Senior Audit Manager
2010-01-10
Job Description
The Senior Audit Manager is responsible for supervising all phases of project and engagement management for multiple clients in a wide variety of industries. Responsibilities include:
- planning,
- directing,
- completing audits;
- developing and managing staff;
- reviewing financial statements and related technical accounting issues.
The Senior Audit Manager works closely with partners and staff and plays a key role in client management, practice development, and business development. He/She must:
- Adhere to the highest degree of professional standards and strict client confidentiality.
- Understand and manage firm risk on audits.
- Develop a project vision and set challenging team goals.
- Manage, develop, train, and mentor staff on projects and assess performance for engagement and year-end reviews.
- Maintain active communication with clients to manage expectations, ensure satisfaction, make sure deadlines are met, and lead change efforts effectively.
- Consult, work with and make recommendations on business improvement and process improvement and serve as a business advisor to client.
- Work closely with partners, managers, and staff to integrate practice development skills to the entire audit team.
- Play a key role in the future business generation and continued development of the client base within industry groups and identify future client needs and new business opportunities.
- Maintain strong client relationships.
- Recruit and retain staff and managers.
- Coach staff and motivate others to accept new ideas, practices, or action and achieve goals and objectives for performance and professional development.
- Attend professional development and training seminars on a regular basis.
- Perform other job-related duties as necessary.
- planning,
- directing,
- completing audits;
- developing and managing staff;
- reviewing financial statements and related technical accounting issues.
The Senior Audit Manager works closely with partners and staff and plays a key role in client management, practice development, and business development. He/She must:
- Adhere to the highest degree of professional standards and strict client confidentiality.
- Understand and manage firm risk on audits.
- Develop a project vision and set challenging team goals.
- Manage, develop, train, and mentor staff on projects and assess performance for engagement and year-end reviews.
- Maintain active communication with clients to manage expectations, ensure satisfaction, make sure deadlines are met, and lead change efforts effectively.
- Consult, work with and make recommendations on business improvement and process improvement and serve as a business advisor to client.
- Work closely with partners, managers, and staff to integrate practice development skills to the entire audit team.
- Play a key role in the future business generation and continued development of the client base within industry groups and identify future client needs and new business opportunities.
- Maintain strong client relationships.
- Recruit and retain staff and managers.
- Coach staff and motivate others to accept new ideas, practices, or action and achieve goals and objectives for performance and professional development.
- Attend professional development and training seminars on a regular basis.
- Perform other job-related duties as necessary.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting. ACCA qualification (or in progress) and/or membership of CAFR is a must.
- A minimum of five years of progressive audit experience in public accounting firms [in one of the Big Four is a plus].
- Superior analytical, technical, and auditing skills.
- Outstanding experience in staff and audit management in an integrated client service team.
- Ability to manage and develop staff in a highly interactive team environment.
- Demonstrated experience in practice development, business development, and managing other managers.
- Communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships.
- Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing priorities in a rapidly growing, interactive environment.
- Leadership, business development, recruiting, training, coaching, and mentoring skills, coupled with excellent written, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
- Computer expertise.
- Ability to work additional hours as needed and travel to various client sites.
- A minimum of five years of progressive audit experience in public accounting firms [in one of the Big Four is a plus].
- Superior analytical, technical, and auditing skills.
- Outstanding experience in staff and audit management in an integrated client service team.
- Ability to manage and develop staff in a highly interactive team environment.
- Demonstrated experience in practice development, business development, and managing other managers.
- Communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships.
- Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing priorities in a rapidly growing, interactive environment.
- Leadership, business development, recruiting, training, coaching, and mentoring skills, coupled with excellent written, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
- Computer expertise.
- Ability to work additional hours as needed and travel to various client sites.