firm that is passionate for what’s next.

- An awesome culture:Thirty-one fundamental behaviors guide our culture every day ensuring we always deliver an exceptional team-member and client experience. We call it the Aprio Way. This shared mindset creates lasting relationships between team members and with clients.

- A great team:Work with a high-energy, passionate, caring and ambitious team of professionals in a collaborative culture.

- Entrepreneurship: Have the freedom to innovate and bring your ideas to help us grow to become the CPA firm of choice nationally.

- Growth opportunities: Grow professionally in an environment that fosters continuous learning and advancement.

- Competitive compensation: You will be rewarded with competitive compensation, industry-leading benefits and a flexible work environment to enjoy work/life balance.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Aprio is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex; pregnancy; sexual orientation; gender identity and/or expression; age; disability; genetic information, citizenship status; military service obligations or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Aprio, LLP and Aprio Advisory Group, LLC, operate in an alternative business structure, with Aprio Advisory Group, LLC providing non-attest tax and consulting services, and Aprio, LLP providing CPA firm services.