Audit Manager

Audit Manager | Hartford, CT (hybrid, 3 days in office) | $140,000 to $200,000 base, plus an annual bonus targeted around 10% The firm A well established, 70 person CPA firm in the Hartford area, with an audit practice built around manufacturing, real estate, construction, and nonprofit clients. The work is substantive and the client contact is direct. This is not a firm where a manager spends the year buried in a workpaper queue and never meets a CFO. What you will do Manage audit, review, and compilation engagements from planning through issuance Own the client relationship: scoping conversations, status updates, fieldwork logistics, and delivery of findings and recommendations Set the audit approach, evaluate risk, and resolve the technical questions the team escalates to you Review workpapers and financial statements, and handle the disclosure and reporting judgment calls Manage budgets, realization, and scheduling across concurrent engagements Supervise, train, and evaluate seniors and staff, and give them the kind of feedback that actually moves their careers Contribute to practice growth through client expansion and referral relationships What you bring Active CPA license (required) Roughly 5 or more years of public accounting audit experience, including engagement leadership Exposure to one or more of the firm's core industries: manufacturing, real estate, construction, or nonprofit Strong technical grounding in GAAP and GAAS; single audit or employee benefit plan experience is a plus Big 4 and regional firm backgrounds are welcome and well represented here What you get Hybrid schedule: 3 days in the office per week Half day Fridays all year , outside of busy season 36 hour standard work week outside of busy season Competitive base and target bonus, reviewed against the market rather than against an internal ceiling Full medical, dental, and vision coverage 401(k) with firm contribution Paid CPE, professional dues, and support for continuing licensure A defined path toward senior manager and partner, with partners who talk about it openly instead of leaving you guessing Two rounds. The first is a video call with a partner and a senior manager. The second is with other members of the team and can be done in person or by video. The process moves quickly and you will get a straight answer either way. #J-18808-Ljbffr Sherwood Staffing Partners