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Location: Woodland Hills, CA | Schedule: Full-time, Hybrid work environment | Compensation: Not specified

Overview

A progressive regional CPA firm is seeking a generalist Audit Manager to serve as a key liaison between partners, clients, and professional staff. This role offers a fast track to Director/Partnership, a reasonable work-life balance, and relocation assistance for the right candidate, making it an excellent opportunity for an experienced audit professional ready to take on greater leadership responsibility.

What you'll do

• Manage and take responsibility for all phases of audit or review engagements across multiple simultaneous projects
• Maintain ongoing client contact throughout the year, developing thorough knowledge of each client's business and control systems while building strong relationships
• Keep the engagement Director or Partner informed of important developments, identify potential issues, and recommend solutions
• Ensure engagements are properly scheduled
• Create, track, and adhere to budgets for assigned Assurance and Advisory engagements; investigate and explain budget overruns to Director or Partner; identify change order opportunities
• Review financial statements and other client deliverables
• Direct, train, supervise, and review the work of senior accountants and staff accountants
• Play a pivotal role in staff performance evaluations, reviews, and periodic counseling
• Participate in the Firm's business development efforts

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field
• At least five years of experience in public accounting
• Current and valid CPA license
• Ability to travel to assigned client locations
• Thorough knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States (GAAP), United States Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS), and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) standards
• Ability to direct, review, and train staff, experienced staff, and seniors

Preferred qualifications

• Strong audit background serving clients in manufacturing and technology sectors, with understanding of industry-specific operational models, revenue streams, and inventory/costing considerations
• Hands-on experience executing financial statement audits for consumer products, retail, or distribution companies
• Experience auditing or applying technical accounting guidance in Revenue Recognition (ASC 606), including multi-element arrangements, variable consideration, and contract modifications
• Direct experience auditing lease portfolios under ASC 842, including balance sheet recognition, discount rate evaluations, and practical expedients
• Proficiency reviewing equity awards, valuation models, grant-date fair value assessments, and stock option accounting under ASC 718 ($718,000)
• Familiarity auditing complex debt arrangements, convertible instruments, debt modifications vs. extinguishments, embedded derivatives, and debt covenant compliance

Why this role

This position offers a fast track to Director/Partnership along with a reasonable work-life balance, a hybrid work environment, and relocation assistance.