Senior Manager, Audit and M&A

• Lead audit engagements while providing transaction-related accounting and financial due diligence support.
• Plan, manage, and complete financial statement audit engagements in accordance with professional standards and firm policies.
• Manage engagement scope, staffing, budgets, timelines, risk assessments, and client communications.
• Review financial statements, disclosures, work papers, and audit documentation.
• Evaluate accounting estimates, unusual transactions, internal controls, and financial-reporting risks.
• Research and resolve complex accounting and auditing matters.
• Communicate audit findings and recommendations to client management and governance groups.
• Maintain client relationships and advise on accounting and financial-reporting matters.
• Lead or support buy-side and sell-side financial due diligence engagements.
• Analyze historical and projected financial information, quality of earnings, normalized EBITDA, working capital, net debt, debt-like items, and cash flows.
• Assist with pre-transaction financial readiness, seller assistance, and buyer due diligence preparation.
• Prepare and review financial analyses, databooks, reports, and transaction presentations.
• Coordinate with transaction advisory, tax, valuation, and other specialists.
• Develop client relationships and participate in proposals, pitches, presentations, networking, and business development.
• Lead, coach, and develop audit and transaction engagement teams.
• Provide performance feedback and support career-development plans.
• Participate in recruiting, onboarding, training, scheduling, and performance management.
• Promote collaboration and resource sharing between audit and advisory teams.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field.
• Active CPA license required.
• Approximately eight or more years of progressive public accounting experience, including significant experience leading financial statement audits.
• Experience with financial due diligence, transaction support, quality-of-earnings analysis, or M&A-related accounting matters strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and applicable auditing standards.
• Ability to evaluate complex transactions, financial trends, accounting estimates, and financial-reporting risks.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial-data analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to balance recurring audit responsibilities with project-based, deadline-driven transaction work.
• Excellent project-management, client-service, written communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to travel based on engagement needs.

Demonstrates expertise in leading audit engagements, financial due diligence, and transaction support while maintaining strong client relationships and delivering high-quality financial analyses. Proficient in U.S. GAAP, auditing standards, and project management within a public accounting environment.