Sr Audit Manager (AICPA)

Required Skills & Experience

7+ years of external audit experience within a public accounting firm, with experience auditing privately held/nonpublic organizations under AICPA standards. Full-cycle audit experience with the ability to independently manage engagements from planning and fieldwork through review and report issuance. Experience managing multiple audit engagements simultaneously, balancing competing client deadlines and priorities. Strong client-facing experience, including serving as a primary day-to-day client contact, resolving issues, and keeping engagements progressing. Experience overseeing audit staff, reviewing workpapers, and providing technical guidance, with strong knowledge of GAAP and GAAS.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

CPA license or progress toward CPA; CPA is preferred but not required. HUD multifamily, LIHTC, nonprofit, employee benefit plan, GAGAS/Yellow Book, or Single Audit experience. Experience within a regional or mid-sized public accounting firms Thomson Reuters Engagement Manager experience and/or an interest in leveraging AI and automation within the audit process.

Job Description

The Audit Manager will take ownership of multiple audit engagements at various stages, from initial planning through final review and report issuance. This person will typically have several engagements moving simultaneously and will be responsible for keeping clients, staff, deliverables, and deadlines on track.

On a day-to-day basis, the Audit Manager will serve as a primary client contact, coordinate audit requests and outstanding items, review staff workpapers, resolve technical accounting and audit issues, and provide direction to approximately three rotating team members depending on the engagement. They will review financial statements, footnotes, management letters, and audit findings while ensuring work is completed in accordance with GAAP, GAAS, and applicable AICPA standards.

The Manager will work closely with firm leadership but should be capable of operating independently and giving partners confidence that engagements are being handled appropriately without requiring constant oversight. Because the firm supports approximately 50-60 clients throughout the year, this person needs to be comfortable shifting between clients and potentially balancing 5-6 active engagements at once.

The role will support a variety of privately held and nonpublic clients, including HUD multifamily entities, LIHTC partnerships, nonprofits, and employee benefit plans. Exact industry experience is teachable. The priority is finding a strong public-accounting auditor who can manage volume, own client relationships, review staff work, and take responsibility for the overall engagement.