Audit Manager at Gables Search Group
Wallingford, CT
About the Job
Audit Manager
$8B+ SEC manufacturing company—Wallingford, CT (Hybrid)— Salary commensurate with experience + stock
The Sizzle
• Growing quickly through acquisitions
• Decentralized organization, 125 companies under umbrella
• Up to 10-15% travel
• Targeting 5+ years of experience, public accounting preferred
• CPA required
• Role reports to VP Internal Audit, no direct reports
• 15 days PTO and good benefits
• Growing quickly through acquisitions
• Decentralized organization, 125 companies under umbrella
• Up to 10-15% travel
• Targeting 5+ years of experience, public accounting preferred
• CPA required
• Role reports to VP Internal Audit, no direct reports
• 15 days PTO and good benefits
Minimum Education and Experience
• 5+ years of experience in public accounting
• Strong technical accounting skills in US GAAP and SEC regulations - CPA required
• Excellent leadership abilities and experience managing an audit team
• Ability to research and evaluate complex and/or emerging accounting issues
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Strong analytical skills - ability to analyze and detect trends, issues or flaws; determine root case of issues; and partner with others to drive solutions
• Knowledge of business processes and efficiencies
• Excellent communication skills
• Strict attention to detail
• Excellent report writing skill
• 5+ years of experience in public accounting
• Strong technical accounting skills in US GAAP and SEC regulations - CPA required
• Excellent leadership abilities and experience managing an audit team
• Ability to research and evaluate complex and/or emerging accounting issues
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Strong analytical skills - ability to analyze and detect trends, issues or flaws; determine root case of issues; and partner with others to drive solutions
• Knowledge of business processes and efficiencies
• Excellent communication skills
• Strict attention to detail
• Excellent report writing skill
Duties & Responsibilities
- Assist the Internal Audit VP and Directors in developing a value-adding SOX and operational audit function and safeguarding the Company’s financial integrity by ensuring compliance with financial regulations and accounting standards
- Leadership and oversight of the audit of the consolidated financial statements, in particular the Company’s SEC filings such as the quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings
o Strategic Leadership and Oversight: leads the planning and execution of the substantive and internal control audits for the consolidated financial statements at HQ to ensure compliance with US GAAP and SEC requirements
o SEC Compliance and Risk Management, including:
Identify and assess financial and operating risks
Review and document complex technical accounting and auditing topics/issues
Develop and implements risk management strategies to ensure the Company’s risk framework aligns with SOX regulations
Understand potential risk in business processes and transactions relating to accuracy and reliability of the SEC filings
Review statutory financial statements, SEC filings and other regulatory documents to ensure compliance with applicable financial reporting standards and SEC regulations (including new accounting standards)
o Audit Execution and Internal Control Evaluation, including:
Plan, execute and supervise risk-based audit procedures and work plans to ensure the objectives of each audit are achieved (i.e., integrity and reliability of information, process efficiency and effectiveness, safeguarding of assets, compliance with laws, regulation, policies and procedures)
Assess effectiveness of internal controls, identify and report weaknesses, deficiencies and/or areas of potential improvement
Day-to-day supervision of other auditors and staff
Ensure work paper documentation supports auditing conclusions
o Reporting and analyzing the results, including:
Prepare and present final audit reports to local and senior management to discuss areas of risk identified, processes weaknesses, areas of risk, recommendation to mitigate that risk
Evaluate related action plans and process improvement opportunities
Manage the audit findings log to ensure appropriate follow-up
- Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, including External Auditors, Executive management
- Assist in building and maintaining a partnership with Division, Group, and Business Unit management to develop and maintain cost-effective, efficient systems of internal control
- Keep abreast of changes in financial reporting and SOX compliance regulations
- Review the compliance with applicable Laws and Regulations
- Train, coach, develop and support Internal Audit staff
- Spiced in there (15-20%) might be special projects like consulting engagements, digital transformation, accounting advisory, due diligence, acquisition integration, rationalization studies, process improvement initiatives, or act as finance controller on a temporary basis in our facilities when necessary
- Assist the Internal Audit VP and Directors in developing a value-adding SOX and operational audit function and safeguarding the Company’s financial integrity by ensuring compliance with financial regulations and accounting standards
- Leadership and oversight of the audit of the consolidated financial statements, in particular the Company’s SEC filings such as the quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings
o Strategic Leadership and Oversight: leads the planning and execution of the substantive and internal control audits for the consolidated financial statements at HQ to ensure compliance with US GAAP and SEC requirements
o SEC Compliance and Risk Management, including:
Identify and assess financial and operating risks
Review and document complex technical accounting and auditing topics/issues
Develop and implements risk management strategies to ensure the Company’s risk framework aligns with SOX regulations
Understand potential risk in business processes and transactions relating to accuracy and reliability of the SEC filings
Review statutory financial statements, SEC filings and other regulatory documents to ensure compliance with applicable financial reporting standards and SEC regulations (including new accounting standards)
o Audit Execution and Internal Control Evaluation, including:
Plan, execute and supervise risk-based audit procedures and work plans to ensure the objectives of each audit are achieved (i.e., integrity and reliability of information, process efficiency and effectiveness, safeguarding of assets, compliance with laws, regulation, policies and procedures)
Assess effectiveness of internal controls, identify and report weaknesses, deficiencies and/or areas of potential improvement
Day-to-day supervision of other auditors and staff
Ensure work paper documentation supports auditing conclusions
o Reporting and analyzing the results, including:
Prepare and present final audit reports to local and senior management to discuss areas of risk identified, processes weaknesses, areas of risk, recommendation to mitigate that risk
Evaluate related action plans and process improvement opportunities
Manage the audit findings log to ensure appropriate follow-up
- Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, including External Auditors, Executive management
- Assist in building and maintaining a partnership with Division, Group, and Business Unit management to develop and maintain cost-effective, efficient systems of internal control
- Keep abreast of changes in financial reporting and SOX compliance regulations
- Review the compliance with applicable Laws and Regulations
- Train, coach, develop and support Internal Audit staff
- Spiced in there (15-20%) might be special projects like consulting engagements, digital transformation, accounting advisory, due diligence, acquisition integration, rationalization studies, process improvement initiatives, or act as finance controller on a temporary basis in our facilities when necessary