Audit Manager

About the role

The Role At Lucas Horsfall, an Audit Manager oversees assurance engagements and engagement teams for clients across a variety of industries. The position carries overall responsibility for engagement execution, including planning and risk assessment, fieldwork oversight, analytics, and financial statement preparation and review.

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.