Audit Supervisor

A top 25 CPA firm in the greater Chicagoland area and a Great Lakes Regional Leader seeks an experienced nonprofit audit supervisor with prior public accounting experience to join our Not-for-Profit audit team and play a key role in our growth. We are recognized as an accounting leader specializing in nonprofit organizations, privately-held businesses, and related business owners and family members. Revenues range from start-ups to $750,000,000+ annually.

Great Benefits, Hybrid Work (2 days in the office or onsite with a client), Growth Opportunities, Great Culture, PTO, 401K, Bi-Annual Bonus, and much more!

Job duties include:

• Direct staff accountants as part of not-for-profit audit client engagement teams.
• Develop and train staff.
• Serve as the Engagement Lead on specific not-for-profit client accounts, taking responsibility for pre-engagement planning, execution, and final deliverable.
• Develop a detailed engagement work plan, budgets, and schedules. Monitor project status against the work plan and communicate schedule adjustments to Managers and/or Partners.
• Develop a professional relationship with not-for-profit clients. Gain the respect and confidence of the client by consistently demonstrating superior client service, quality work products, and professional integrity.
• Serve as a point-of-contact to the client. Ensure that the client is fully informed of engagement progress, logistics, and delivery dates.
• Formulate audit approach and tailor appropriate audit programs.
• Review and/or prepare financial statements, footnotes, work papers, tax returns, management letters, agreed-upon procedures, and other attestation engagements.
• Demonstrate professional creativity in dealing with client matters and make constructive suggestions to improve client operations.
• Effectively analyze client transactions and unusual situations.
• Recognize and resolve potential and/or existing problems with appropriate research and consulting if necessary.
• Manage audit and accounting process (to include resource allocation and budgeting, billing, and collection), submit requests to schedule staff, deliver work products on time and within scope, and communicate engagement status to management.
• Communicate periodically with the client following the completion of the engagement to ensure client satisfaction.
• Prepare Form 990 as part of not-for-profit audit engagements.

Requirements:

• BS/MAS Degree
• CPA preferred
• Not-for-Profit specialization/knowledge a plus.
• Taxation knowledge
• Minimum 5-7+ year’s CPA firm audit experience