Assurance Manager CHAMP in Baltimore, Maryland

Assurance Manager

Cohn Reznick creates rewarding careers in advisory, assurance, and tax with team members who value innovation and collaboration in everything they do! Cohn Reznick helps organizations optimize performance, manage risk, and maximize value through Cohn Reznick LLP (assurance services) and Cohn Reznick Advisory LLC (advisory and tax services). Together, the firm provides leaders with deep industry knowledge and relationships, solutions to address clients' unique business goals and risks, and insight on how emerging market forces can drive opportunity.

With offices nationwide, the firm serves organizations around the world as an independent member of Nexia. We currently have an exciting career opportunity for an Assurance Manager to join the team in our Baltimore office in a hybrid capacity. This position will support our CHAMP (Consumer Hospitality and Manufacturing Practice) industry group. This group provides assurance services to a diverse blend of manufacturing, distribution, cannabis, hospitality and transformation clients.

Our firm's culture combines excellence with genuine teamwork, creating an environment where talented professionals are challenged, supported, and recognized for their contributions.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Serve as the engagement lead on specific client accounts and oversee the day-to-day operations of multiple assurance engagements
• Take responsibility for pre-engagement engagement strategy, risk assessment, planning, execution, and final deliverables, ensuring quality service and adherence to agreed-upon timelines.
• Monitor engagement team performance by providing direct supervision, setting appropriate expectations, monitoring budgets, assessing engagement risks and coaching staff on appropriate audit procedures and professional development
• Identify opportunities for efficiency, process improvement and enhanced audit quality by leveraging technology and artificial intelligence tools
• Drive effective client collaboration through frequent and direct communication, including onsite visits when appropriate, video calls and use of firm tools, while building trusted advisor relationships with key client stakeholders
• Develop detailed engagement work plans, including staffing strategies, risk-based audit approaches and timelines
• Demonstrate technical expertise through review and delivery of high quality work papers and deliverables that comply with firm policies, accounting standards and auditing standards
• Prepare engagement budgets, manage profitability, monitor financial performance and participate in engagement scheduling
• Participate in proposals, business development initiatives, and client relationship expansion opportunities, including identifying additional services that may provide value to clients
• Actively participate in on-campus recruiting and interviewing
• Manage a team of staff and senior associates, including interns and global resources, while providing regular performance coaching, career development guidance and timely feedback
• Coordinate and oversee the work of offshore and shared-service delivery teams to drive efficient and effective engagement execution.
• Support the development and delivery of internal training programs, technical updates, and knowledge-sharing initiatives to strengthen team capabilities.
• Foster a culture of quality, collaboration, continuous improvement, and inclusion while supporting firm initiatives and strategic objectives
• Gain the respect and confidence of the Cohn Reznick team through effective client management, timely and accurate communication, and clear and concise direction and leadership

The successful candidate will have:

• 5+ years of work experience in another public accounting firm
• Manufacturing & Distribution and/or Hospitality (specifically restaurants, franchisees and franchisors) experience required.
• Experience with technical accounting including but not limited to, revenue recognition, business combinations, impairment of intangible assets and goodwill, leases and share-based compensation
• Bachelor's Degree required
• CPA licensure required
• Strong experience using Microsoft Office Suite
• Knowledge of audit…