Audit Director
Armanino McKenna Certified Public Accountants & Consultants - El Segundo, CA
posted 16 days ago
About the position
At Armanino, you determine your career path. This means it's possible to pursue challenges you are passionate about, in industries you care about. Armanino is proud to be Among the top 20 Largest Accounting and Consulting Firms in the Nation and one of the Best Places to Work. We have a community of resources that are ready and willing to support your ideas, build your skills and expand your professional network. We want you to integrate all aspects of your life with your career. At Armanino, we know you don't check-out of life when you check-in at work. That's why we've created a unique work environment where your passions, work, and family & friends can overlap. We want to help you achieve growth by giving you access to a network of smart and supportive people, willing to listen to your ideas.
Responsibilities
- Manage the engagement and workflow of all deliverables for multiple clients, including audited, reviewed, and compiled financial statements, and internal control and management letters.
- Identify and resolve accounting and audit technical issues impacting the engagement.
- Lead the engagement planning process in terms of timing, resources, risk assessment, reliance on internal controls, audit, or other engagement approach.
- Determine and approve staffing and other resource needs, and related engagement schedules.
- Review engagement work papers and related deliverables to ensure that firm and professional standards are met.
- Delegate assignments to supervisors and/or manager(s) considering their skills, development needs, schedule, and engagement economics.
- Participate in the peer review process.
- Act as the technical expert in accounting, financial reporting and audit methods.
- Lead the research of complex or new accounting and financial reporting issues and prepare memorandums to support solutions.
- Coordinate and monitor the services provided by other departments and niches.
- Keep the partner informed about client updates, engagement and budget to actual status, and technical issues.
- Is the expert for one of the industries.
- Lead the development of fee quotes and budgets.
- Prepare client billings and collection of outstanding accounts.
- Utilize assurance department methodologies, processes, and tools to enhance assurance engagement efficiencies and overall client profitability.
- Act as a trusted advisor by being the primary point of contact for client throughout the year.
- Know about the services and capabilities of partners and other service lines and seek to cross sell other services that will benefit the client.
- Lead presentations for audit exit, audit committee meetings and board meetings.
- Actively involve in practice development activities including developing a professional network or referral sources.
- Actively participate and identify activities to develop and improve firm and department business processes.
- Serve as an instructor in firm and department training programs and meetings.
- Develop less experienced professionals by providing formal performance feedback, career counseling and mentoring.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
- 7 years of experience working in a public accounting firm.
- 2 years of managerial experience.
- Assurance leadership, guidance or supervisory experience required.
- Advanced understanding and application of applicable U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS).
- Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat.
- CPA license required.
Nice-to-haves
- Master's Degree in Accounting or related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision
- Generous PTO plan and paid sick time
- Flexible work arrangements
- 401K with Profit Sharing
- Wellness program
- Generous parental leave
- 11 paid holidays
