Audit Senior Manager for Multiple Openings

 Job Title: Audit Senior Manager for Multiple Openings

Approved Locations: 171 N. Clark St., Suite 200, (& other U.S. Locations) Chicago, IL 60601. Up to 25% domestic travel required in midwestern region to client sites to conduct inventory reviews, perform onsite audits, analyze business needs, and advise on the tailored solutions as well as provide on-site support for critical client projects/engagements as required. Telecommuting permitted less than 50% per week within the same geographic location as the assigned Grant Thornton office location.

Job Description:

Your day-to-day will include:

• Manage the review data regarding material assets, net worth, liabilities, capital stock, surplus, income, and expenditures. 
• Oversee the preparation of reports concerning operating procedures and process improvements as well as Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. 
• Oversee and manage audit engagements for a diverse range of clients.
•  Oversee the completion of on-budget financial statement audits. 
• Manage the development of audit project budgets and timelines, ensuring compliance with all regulatory standards and client objectives. 
• Oversee and support multiple engagement teams concurrently to complete financial statement audits. 
• Communicate with clients about engagement and service expectations, resolving technical and service issues quickly and thoroughly.
•  Ensure key deliverables, including engagement letters, audit planning reports, audit concluding reports, and business improvement recommendations, are provided to client on time and on budget. 
• Set audit project schedules according to client needs and firm capabilities. 
• Manage firm risk on audits and proposals. 
• Train less experienced colleagues and provide consistent feedback. Act as a business advisor to clients on a variety of business improvement areas. 
• Collaborate with colleagues on proposals and business development activities. 
• Consistently listen and communicate with clients about engagement and service expectations, resolving technical and service issues quickly and thoroughly.

You have the following technical skills and qualifications:

• Requirement - Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Business Administration, or related field, or the foreign degree equivalent, or equivalent certification such as ACCA or ACA
• Relevant experience – 5 years of progressively responsible post-baccalaureate experience as an Audit Manager, Senior Associate, Associate, or related alternated acceptable occupation
• Applicants must possess experience in the following: (1) Planning, coordinating, supervising, and executing audits for clients in compliance with applicable IFRS, GAAS, US GAAP, and PCAOB legal and regulatory requirements; (2) Leading multiple teams across multiple clients, allocating work to staff, and managing audit engagements to budget; (3) Conducting the review and evaluation of client's business processes and planning of an audit engagement; (4) Managing audit engagements for publicly traded and private companies; (5) Preparing and participating in audit proposals; and (6) Reviewing consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
• Up to 25% domestic travel required in midwestern region to client sites to conduct inventory reviews, perform onsite audits, analyze business needs, and advise on the tailored solutions as well as provide on-site support for critical client projects/engagements as required. 
• Telecommuting permitted less than 50% per week within the same geographic location as the assigned Grant Thornton office location

Compensation for role: $131,000 – $140,000 per year