Assurance Manager, Financial Services
Job Description
**Responsibilities**
- Deliver timely and high-quality client service that meets or exceeds client expectations, including the coordination of audits for complex financial statements, related disclosures, and other client deliverables.
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of the client's business and needs, positioning oneself as an industry specialist to address specific client requirements effectively.
- Train and supervise Audit Associates on engagement teams, functioning as the in-charge individual who facilitates fieldwork by monitoring productivity and ensuring adherence to work plan schedules for each assignment.
- Anticipate and address client concerns proactively while escalating issues as they arise.
- Maintain effective communication with clients to ensure a seamless flow of information between the client and the audit team.
- Identify and articulate significant accounting and auditing issues to the manager, senior manager, and partner throughout the engagement.
- Provide insightful feedback on financial statements and prepare other client deliverables, including board communications, deficiency letters, management letters, and more.
- Recognize both industry-specific and general accounting and auditing challenges, including but not limited to revenue recognition, business combinations, and debt and equity accounting, and determine the appropriate audit approach for these areas.
- Identify opportunities for performance improvement among team members.
- Ensure continuous professional development through ongoing education initiatives.
- Exhibit a willingness to travel up to 25% of the year, contingent upon client needs.
**Required Qualifications**
- A Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) degree or an equivalent qualification from an accredited university.
- A minimum of five to seven years of current or recent experience in a public accounting environment.
- A solid understanding of audit services, with proficiency in GAAP, IFRS, and GAAS regulations.
- A CPA Certification in good standing.
- Demonstrated experience and capability to act in a leadership role on engagements.
- An openness to supervision and guidance.
**Preferred Qualifications**
- The ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment.
- Strong critical thinking skills and the capacity to work independently.
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