Senior Audit Manager

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About Ascend

At Ascend, we recognize the struggles that accounting & finance professionals face in traditional firms—from rigid hierarchies and overwhelming workloads to the elusive work-life balance. We believe your ambition should not be constrained by outdated practices or opaque career paths. Here, you’re not just a number but a valued member of a community that champions both your professional and personal fulfillment.

Our mission is to transform the public accounting experience into one where work-life harmony is a reality, and where your career advancement is supported by a nurturing network and robust resources.

We partner with regional, entrepreneurial firms and provide them with the resources and support necessary to thrive in today’s dynamic market. This includes access to growth capital, robust talent acquisition, top-tier technology, transformative leadership, shared back-office services, & more. Founded in January 2023, Ascend attained revenues to sufficiently qualify as a Top 100 U.S. accounting firm within six months of operation.

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Wilson Lewis is a growing accounting and advisory firm with offices in Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, and Gainesville, designed to make life easier for clients. Our main objective is to offer quality advisory services, personal attention, and serve as an economic guide to protect and grow your future.

Wilson Lewis believes that great work begins with great people. You’ll join a firm where collaboration, professional growth, and a genuine sense of community are part of everyday life. We take pride in providing high-quality client service in a supportive, flexible environment — and we’re looking for team members who share our values of excellence, integrity, and fun. In 2025, we are a Regional Leader (Accounting Today), an Inside Public Accounting Top 500 Firm, have been recognized as a Best Place to Work in Georgia (Georgia Trend Magazine) and Atlanta (Atlanta Business Chronicle), and earned the Best of Accounting Client Satisfaction credential from Clearly Rated.

We are seeking an Audit Senior Manager to join our team. The Senior Manager will be responsible for managing client relationships; supervising, reviewing, and providing on-the-job training for staff; performing all tasks of the assurance engagements when needed. Notably, the Senior Manager will play a critical role in leading our client engagements. This role will be in-office based out of either Duluth, GA or Gainesville, GA, whichever location is preferred.

• Audit Compliance:
  This position will lead and ensure the team maintains a high degree of accuracy and timeliness of the audit engagements.
• Team Leadership:
  Set the culture for the engagement team and mentor members in their career development. Work to ensure your team is engaged and excited by listening and assisting in the development of team members’ goals to meet department objectives while also providing opportunities for them to grow.
• Client Service:
  Deliver quality internal and external client service, in accordance with the Firm’s values, in order to build and maintain client loyalty and teamwork by contributing to a positive client and team member experience.
• Continuous Process Improvement:
  Focus on solutions and problem solving creatively in order to help make timely decisions by translating requests into action.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business with a certificate in accounting from an accredited university
• Must be an active CPA in good standing
• Minimum of 8 years of increasing levels of responsibility specializing in Government and Single Audit financial statement audits with a regional or large CPA firm
• Demonstrably strong leadership skills
• Applied working knowledge of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), U.S. Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS)

• Experience with non-profit audits
• Caseware, DAS, OnPoint, Mind Bridge experience

At Wilson Lewis, we’re focused on creating a collaborative environment. This individual…