Assurance Senior Manager

Tasks

• Oversight of all aspects of audits, reviews, and other assurance engagements
• Development of programs, plans, and approaches for assigned client engagements
• Supervision and review of all work of seniors, staff, and interns on assigned client engagements
• Communication of status of work, problems, and findings to both internal GBQ management and clients
• Collaboration with firm leaders, other departments, and client leadership to identify issues and develop and implement solutions
• Review of engagement profitability and preparation of monthly billing
• Development and delivery of executive presentations and summaries of financial information
• Leading client and internal meetings
• Maintenance of charge hour budget and staff charge budgets
• Prioritization and management of multiple engagements and tasks
• Participation in and leading of approved non-client initiatives
• Establishing and implementing policies to improve department efficiencies

Profitability

• Monitoring hours incurred by engagement team members and progress of assigned client engagements
• Ensuring work is completed within defined budget and timeline
• Monitoring staff charge budgets to ensure achievement of charge hour budgets and hour expectations
• Prioritizing and managing multiple engagements and tasks

Practice Growth

• Representing firm and building relationships through participation in fundraisers, meetings, and professional events
• Demonstrating strong leadership skills while completing client work and firm-related projects
• Identifying opportunities to obtain new engagements and assisting in securing new clients and engagements
• Participation in and leading of public speaking engagements and presentations
• Demonstrating excellent written and verbal communication skills

Client Focus

• Displaying strong analytical skills and deep knowledge of technical concepts
• Exhibiting excellent judgment to identify and mitigate risks
• Coordinating and collaborating with the team, other firm associates, and client personnel
• Identifying and presenting operational and financial improvement opportunities for clients
• Identifying complex issues and performing complex technical research to make recommendations to firm and client leadership
• Exhibiting appropriate understanding of client's business, industry, and resources available to provide value to clients

Brand Culture/Development

• Exemplifying Brand Attributes of the Firm and promoting a positive work environment for team members
• Supporting and ensuring adherence to all administrative policies and procedures of the firm
• Working independently or in a team environment and addressing and resolving conflicts with peers, subordinates, and firm leaders
• Seeking feedback on performance from superiors and enhancing and developing individual professional and technical skills
• Preparing and delivering objective and candid performance evaluations to direct reports and identifying coaching and mentoring opportunities