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Audit Manager

Vesta

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

The Audit Manager leads the delivery of high-quality audit and assurance services for

clients, providing independent and objective assessments of financial statements,

internal controls, and related processes. This role ensures audits are executed with

integrity, technical excellence, and efficiency while enhancing the reliability of financial

information for stakeholders.

Reports To

Shareholder

Key Responsibilities

1. Audit & Assurance Leadership

  • Lead financial statement audits from planning through issuance
  • Design and execute risk-based audit approaches tailored to clients
  • Evaluate internal controls, governance, and risk management processes
  • Review complex audit areas, financial statements, and disclosures
  • Ensure compliance with professional standards, independence requirements, and firm methodology

2. Engagement Ownership & Delivery

  • Own engagement success: planning, budgeting, execution, and completion
  • Manage timelines, risks, and resources across multiple engagements
  • Anticipate and resolve issues proactively; escalate when appropriate
  • Ensure accountability across the engagement team for quality and deadlines
  • Manage engagement economics (budget, realization, billing, collections)

3. Client Relationship & Business Insight

  • Serve as primary day-to-day contact for client leadership (Controllers, CFOs, owners, E.D.’s)
  • Build and maintain strong, long-term client relationships
  • Understand client operations, risks, and industry trends
  • Communicate complex audit and financial topics clearly to stakeholders
  • Identify opportunities to expand services and deliver additional value

4. Team Leadership & Development

  • Lead, coach, and develop team members
  • Leverage team members’ strengths to drive performance
  • Use work review as a tool to develop technical and professional skills
  • Provide timely, constructive feedback and manage performance
  • Address conflicts and lead difficult conversations when needed

5. Technology & Innovation

  • Leverage audit technologies, data analytics, and digital tools to improve quality and efficiency
  • Encourage innovation and adoption of new tools and processes
  • Continuously improve engagement workflows and delivery methods

Qualifications & Experience

  • CPA required
  • 5–10+ years of audit/assurance experience (Industry)
  • Strong knowledge of GAAP and auditing standards
  • Proven experience leading engagements and teams
  • Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills
  • Experience with audit technology and data analytics tools (preferred)

Ideal Candidate Profile

  • Recognized as a technical resource in audit and accounting
  • Able to independently resolve complex issues
  • Builds credibility with clients through expertise
  • Thinks like a business advisor, not just a compliance provider
  • Communicates complex ideas clearly to non-technical stakeholders
  • Leads teams with clarity, empathy, and accountability
  • Embraces innovation, technology, and continuous improvement
Requirements:

  Qualifications & Experience

  • CPA required
  • 5–10+ years of audit/assurance experience (Industry)
  • Strong knowledge of GAAP and auditing standards
  • Proven experience leading engagements and teams
  • Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills
  • Experience with audit technology and data analytics tools (preferred)

Ideal Candidate Profile

  • Recognized as a technical resource in audit and accounting
  • Able to independently resolve complex issues
  • Builds credibility with clients through expertise
  • Thinks like a business advisor, not just a compliance provider
  • Communicates complex ideas clearly to non-technical stakeholders
  • Leads teams with clarity, empathy, and accountability
  • Embraces innovation, technology, and continuous improvement

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