Audit Manager

Job Summary:  As an Audit Manager at Abacus CPAs, you will lead and manage our audit engagements, ensuring the highest standards of quality, accuracy, and compliance. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in overseeing the audit process, managing client relationships, and contributing to the growth and success of our firm

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree required, Master’s degree preferred

• CPA required

• Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in auditing

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Well organized with good time management and multi-tasking skills

• Works well in a team environment and ability to maintain positive relationships with work teams and customers/clients

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

• Strong attention to detail

• Experience using accounting and audit softwares.

• Ability to work and think independently

• Must be able to develop working knowledge of in-house software packages.

• Pass a CJIS background check

Essential Functions: 

Audit Leadership:  Plan, coordinate, and execute audit engagements in accordance with professional standards and regulatory requirements. Provide guidance and direction to audit teams, ensuring efficient utilization of resources and timely completion of projects. Review workpapers, financial statements, and other audit documentation to ensure accuracy and compliance with established procedures.

Client Management: Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with clients, understanding their business operations and financial reporting requirements. Serve as the primary point of contact for client communication, addressing concerns, and providing strategic insights to enhance their financial processes.

Team Development:  Mentor and develop audit staff, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented work environment. Conduct performance evaluations and provide constructive feedback to team members.

Quality Assurance:  Implement and monitor internal control systems to safeguard the integrity of audit processes and deliverables. Stay abreast of industry trends, accounting regulations, and changes in auditing standards to ensure continuous improvement in audit methodologies.

Risk Management: Identify and assess potential risks associated with audit engagements, implementing proactive measures to mitigate risks and uphold the firm's reputation.

The mission and values of our firm set the cultural foundation of the firm. All employees are required to agree with our mission and values and make them a priority during their employment. Our values are Integrity, Client Service Orientation, People Focus, Positive Attitude, and Ownership. Our mission is to create long-lasting relationships with our clients and employees by providing services through mutually profitable partnering alliances and by attracting and retaining the best employees who share our commitment to excellence and our dedication to professionalism. Above all, to glorify God in everything we do.

This job description does not list all the duties of the job. You may be asked to perform other assignments and duties. You will be evaluated in part based on your performance of the tasks listed in this job description.

Abacus CPAs, LLC, one of the fastest growing firms in the regional area, is wholly dedicated to helping our clients achieve their financial objectives while also allowing our employees to reach their greatest potential. Our team of Abacus Professionals provide a distinctive level of service in tax, audit, accounting, and business consulting. Our passion for our clients and employees is the driving force behind all our work and the reason we are recognized as an entrepreneurial leader.

Your Abacus Experience: You’ll find that things are a distinctively different here at Abacus CPAs, and we’re proud of it.  We center on one key component; people.  We foster an environment of growth, trust, and confidence and you’ll see it in daily interactions, hear it regular conversations, and live it as part of our Abacus Culture. 

Our Award-Winning Firm: We’re proud to be recognized by local, regional, and national organizations for our distinctive culture, great work environment, and our focus on ethics, quality and economic impact. Abacus CPAs distinctions include:

1. Inside Public Accounting’s Best of the Best Firms – 2023

2. Top Midwest Firm on Accounting Today’s Top 100 Firms Regional Leaders List