Audit Supervisor

Backed by private equity from people-focused Alpine Investors, Ascend is building a modern platform for regional accounting firms that enables them to stay independent while accessing the resources of a large CPA firm to help them grow. Ascend provides access to growth capital, robust talent acquisition, best-of-breed technology, a catalytic leadership system, shared back-office services, and modernized equity incentives so that firms can surmount today’s industry challenges and reach their full potential. Founded in January 2023, the company attained revenues sufficient to qualify it as a Top 100 U.S. accounting firm within six months of operation.

GMP Advisors is a full-service public accounting and advisory firm headquartered in Tyler, Texas, with more than 100 professionals across Audit, Tax, Advisory, and Outsourced Accounting/CFO services. GMP offers the depth and breadth of a large regional firm while preserving the collaborative, people-first culture established in 1982. The firm is expanding its team, deepening service capabilities, and investing in its people.

About the role

GMP Advisors is seeking an Audit Supervisor to join our growing Audit practice in Tyler, Texas. In this role, you will lead client engagements across a diverse portfolio that includes Oil & Gas, Construction, Government, and other industries — managing relationships, supervising and developing engagement teams, and delivering high-quality work. This is a high-visibility position within a firm that is actively growing its Audit practice, offering meaningful career development and a clear path toward increasing responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Lead and ensure the engagement team maintains a high degree of accuracy and timeliness across all audit engagements.
• Review the work of junior staff and prepare more complex sections of engagement files.
• Set the culture for the engagement team and mentor members in their career development.
• Listen actively and assist team members in developing goals that support both their growth and department objectives.
• Deliver quality client service in accordance with GMP’s values to build and maintain client loyalty.
• Contribute to a positive client and team member experience on every engagement.
• Utilize CCH Axcess, CCH Engagement, DataSnipper, and other cutting-edge tools & solutions to manage workflow, documentation, and audit evidence.
• Focus on solutions and creative problem solving to help make timely decisions and improve engagement efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field.
• Active CPA license or actively pursuing licensure and eligible to sit.
• 4+ years of increasing responsibility in public accounting, with a focus in audit.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple engagements and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrably strong leadership and team development skills.
• Applied working knowledge of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and U.S. Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS).
• Experience with Oil & Gas, Government/Single Audit, and/or Construction engagements.
• Familiarity with CCH Axcess and/or CCH Engagement.
• Experience with DataSnipper or similar audit analytics tools.