Assurance Manager or Senior, Manufacturing

Description

Assurance Manager or Senior (depending on experience), Manufacturing

Portland, OR/Hybrid

Geffen Mesher & Company proudly stands as one of Portland's foremost locally owned accounting firms, with a distinguished history of over 90 years dedicated to serving clients throughout the Northwest. We owe our enduring success to our client-centric ethos and unwavering commitment to our team members. We provide a full suite of professional services, including Accounting, Assurance, Business Consulting, Business Valuation, Data and Analytics, Litigation Support, Family Office, Transaction Services and full-service Tax planning, spanning several industries.

We are seeking an Assurance Manager or Senior to join our Manufacturing team. As a leader, you should be able to manage the people who support you and the engagements you own. You can juggle multiple projects to a high degree of efficiency and demonstrate advanced technical skills in various assurance and accounting areas. You’ll help business leaders look around corners, go beyond the numbers, and do something different by developing rapport with clients and making a difference. Whether you intend to specialize or gain exposure across many industries, you won’t be limited at Geffen Mesher.

Requirements

What you’ll be doing

• Manage, direct, and monitor client services on multiple engagements; plan, execute, direct, and complete financial statement services in a wide variety of industries (with a focus on Manufacturing); and manage to budget.
• Develop and maintain quality client relationships. Maintain active client communication to manage expectations, ensure satisfaction, and meet deadlines.
• Perform reviews of reports and other client deliverables to ensure the highest quality, while balancing firm risk and compliance with appropriate professional standards
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing priorities in a results-oriented team environment.
• Manage,  develop, train and mentor staff on projects and assess performance for engagement and annual evaluations.
• Provide strong analytical, technical, and auditing skills including proficiency in US GAAP and GAAS rules and standard.
• Work jointly in work groups and with team members to share knowledge and contribute effectively to complete tasks, develop ideas and processes across organizational boundaries.
• Adhere to the core values and standards of the organization.

What makes you a fit

• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting or a similar discipline.
• 3+  plus years recent experience in public accounting.
• Manufacturing experience 
• Demonstrated supervisory experience in public accounting. 
• CPA certification highly preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in CaseWare (or similar working paper management system), MS Office technology suite, data extraction and analysis. 

Experience requirements

• Assurance Senior: 3+ years with the above experience.
• Assurance Manager: 5+ years with the above and people management experience.

Why you should join our team

Shameless plug(s): we are in the top 1% of CPA firms in the U.S. We are also consistently ranked among the Most Admired Companies by the Portland Business Journal.

Culture: Just like we believe in fostering strong, lasting partnerships with our clients, we do the same for our team members. We are a mid-sized firm with a small firm feel. Our shareholders are humble, down-to-earth humans who hire and support motivated and resourceful people and provide opportunities to lead successful personal and professional lives. We provide ample growth opportunities whether you are starting as an intern, or you are a seasoned manager.

We value our people and strive to create a supportive, inclusive culture: Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI) Committee, Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI), Working Moms Group, Advisor Program, and Leadership Development Program (LDP).

We give back to our communities. Today, our team supports more than 80 charitable organizations by serving on boards of directors, making charitable donations, and volunteering our time. In addition to our extensive organizational involvement, we close our office for one day each year and volunteer directly in the community.

Did you say “busy season”? Since this is public accounting, you can expect to work extra hours during busy seasons. We do our best to keep you motivated, energized, and engaged during that time. We offer catered lunch three days a week, tons o