Audit Manager

Company Profile:

At FORVIS, your career is designed with a purpose. We want our team members to thrive professionally and feel the impact their work yields when serving clients, industries, and local communities. This starts by empowering team members to design a career journey that leverages their skills and fuels their passions.

Creating a best-in-class employee experience is at the heart of our vision for the future. With several industry focus areas, multiple service lines, and locations in five geographical regions across the country to choose from, the opportunities for your career are without limit.

About FORVIS

FORVIS is a Top-10 professional services firm providing assurance, tax, and advisory services, driven by our commitment to using our forward vision to provide rewarding career opportunities and deliver unmatched client experiences. Learn more at FORVIS.com

Design your career with purpose at FORVIS. For more information about our firm locations, visit FORVIS.com. FORVIS, LLP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected classifications.

It is FORVIS's standard policy not to accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.

• FORVIS expressly reserves the right not to consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from vendors including and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, and recruiting agencies.
• FORVIS further reserves the right not to pay a fee to a recruiter or agency unless such recruiter or agency has a signed vendor agreement with FORVIS.
• Any resume or CV submitted to any employee of FORVIS without having a FORVIS vendor agreement in place will be considered the property of FORVIS.

Requisition Number: 2234032

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External Description: Description & Requirements

Duties : Collaborate to plan audit objectives and determine an audit strategy that appropriately addresses risk. Establish expectations of the audit team and level of services to be delivered. Lead multiple audit engagements simultaneously, and competing priorities in a fast-paced, interactive results-based environment. Provide guidance to audit staff and participate in audit procedures that impact complex or specialized issues facing a client. Identify accounting and audit risks using US GAAP, IFRS, US GAAS, IAS, and PCAOB auditing standards. Manage all engagement fieldwork to ensure quality service and timely results. Manage the engagement team against planned budget and alter if required. Assist with managing client engagement administrative tasks including staffing, billing and collections, and ensure profitability targets are met. Anticipate and address client concerns and escalate issues to engagement Partner as they arise. Understand client industries, and recognize business trends, emerging industry and technical developments, and key performance drivers that may impact a client's business. Participate in the professional development of other audit staff through knowledge sharing, on-site training, timely performance feedback, and other firm initiatives. Serve as a trusted advisor to clients' and identify opportunities for expanded firm services that benefit a client. Develop a strategy for successful long-term professional relationships and centers of influence to effectuate business growth. Ensure self-professional development with technical specialization and on-going education.

Requirements : Requires Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance or related field of study, and 5 years of experience in any job title/occupation/position providing financial audit services in a CPA firm or professional services practice. Experience specified must include 5 years of experience with each of the following:developing and executing audit strategies for external audits; auditing a broad spectrum of manufacturing, distribution, large corporations, multi-national companies or SEC registrants; USGAAP, IFRS, US GAAS, IAS, or PCAOB standards; and ProSystem Engagement or other audit preparation software programs. Experience specified must include 3 years of experience with each of the following:developing and sustaining profitable client relationships; and mentoring, training, and evaluating other audit staff professionals. Requires CPA license or foreign equivalent. Telecommuting permitted in accordance with company policy. Must live within normal commuting distance of Forvis Mazars, LLP's office in Chicago, IL. Requires up to 20% domestic travel.

Employer: Forvis Mazars, LLP

Work Location: 130 East Randolph Street, Suite 1900, Chicago, IL 60601

Salary: $141,000 to $151,000/year

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City: Chicago

State: Illinois

Community / Marketing Title: Audit Manager

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With a legacy spanning more than 100 years, Forvis Mazars is committed to providing a different perspective and an unmatched client experience that feels right, personal and natural. We respect and reflect the range of perspectives, knowledge and local understanding of our people and clients. We take the time to listen to deliver consistent audit and assurance, tax, advisory and consulting services worldwide.

We nurture a deep understanding of our clients’ industries, delivering greater insight, deeper specialization and tailored solutions through people who listen to understand, are responsive and consult with purpose to deliver value.

About Forvis Mazars, LLP

Forvis Mazars, LLP is an independent member of Forvis Mazars Global, a leading global professional services network. Ranked among the largest public accounting firms in the United States, the firm’s 7,000 dedicated team members provide an Unmatched Client Experience® through the delivery of assurance, tax, and consulting services for clients in all 50 states and internationally through the global network. Visit forvismazars.us to learn more.

Forvis Mazars, LLP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or other protected classifications.
It is Forvis Mazars, LLP standard policy not to accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.

Forvis Mazars, LLP expressly reserves the right not to consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from vendors including and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, and recruiting agencies.
Forvis Mazars, LLP further reserves the right not to pay a fee to a recruiter or agency unless such recruiter or agency has a signed vendor agreement with Forvis Mazars, LLP.Any resume or CV submitted to any employee of Forvis Mazars, LLP without having a Forvis Mazars, LLP vendor agreement in place will be considered the property of Forvis Mazars, LLP.