RSM US

Assurance Sr. Manager - PE Funds

RSM US$119K — $239K *
Legal & Accounting
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field.
  • Active CPA (or equivalent certification) required.
  • 9+ years of assurance experience within a public accounting environment, focusing on external audit engagements.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and manage multiple audit engagements from planning to completion, ensuring quality and compliance.
  • Strong knowledge of accounting and auditing standards, including US GAAP and US GAAS.

Responsibilities

  • Lead audit engagements and oversee engagement teams for multiple clients.
  • Manage the planning, execution, and completion of audits within scope and budget constraints.
  • Build and maintain solid client relationships through effective communication and trust-building.
  • Identify opportunities for service expansion and develop sustainable client relationships.
  • Provide guidance to team members, ensuring audit quality and compliance with ethical standards.

Benefits

  • Flexible work schedule to help balance personal and professional commitments.
  • Discretionary bonuses based on performance.
  • Access to comprehensive benefits and compensation packages.
  • Opportunities for personal and professional development.
Full Job Description

RSM is looking for a Assurance Sr. Manager to join our Private Equity practice. This practice is dynamic, robust and continues to expand every year.  RSM serves a wide range of clients, including approximately 1,500 private equity and venture capital clients.

Job Responsibilities:
Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field. 

  • Active CPA (or equivalent certification) required.

  • 9+ years of recent assurance experience within a public accounting environment with extensive exposure to external audit engagements. 

  • Proven experience leading and managing multiple audit engagements from planning through completion, including overseeing engagement teams, managing scopes, timelines, and budgets, and ensuring quality standards are met. 

  • Excellent technical proficiency in accounting and auditing standards, including US GAAP, US GAAS, and other relevant regulatory requirements, with the ability to apply risk-based audit methodology, control testing, substantive procedures, and financial statement review. 

  • Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with firm personnel and clients, manage client relationships, respond to client needs, and address issues while building trust. 

  • Proven client relationship and business development experience, with a history of building, maintaining, and growing sustainable client relationships, identifying opportunities to expand services, and delivering high-quality client service. 

  • Applies sound business judgment, risk awareness, and ethical integrity to ensure audit quality, compliance, and independence, and to provide guidance to team members. 

  • Excellent leadership and people-management skills, including mentoring, coaching, performance feedback, and supporting the career development of audit staff through the manager level. 

  • Ability to work effectively in a professional office environment and, as required by the role, at client sites, including the ability to sit for extended periods of time and work at a computer and other standard office equipment. 

  • Ability to work extended and/or non-standard hours during peak periods or as necessary to meet client, project, or firm business needs. 

  • Ability to maintain consistent onsite presence during core business hours, regularly report to a firm office location, and travel to client sites as required, including access to reliable transportation.

At RSM, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people. We offer flexibility in your schedule, empowering you to balance life’s demands, while also maintaining your ability to serve clients. Learn more about our total rewards at .

RSM does not intend to hire entry level candidates who will require sponsorship now OR in the future (i.e. F-1 visa holders). If you are a recent U.S. college / university graduate possessing 1-2 years of progressive and relevant work experience in a same or similar role to the one for which you are applying, excluding internships, you may be eligible for hire as an experienced associate.

At RSM, an employee’s pay at any point in their career is intended to reflect their experiences, performance, and skills for their current role. The salary range (or starting rate for interns and associates) for this role represents numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, education, skills, work experience, certifications, location, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range.

Compensation Range: $119,100 - $239,300

Individualsselected for this role will be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on firm and individual performance.

About RSM US

RSM US is a leading provider of audit, tax, and consulting services to middle market companies in the United States. The company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and has more than 90 offices across the country. RSM US is a member of the RSM International network, which is the sixth largest network of independent audit, tax, and consulting firms in the world. The company's services include audit and assurance, tax, consulting, risk advisory, transaction advisory, and wealth management. RSM US serves clients in a variety of industries, including healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, real estate, and technology.
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