Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC is a Top 100 CPA Firm headquartered in Atlanta, seeking an Audit Manager for their financial institutions practice. The role involves serving as the primary client contact, managing audit engagements, and fostering client relationships while leading and developing team members.
Responsibilities
- Serves as client’s first point of contact
- Applies knowledge of financial institutions industry to client relationships
- Understands importance of fostering a personal relationship with appropriate individuals at client
- Proactively provides client with relevant information (industry developments, accounting guidance) throughout the year to create and maintain client loyalty
- Delegates appropriately while considering engagement economics as well as providing development opportunities for team and self
- Manages and meets the expectations of self, team, and clients
- Accepts responsibility to complete audit engagements, ready for Partner review within established timeframe and budget; keeps the Partner informed on engagement status and key issues in a timely manner
- Knows financial institution client’s business goals, strategy and what motivates the client; serves as a valued business advisor for appropriate client management
- Performs additional tasks as needed
- Participates in Firm activities (facilitating CPE, recruiting, inspections, etc.)
- Trains staff through on-the-job training and facilitating internal CPE
- Provides real-time and ongoing constructive feedback (both positive & constructive) to entire engagement team
- Willingly serves as a Career Advisor for younger team members
- Successfully has difficult conversations with clients and engagement team members
- Possesses the maturity to serve as a role model for staff (client interactions, Work/Life balance, etc.)
- Meets chargeable hour and margin goals
- Displays an ability to set and maintain business development goals
- Manages existing financial institution client relationships to learn about existing and/or potential needs
- Understands dynamics of our relationship and engagement history with the client; uses information about prior work to improve current engagement efficiencies
- Strong awareness of engagement economics and the key drivers of success/profitability; involved in billing process and financial arrangements
- Identifies out of scope work and tactfully discusses the issue with client, if appropriate
- Strong project management and multi-tasking skills; can meet or exceed time and budget expectations
- Understands M&J’s service line offerings in all business units, but particularly within the financial institutions area
- Participates in internal/external networking activities while enhancing existing COI network
- Participates in proposal process: prospective client meetings, proposal drafting, budget development
- Develops and begins to demonstrate strong negotiation skills
- Possesses ability to research, interpret, document and arrive at appropriate conclusions
- Understands and applies M&J’s quality standards for self, team and client
- Is able to effectively and efficiently work on multiple engagements at one time, while maintaining excellent client service
- Identifies complex accounting issues
- Completes Manager level review for engagements in accordance with M&J’s quality control policies
- Possesses the writing skills to draft client deliverables (financial report, management letter, Audit Committee communication, etc.)
- Delivers effective presentations and is able to adjust presentation style based on audience (key client meetings, COI, industry, etc.)
Skills
- Understanding of financial institution industry-specific audit information/requirements
- Solid interpersonal and communication skills
- Managing, coaching, and developing staff accountants
- Managing multiple audit client engagements throughout the year
- Marketing the Firm and services
- Some travel/on-site engagements may be required
- Must be able to work with partners and staff in face-to-face, hybrid and remote environments
- B.A./B.S. in Accounting
- Hold an Active CPA License
- Public accounting experience or equivalent
- Experience with audits of financial institutions preferred
Benefits
- In addition to on-the-job training, all employees will have multiple continuing education opportunities throughout the year.
- Depending on work assignments, you will attend industry-specific training internally and/or externally.
- We also provide ample opportunities to learn new and innovative skills to become a thought leader within the Accounting industry.
- We do not ask you to give up your personal life for your career; we encourage a healthy work/life balance by providing you with the tools, compensation, and benefits to achieve a high quality of life.
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