Audit Manager
Our client is a leading CPA firm that has been in Tampa Bay for almost 50 years and looking to bring on an Audit Manager. With recent and projected future growth there is serious potential for growth. The company boasts a family-oriented culture and provides its employees with the tools necessary to excel.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE AUDIT MANAGER:
- Serve as both a preparer and reviewer on audit and other attest engagements
- Evaluate all technical steps to complete and review work papers with Manager or Partner
- Prepare financial statements, notes, schedules, and management letters as needed
- The Audit Manager will report test conclusions that impact the audit plan
- Inform the Engagement Manager/Partner regarding any audit and accounting difficulties that may arise with an assignment/task that could affect the scheduled deadline
- Review and evaluate the internal controls process documentation, as prepared by clients
- Develop the audit risk assessment, audit plan and budget
- Conduct a review of the work papers, prior to managerial review, to ensure that the accountants properly carried out the procedures assigned to them, that the programs and conclusions are properly completed, and that the documentation of the audit or review work conforms to Firm standards
- Support the Manager/Partner by maintaining a good working relationship with client personnel and other team members, and demonstrating an awareness of the client's business
- Develop and evaluate Staff and Seniors both informally and through the short-form evaluation and annual evaluation processes
Additional Duties included but not limited to:
- Take ownership of concurrent assignments and see them through to successful completion
- Provide appropriate on-the-job training to Staff/Senior Accountants
- Perform other duties as requested or assigned
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE FOR THE AUDIT MANAGER:
- The Audit Manager should have a BA/BS degree from an accredited college/university
- 5 - 7 years of recent audit experience in public accounting
- The Audit Manager must be an active CPA
- Applied working knowledge of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and accounting procedures
- Able to meet challenging client requirements, provide services, and possess strong communication/interpersonal/analytical skills