Senior Financial Services Audit Lead — Client Engagements

Withum; Red Bank (NJ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Withum is seeking a Financial Services Audit Supervisor based in one of multiple offices (East Brunswick, Whippany, Red Bank, Orlando, Boca Raton or NYC). You will lead audit engagements from planning to completion, supervising staff and building client relationships.

You will manage engagement budgets, mentor staff, and collaborate with partners to resolve issues while delivering high‑quality service and maintaining firm standards. Ability to travel as needed is required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of public accounting experience, with experience leading multiple engagements
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting and CPA license
• Experience auditing healthcare systems and hospitals is preferred but not required
• Excellent analytical, technical, and auditing skills including familiarity with US GAAP

Responsibilities

• Leading the engagement team staff on the planning and execution of an audit, review or compilation engagement to effectively and efficiently provide world‑class client service to clients
• Overseeing the day‑to‑day operations of the audit engagement from staffing, planning, risk assessment, fieldwork, financial reporting and the conclusion
• Providing supervision and support to the engagement staff, seniors and supervisors and promoting open communication to the engagement partner
• Collaborating with engagement team seniors or supervisors and partners on client issue resolution and making recommendations for any legal, regulatory and accounting issues that arise during an audit engagement
• Managing multiple engagements concurrently with various teams to efficiently meet client deadlines
• Creating and tracking engagement budgets to review for inefficiencies that may arise during the audit; conducting constructive discussions with team members on their evaluations and providing counsel accordingly
• Serving in professional development programs as an instructor or discussion leader

Skills

Public accounting experience

Leadership

Communication skills

Analytical skills

US GAAP knowledge

Project management

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

CPA license

Job description

Withum is seeking a Financial Services Audit Supervisor based in one of multiple offices (East Brunswick, Whippany, Red Bank, Orlando, Boca Raton or NYC). You will lead audit engagements from planning to completion, supervising staff and building client relationships.

You will manage engagement budgets, mentor staff, and collaborate with partners to resolve issues while delivering high‑quality service and maintaining firm standards. Ability to travel as needed is required.