Senior Financial Institutions Audit Manager

Doeren Mayhew is a $120 Million certified public accounting and advisory firm headquartered in Troy, Michigan with offices in Houston, Miami, Dallas, Charlotte, Tampa, Grand Rapids, Zurich, and London. Founded in 1932, Doeren Mayhew is recognized as an Inside Public Accounting Top 100 public accounting firm. Today we are a Top 60 CPA firm in the nation. If you want to join a rising firm that is consistently named among the 50 best-managed firms in the nation and is recommended by 98% of our clients, visit our career page at Doeren.com/careers for a list of our current employment opportunities.

Under the direction of the Departmental Practice Leader and in compliance with the firm’s mission and values, the Audit Senior Manager is responsible for leading complex client engagements, delivering high-quality service through technical quality control, cost effectiveness, accuracy, and timeliness. Designs, plans, organizes, manages, and drives client engagements including but not limited to planning, staffing, field work, drafting and finalizing audit and management reports, and any additional components within the scope of the engagement. Senior Managers are expected to exercise independent judgment and discretion based on their knowledge of the rules and regulations applicable to the internal audit of Financial Institutions.

Responsibilities:

• Lead engagement teams serving clients in the Financial Institution industry.
• Build long-term relationships with clients; leverage trust, respect, and industry knowledge to create credible business advisory relationships.
• Understand the client’s culture and engage in active listening and questioning to identify client needs, define issues, and develop solutions to help clients achieve business objectives while complying with GAAP and GAAS.
• Effectively market firm services through business development and networking activities.
• Identify cross-selling opportunities at existing clients.
• Actively work towards building a book of business.
• Achieve agreed upon annual sales targets.
• Lead, plan, and manage complex audit engagements; responsible for bringing in projects in at or below budget (e.g., communicates with staff and managers on time management, scheduling issues or delays, mitigating excessive billable hours posted to WIP to maximize realization.)
• Design, participate, and lead complex and large audits including planning, field work, control analysis and testing, substantive procedures, as well as identify and assist clients with business issues and reporting.
• Leverage resources to achieve maximum firm profitability.
• Maintain active, timely, succinct, and thorough communication with shareholders on the status of current engagements, performance of direct reports, and any issues of significance.
• Maintain proactive communication with engagement team and clients to manage expectations, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Review workpapers, audit programs, and management reports ensuring accuracy and quality of work product.
• Review, assess, and analyze client internal controls; make recommendations to improve internal controls when necessary.
• Work closely with clients and colleagues to identify and understand engagement risk assessments and develop mitigating risk recommendations.
• Apply technical expertise and interpret laws, regulations and standards to formulate client-related recommendations.
• Research technical topics and provide findings to engagement shareholder.
• Proactively identify and resolve discrepancies and problems that may arise.
• Work collaboratively in teams to provide quality client service and share knowledge, best practices, and suggestions for improvement with colleagues.
• Build, direct, and foster motivated, empowered, and engaged teams.
• Actively participate in recruiting and retaining staff activities.
• Participate in knowledge sharing by preparing and presenting on technical subjects to Doeren Mayhew colleagues and prospective/current clients.
• Present new ideas and improvements to current processes and tasks in order to achieve firm and departmental goals.
• Train new and less experienced staff/managers on firm technology, software, processes, and procedures.
• Review the work of staff/managers and provide coaching, forward feedback based on observable behavior in real time to assist staff in developing technical and soft skills.
• Conduct quarterly performance evaluations of assigned team members.

• Stay abreast of current internal audit regulations and best practices; commit to ongoing personal professional development and continuous improvement plans.
• Participate in firm activities such as recruiting, in-house training, and the firm’s Mentor Program.
• Assists in overall firm objectives and growth.
• Effectively balance work and personal life; serve as a role model demonstrating how balance can be achieved.
• Achieve 1,300 Annual Billable Hour Goal

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, or equivalent degree as determined by the management committee, required
• 7+ years’ experience in Audit, or related experience.
• CPA required.
• 4+ years supervisory experience leading engagement teams.
• Thorough knowledge of relevant professional standards, emerging laws and regulations, and corporate governance requirements
• Excellent analytical, critical thinking skills, and problem-solving skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to effectively communicate in a professional manner with all levels of personnel internally and externally
• Excellent presentation skills
• Expert Microsoft Excel skills
• Ability to adapt quickly to new technology platforms
• Ability to work independently, but also in a team environment
• Ability to proactively manage multiple deadlines and engagements concurrently
• Detailed oriented
• Strong leadership skills; ability to inspire, motivate, and develop team members and direct reports
• Ability to build and manage a book of business

Doeren Mayhew is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; veteran, martial or any other status protected by law.