Senior Manager (Non-Profit Assurance)

About the role

Reporting to the Principal, the Senior Manager will be the lead contact on client assignments across Non-Profit assurance industries. The Senior Manager will be responsible for planning, project management, supervising engagements, and providing industry expertise to clientele and Sikich staff.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the efforts of multiple client engagements with the ability to manage budget.
• Manage key components of multiple audit engagements including strategy, planning, risk assessment, team management, and delivery of exceptional client service.
• Provide thoughtful leadership and insightful recommendations surrounding a broad range of complex issues related to business processes and controls by leveraging expertise and experience.
• Perform a detailed review of higher-risk areas to ensure technical accuracy and completeness of the audit work, that sufficient and appropriate evidence is obtained, and conclusions are appropriate.
• Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with key client sponsors.
• Develop people through effectively supervising, coaching, and mentoring all levels of staff.
• Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for all levels of staff.
• Assist partners and senior leaders with generating new business opportunities and building client networks and relationships.
• Understand our service offerings and actively identify opportunities to better serve clients.
• Contribute to people initiatives including recruiting, retaining, and training audit and assurance professionals.
• Ensure professional development through ongoing education.
• Deliver exceptional client support virtually and onsite as needed.

Requirements

• B.A./B.S. degree in Accounting or Finance
• CPA Certification required
• Ten (10) plus years of Public Accounting practice experience
• Ten (10) plus years of engagement management experience
• Ability to develop new cliental and expand existing services to cliental
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and completing priorities in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment.
• Strong leadership, recruiting, training, and mentoring skills, coupled with excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Strong computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and audit preparation software.
• Strong technical accounting skills with proficiency in US GAAP and GAAS.
• The ability to travel as needed

Skills

• Servant Leader – You are hyper focused on engaging employees, fostering their development, and building a positive culture.
• Solutions Focused – You see opportunities in every business problem and can develop, articulate, and implement solutions.
• Collaboration – You are a relationship builder across all levels of the organization and across all business units.
• Instills Trust – You do what you say, and you follow through on commitments, you act with integrity, you are consistent and are perceived as credible.
• Impact & Influence Thinking – You gain support for ideas, proposals, and solutions, and get others to act, with or without formal authority, to advance initiatives/objectives.

Pay

In compliance with this state’s pay transparency laws, the base compensation range for this role is MIN $161,941.17 – MID $179,074.22 – MAX $193,722.81. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on several factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. Compensation ranges for roles in our Government Services pillar are determined by contract with the specific government agency Sikich is servicing.

Benefits

• Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy – activated on your first day, allowing use of paid time off (personal time, mental/physical health care, vacation, sick leave, etc.) without waiting for accrual.
• Paid holidays, including time off the last week of the calendar year when client and project work permits.
• Comprehensive wellness program with rewards for participation.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Health, dental, vision, life, and accident/death/disability insurance options.
• HSA employer contribution.
• Nine (9) paid holidays annually.
• Robust paid Parental Bonding Leave program covering birth, adoption, and foster children.
• 401(k) with employer contributions.
• CPA bonus with four (4) paid exam days & four (4) paid study days.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Generous employee referral bonus program.
• Client referral bonus program.
• Pet insurance.
• FORCE – Sikich community volunteer program enabling each team member to use up to four hours of paid time annually to volunteer.