Audit Manager - Alternative Investments

WHO WE ARE
Elliott Davis pairs forward-thinking tax, assurance and consulting services with industry-leading workplace culture. Our nine offices — located in the fastest growing cities in the U.S. — are built on a foundation of inclusivity, collaboration, and collective growth. We work daily to provide exceptional service to our people, customers, and our communities. Audit and assurance services are provided by Elliott Davis, LLC (doing business in NC and D.C. as Elliott Davis, PLLC), a licensed CPA firm.

We are looking for an Audit Manager or Experienced Senior (3+ years) with Alternative Investment Funds experience to join our team. In this role you will provide audit and attest services to private investment funds for both registered and non‑registered investment advisors that manage a variety of funds, including but not limited to hedge funds, private equity and venture capital funds, private credit funds, SBIC funds, real estate funds, and offshore funds.

In addition to private fund audit engagements, this position will provide and oversee audit and custody examination services for the investment advisory firms themselves. Through building strong relationships with your clients, including staying current on industry trends and client needs, you will provide services that extend beyond traditional compliance engagements.

• Work and communicate effectively with staff, clients, and third‑party fund administrators
• Teach, develop, and oversee staff throughout engagements; delegate assignments and tasks appropriately
• Direct and control engagement planning process to successful completion
• Bottom‑line management of assigned engagements and individual productivity opportunities
• Participate in the billing and collection process
• Schedule, staff, and coordinate engagement workflow
• Become a subject‑matter expert in one or more technical aspects
• Pursue opportunities to provide additional services; pursue leads; retain clients
• Develop and maintain strong business relationships with individual clients and appropriate financial officers, fund administrators, and industry referral sources
• Coach and develop staff’s understanding of our business and general business world
• Serve as a mentor and role model
• Provide honest, objective and constructive feedback in a timely manner to staff

• A bachelor’s degree in Accounting and 4+ years of recent audit experience at a public accounting firm or an equivalent combination of education and experience with a focus on providing services to alternative investment funds and investment advisory firms.
• Private equity fund experience a plus
• CPA Certification preferred
• Successful experience in managing moderate to high volume of engagements during peak seasons
• Strong oral and written interpersonal skills
• Effective analytical and problem‑solving ability
• Experience in hiring, developing, and leading a team of professional auditors

• Generous time away and paid firm holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s
• Flexible work schedules
• 16 weeks of paid maternity and adoption leave, 8 weeks of paid parental leave, 4 weeks of paid and caregiver leave (once eligible)
• First‑class health and wellness benefits, including wellness coaching and mental health counseling
• One‑on‑one professional coaching
• Leadership and career development programs
• Access to Beyond: a one‑of‑a‑kind program with experiences that help you expand your life, personally and professionally

The physical and cognitive/mental requirements and the work environment characteristics 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.

• Regularly required to remain in a stationary position; use hands repetitively to operate standard office equipment; and to talk or hear, both in person and by telephone
• Required to have specific vision abilities which include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Use written and oral…