Independence Manager

Overview

Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards.

Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.

Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Visit  or join the conversation on Linked In, Facebook and Instagram.

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Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law.

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The Independence Team under Risk Management is responsible for understanding, communicating, and ensuring the Firm’s and its professionals’ compliance with the relevant independence rules including but not limited to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), as well as Baker Tilly independence policies. This position includes conducting consultations with the Firm’s practitioners to ensure independence is not impaired.

• Consulting with principals and managers concerning independence issues.
• Analyzing services and relationships between the firm and clients and applying the relevant independence rules to assess the impact on the firm’s independence.
• Analyzing complex corporate trees and private equity structures to identify affiliates of clients based on the applicable independence rules.
• Researching relevant independence guidance of the AICPA, SEC, and PCAOB.
• Ensuring consultations are answered on a timely basis in the Firm’s hotline database and that the documentation is thorough.
• Drafting independence memorandums when necessary to document considerations and conclusions regarding independence matters.
• Participate on special projects when necessary.

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of 3+ year(s) experience required in audit independence.
• Ability to learn software systems and research tools.
• Ability to successfully multi-task while working independently or in coordination with other professionals.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to relate with diverse personalities in a tactful and mature manner.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

The compensation range for this role is $98,230 to $186,220. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location.