Audit & Assurance Manager

Semple, Marchal & Cooper, LLP, a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) registered CPA firm was founded in 1982 in Phoenix, Arizona and has grown over the years to become a preeminent regional Certified Public Accounting firm in the Southwest. We are a full-service professional firm, dedicated to providing clients assistance in many areas including professional accounting, auditing, tax planning and compliance, and management consulting services.

As a member of GGI Global Alliance AG, we are provided with additional resources to help our clients grow as needed. Our firm consists of a team of over 40 professionals. We are looking to add people eager to utilize and grow their skills and knowledge base. Our team members have opportunities to work in a variety of Audit and Assurance areas earlier on in their career, to be directly involved in client controls, and to be part of a team that collectively identifies solutions that benefit our clients.

Candidates who believe they have the skills, experience, and passion to join this high-performance environment are encouraged to explore this opportunity.

As an Audit & Assurance Manager, you’ll be expected to:

• Responsibly address various economic and regulatory risks within the engagement client’s industry, as well as resolve complex accounting issues, document, validate, test, and assess various financial reporting systems, and draft technical memos on any GAAP/GAAS or PCAOB issues.
• Consult and advise our clients on technical accounting and auditing matters.
• Drive the delivery of services in a timely and effective way, exceeding our client’s quality expectations.
• Utilize skills and experience to provide supervision to Staff Auditors by directing audit engagements beginning with the planning process, through the audit process, and then through the final communications with the audit client.
• Actively monitor and manage engagement economics such that revenue is recognized appropriately throughout the engagement and communicate any concerns to the engagement partner. i.e., prepare audit strategy, set and monitor budgets, and participate in the proposal process for new clients and projects.
• Grow in their position with the Firm through marketing, networking, and business development efforts, with an eye towards a Partnership position.

Assurance and auditing services include providing clients with an independent verification of financial data for management and outside parties and includes the following:

• Execution of audit procedures based on your understanding of the client’s business, the risks it faces, and its internal control processes as you gain exposure to a variety of industries and business models to increase your understanding of how organizations operate.
• Audit client financials, transactions, and internal control processes.
• Independent examinations of financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (“GAAS”) and PCAOB rules
• Recommendation letters to management based upon the results of independent financial assessment examinations
• Reports based on agreed upon procedures
• Special purpose examinations and reports
• Internal controls and accounting procedures review
• Due diligence of mergers and acquisitions
• Registration of securities
• Review of SEC filings
• Compilations, reviews, and other attestation services
• Prepare accounting-related reports through a paperless office environment
• Build Excel models, conduct research, maintain documents produced in litigation and summarize data under the supervision of Partners.

Accounting services includes providing clients with direct assistance and advice in the areas of:

• Preparation of financial statements, financial forecasts, and budgets
• Development and…