Audit Manager, CPA

Audit Manager Assurance Leadership | Client Advisory | Future Partnership Potential | Exceptional Work-Life Balance

Compensation: $110,000 - $130,000+ Base + Performance Bonus Opportunities

Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
Schedule: Hybrid

Our client, a highly respected and long-established CPA and advisory firm, is seeking an experienced Audit Manager to join its Assurance team in Lincoln.

This is more than a traditional Audit Manager position.

It's an opportunity to lead client engagements, mentor developing professionals, build strong client relationships, and play a meaningful role in the future growth of a firm that genuinely invests in its people.

What truly sets this opportunity apart is the culture.

While many public accounting firms continue to push demanding busy season schedules, this firm has built a reputation for maintaining a healthier approach to public accounting, including approximately 47-hour workweeks during busy season
. Professionals enjoy challenging work, leadership opportunities, and career growth without sacrificing work-life balance.

• $110,000 - $135,000+ base salary
• Performance-based bonus opportunities
• Hybrid work environment
• 47-hour busy season workweeks
• Established and highly respected CPA firm
• Clear path toward Senior Manager and Partner opportunities
• Strong mentorship and leadership development
• Opportunity to lead complex engagements
• Significant client interaction and advisory responsibilities
• Diverse industry exposure
• Collaborative culture with long-term stability

Our client provides audit, tax, consulting, and advisory services to a diverse mix of organizations throughout the Midwest.

Industries served include:

• Agriculture
• Construction & Contracting
• Manufacturing
• Healthcare
• Colleges & Universities
• Government Entities
• Not-for-Profit Organizations
• Dealerships
• Privately Held Businesses

The firm encourages professionals to develop industry expertise, strengthen client relationships, and pursue long-term leadership opportunities within the organization.

As an Audit Manager, you'll serve as a key leader within the Assurance practice while managing client engagements and developing future leaders.

You'll gain exposure to:

• Financial Statement Audits
• Reviews & Compilations
• Internal Controls
• Risk Assessment
• Nonprofit Audits
• Government Audits
• Higher Education Audits
• Construction Industry Audits
• Manufacturing Audits
• Client Advisory Services

This position provides an excellent combination of technical accounting expertise, leadership responsibility, and client relationship management.

• Lead audit and assurance engagements from planning through completion
• Manage multiple client engagements simultaneously
• Review financial statements, work papers, and engagement deliverables
• Ensure compliance with professional standards and firm quality requirements
• Resolve complex accounting and auditing issues

• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients
• Develop and maintain strong long-term client relationships
• Communicate findings, recommendations, and business insights
• Identify opportunities to provide additional value and services
• Deliver exceptional client service and responsiveness

• Supervise, mentor, and develop audit professionals
• Review staff work and provide coaching and feedback
• Assist with staff training and professional development
• Foster collaboration and accountability across engagement teams
• Help build the next generation of firm leaders

• Research accounting and auditing matters
• Apply GAAP and GAAS guidance to client situations
• Monitor professional standards and regulatory developments
• Maintain high standards of technical quality and engagement execution
• Support…