Audit Manager

About the role

The role of Audit Manager at Lucas Horsfall involves overseeing assurance engagements and engagement teams for clients across various industries. This position carries overall responsibility for engagement execution, including planning and risk assessment, fieldwork oversight, analytics, and financial statement preparation and review. The Audit Manager also serves as the primary client relationship owner, managing engagement economics, researches complex audit and accounting issues, and ensures all work is completed accurately and in accordance with US GAAP, GAAS, and firm standards.

Responsibilities

• Holds overall responsibility for planning, execution, and completion of multiple concurrent assurance engagements, including risk assessment, fieldwork oversight, analytics, and financial statement preparation and review.
• Manages engagement economics, including budgets, scheduling, billing, realization, and work-in-progress, and escalates issues to partners proactively.
• Serves as the primary client relationship owner, delivering prompt, professional communication, anticipating client needs, and identifying opportunities for additional services.
• Sources new business through net new opportunities, expansion of existing accounts, and cross-selling of firm services.
• Provides final review of engagement files and the work of seniors and staff before partner review.
• Supervises, develops, and evaluates audit staff and seniors, including real-time coaching, technical review, on-the-job mentoring, and formal performance feedback.
• Publishes technical thought leadership content (e.g., articles, blog posts, webinars) on a regular basis.
• Applies and interprets GAAP/GAAS independently in live audit decisions and serves as a technical resource for the engagement team.
• Maintains quality standards across a portfolio of complex engagements.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops or classes, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to firm culture and growth initiatives, including mentoring, recruiting, training, and knowledge sharing.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in an assurance department at a public accounting firm, including prior supervisory or in-charge experience.
• Active CPA license.
• BA/BS degree in accounting or business from an accredited university.
• Experience working with privately held clients.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple engagements and lead engagement teams.
• Must be able to travel to client locations.
• Strategic thinker with strong organizational and project management skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in accounting.
• Industry experience in manufacturing, construction, service industry, and consolidations.
• Applied working knowledge of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and U.S. Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS).
• Experience with Dynamic Audit Solutions (DAS), OnPoint PCR, OnPoint EBP, Suralink, DataSnipper, Trullion and AI platforms.