Assurance Manager

Taylor is a unique CPA firm with a growing Assurance division that offers diverse opportunities for professional development. Teamwork, mutual respect, and empowerment are paramount in pursuit of providing quality products and services for our clients. The Assurance division provides quality services through utilizing each members’ strengths to meet the needs of our clients. Crucial competencies of Assurance team members are communication, critical thinking, and taking initiative.

Managers will provide services to a diverse group of assurance clients. They are responsible for the execution of the risk-based audit approach and leading audit teams during fieldwork. Managers also have the opportunity to provide a variety of non-traditional assurance services to our clients.

Essential Functions:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Researches and analyzes financial statement and audit related issues or assurance topics as requested by senior managers / partners
• Effectively manages multiple clients and engagements within a diverse group of industries.
• Responsible for overseeing and coordinating the overall engagement, including developing a risk based audit plan, and managing both the timeline and client expectations.
• Ensures that working papers and client deliverables are prepared in accordance with professional and firm standards and JTaylor internal policy and procedures. Performs final technical review and communicates all pertinent issues to partner.
• Develops and strengthens long-term relationships with clients to support overall success and provide additional value-added services within assurance group or cross divisionally.
• Assists with scheduling, staffing, billing, divisional meetings, CPE, and internal inspection.
• Assists with business development, relationship building, talent development, and recruiting opportunities.
• Works to analyze complex issues or to understand new concepts or types of engagements performed within the assurance division.
• Works in a demanding, deadline driven environment with a focus on details and accuracy.
• Performs audit, review, compilation, or other engagements, start to finish, to meet overall client needs.
• Transfers critical thinking, research, and audit skills to a variety of unique engagements offered by JTaylor.
• Becomes oriented with JTaylor’s practices, policies, and culture.
• Regular and timely attendance

Required Competencies:

• Execution - Careful attention to detail, mindful of deadlines, clarity of thought in work papers, ability to delegate yet maintain accountability
• Subject Matter Expert - Demonstrates understanding of subject matter, seeks to increase knowledge in subject matter (industry, regulatory standards, etc)
• Technical Skills - Competency in necessary software, thorough understanding of audits, reviews, agreed upon procedures and financial statement concepts
• Communication Skills - Communicates clearly with clients and JTaylor personnel
• Problem Solving - Demonstrates critical thinking skills, creativity in thought, addresses questions with a concise answer
• Cultivation of Relationships - Seeks to develop and strengthen client relationships, develops and strengthens internal relationships
• Intuition - Demonstrates the ability to provide quick and ready insight, leverages previous experience and education to answer questions
• Initiative - Is a self-starter, actively looks for additional work, can function independently as appropriate
• Self-Awareness - Mindful of their own strengths and weaknesses and how to best utilize these in a team environment

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Supervision and management of staff and projects.

Required Qualifications:

• 5 years of public accounting external audit or related experience.
• Bachelor of Business Administration with an emphasis in accounting or a related field.
• Certified Public Accountant
• Knowledgeable with FASB, AICPA, GAAP, GAAS, and the Yellow Book Standards.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills.
• Current and valid driver’s license
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Work Environment:

• This job operates in an office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.
• Additional hours as needed to meet client expectations and deadlines.

Physical Requirements:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or type; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type:

• This is a full-time position located in our Ft Worth office. Our standard business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Additional hours and weekend hours may be required during peak busy seasons.

Travel:

• Travel may be required on occasion. Same-day travel for work at client’s offices, meetings, and seminars which requires use of a personal vehicle. Occasional out-of-town travel with overnight stay for work at clients, meeting, or seminars.

Other Duties:

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.