Summary: The Supervisor for Audit & Assurance, leads or is the senior field personnel for financial statement engagements and compliance engagements for clients in various industries, including not-for-profit, and government contracting and employee benefit plan audit.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

·         Responsible for all financial statement and compliance engagements of varying size and complexity to include planning and coordinating workload. 

·         Planning, directing, and reviewing all phases of an engagement for all types of engagements.

·         Responsible for client relationships within their area of expertise by ensuring delivery of quality client service and maintain profitable client relationships.

·         Directs fieldwork on financial statement engagements and compliance engagements, monitoring progress of engagements in relation to budgets and due dates.

·         Proactively work to help develop or maintain client relationships with engagement-related client personnel who are responsible for accounting matters.

·         Identify planning & consulting opportunities in our client’s operations, possessing a deep knowledge of the client and the client’s business.

·         Understands and follows the Firm’s quality control standards, assist as assigned to annual, and other internal inspections.

·         Follows the Firm’s administrative practices; understands the Firm’s organization in communicating all auditing matters to Managers and Partners.

·         Review all new audit, review, compilation or tax engagements, outline job specifications and estimate fees to be charged.

·         Maintain technical competence.

·         Manage client accounts including billing, fee analysis, and new service development.

·         Handle interviews with prospective clients and prepare engagement letters for approval by Manager or Partner.

·         Participate in firm’s marketing activities, establish a network of referral sources, and contribute to business development.

·         Developing, supervising, and mentoring team members.

·         Conducting research and performing other related tasks

·         Perform any other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

·         Broad knowledge of GAAP and GAAS and a general tax knowledge. Proven ability to perform research as necessary to resolve accounting or engagement issues that may arise during the performance of the engagement.

·         Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.

·         Detail oriented & ability to multi-task.

·         Strong accounting, analytical and organizational skills.

·         Extremely proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or similar software with the ability to learn new or updated software.

Education and Experience:

·         Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related filed, required.

·         CPA license, required.

·         5 – 7 years’ experience in public accounting audit experience, preferred; +2 years as Supervisor of entry level staff.

·         Experience preparing audit reports, required.

Physical/Mental/Visual Demands and Work Environment:

·         This job is conducted in an office work environment, sitting most of the time, working on a computer.

·         Must be able to exert up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally.

·         Travel is required.

Work Schedule:

·         Typically, Monday through Friday, 8am-5pm.

·         Additional hours are required during peak season.

·         10-15% travel is expected for this position.

The statements on this document are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job.  Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.  The Firm hereby expressly reserves the right to modify any or all job descriptions as it becomes necessary or appropriate.