Sikich

Senior Audit Manager (Federal Audit)

Sikich$126K — $200K *
Legal & Accounting
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting required
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification
  • Minimum 8 years of relevant audit experience
  • Experience with financial statement audits is essential
  • Prior management/leadership experience
  • Strong customer service skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel)

Responsibilities

  • Provide first line supervision to auditing professionals
  • Review team deliverables for quality and adherence to standards
  • Design and oversee audit plans leveraging Government Auditing Standards
  • Evaluate audit results for impact on overall conclusions
  • Develop team skills through delegation and guidance
  • Utilize technology to enhance audit efficiency
  • Communicate audit findings professionally to clients

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with 2 days on-site
  • Opportunity for continuous professional development
  • Engagement in high-impact auditing with government agencies
  • Collaboration with a values-driven team
  • Work in a challenging and dynamic environment with a focus on integrity and problem-solving
Full Job Description
Description

Senior Audit Manager (US - Alexandria, VA, Columbus, OH, Indianapolis, IN)

Position Summary

Sikich is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented experienced auditing professional with strong leadership and accounting skills. This role is contingent upon award of contract. This position requires an active Secret clearance or the ability to obtain this level of clearance.

What will you do in this role?
  • Provide first line supervision to a team of auditing professionals.
  • Review work products prepared by team, including workpapers, findings, reports, and other written deliverables, to ensure quality and consistency with auditing standards and firm guidelines.
  • Leverage understanding of Government Auditing Standards to design and oversee execution of audit plans and procedures, including sampling and testing.
  • Evaluate the results of audit procedures to determine the impact on the audit plan and overall conclusions.
  • Develop team effectively by delegating tasks and providing guidance.
  • Design and oversee the execution of audit procedures, including sampling and testing.
  • Leverage technology, including data analysis tools and AI, to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of audit procedures
  • Ability to multi-task across multiple projects
  • Experience with business development process
  • Prepare and review acceptable workpapers, write-ups, and memos, and reports.
  • Own assigned work areas. Consistently bring all work to a client-ready level of completion by managing yourself, or the work of others.
  • Communicate with client and management customers in a timely and professional manner, including conducting walkthrough and interviews individuals associated with the audit.
  • Be able to create, submit, and track Prepared by Client (PBC) items.
  • Follow engagement protocols for PBC items.
  • Hold preliminary discussions of apparent deficiencies with manager or principal.
  • Report audit findings to manager or partner and make recommendations for the correction of unsatisfactory conditions.
  • Perform quality control checks.
  • Create internal and external meeting agendas.
  • Maintain excellent client relations with the firm.
  • Meet expectations for attendance, punctuality, and company/client deadlines and abide by all company policies.
  • Actively participate in formal and informal training to continuously grow technical and non-technical competencies.

What do you need to succeed in this role?
  • Bachelor's degree required. Accounting degree required.
  • This is a hybrid position working 2 days a week on-site
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
  • Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience. Financial statement audit experience required.
  • Must possess a secret security clearance.
  • Financial statement audit experience
  • Management/leadership experience
  • Strong customer service skills
  • Project management experience
  • Excellent verbal and written communications skills
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel)
  • Ability to travel up to 25%

Knowledge in the following areas preferred:
  • Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) Statements of Federal Financial Accounting Standards.
  • Government Accountability Office's (GAO's) Government Auditing Standards (GAS)
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' (AICPA's) AU-Cs
  • GAO/Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) Financial Audit Manual (FAM),
  • GAO Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual (FISCAM)
  • Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Bulletin 24-02, Audit Requirements for Federal Financial Statements (as amended)
  • Other requirements for federal reporting and accounting, such as U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) bulletins and circulars, the U.S. Standard General Ledger (USSGL), etc.

In compliance with this state's pay transparency laws, the base compensation range for this role is $126,000 - $165,000 - $200,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on several factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. Compensation ranges for roles in our Government Services pillar are determined by contract with the specific government agency Sikich is servicing.

In addition, the following specific traits required:
  • Values driven - You embody and model absolute integrity and servant leadership and you have a bias for action and continuous innovation.
  • Uncompromising problem solver - You see opportunities in every business challenge and can develop, articulate and implement solutions.
  • Collaboration - You are a relationship builder across all levels of the organization and across all business units.
  • Instills trust - You do what you say, without ego, and you follow through on commitments consistently and credibly.
  • Impact & influence - You are relentlessly focused on making a difference and can gain support for ideas, proposals and solutions. You get others to act, with or without formal authority, to advance initiatives and objectives.

About Sikich

Sikich is a professional services firm that provides accounting, advisory, technology, and managed services to businesses and organizations across the United States. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Naperville, Illinois. Sikich has over 1,000 employees and serves clients in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, and not-for-profit. The firm has been recognized as one of the top 100 accounting firms in the United States by Accounting Today.
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