Position Description:

The manager is responsible for managing accounting and auditing engagements and related projects, working with assigned clients, including participating in the planning process for engagements; coordinating activities with clients; supervising the performance of fieldwork; reviewing work papers and financial statements; and presenting results to clients' management. This position reports to a Principal.

Areas of focus to include:

• Direct planning, organizing, scheduling and review engagements


• Maintain regular contact with assigned clients


• Supervise multiple engagements and staff at various levels


• Serve as liaison between managing director, clients and staff


• Effectively identifies and resolves accounting and audit issues


• Identifies risk areas for the engagement team


• Identifying and communicating to audit staff changes in professional standards, pronouncements, laws, guidelines and audit standards


• Be familiar with and utilize computer programs utilized by client service staff


• Understand and apply audit theories and procedures


• Plan engagements


• Review and analyze client internal controls


• Ability to identify and resolve audit issues


• Prepare audit programs, time budgets, and management letters


• Develop a working relationship with clients and prospective clients and be the client contact on engagements


• Manage a number of engagements at one time


• Effectively wrap-up engagement


• Maintain a high level of Confidentiality at all times


• Professional demeanor and image


• Demonstrate the potential to take on more responsibilities


• Serve on a Non-profit Committee or Board