Audit Director – Governmental Assurance
Elevated Hires is recruiting an experienced Audit Director specializing in governmental and public-sector auditing. This leadership opportunity offers a fast track to partnership, a hybrid work environment, relocation assistance, and a reasonable work-life balance.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead multiple audit and accounting engagements while managing scheduling, staffing, workflow, and client deliverables.
- Serve as the primary liaison among engagement partners, clients, and professional staff.
- Maintain strong client relationships and develop a thorough understanding of client operations and internal controls.
- Serve as engagement partner when assigned, including signing attest opinions.
- Ensure engagements comply with applicable accounting and auditing standards.
- Identify engagement risks and implement solutions in consultation with leadership.
- Supervise, train, mentor, and evaluate audit professionals.
- Serve as a governmental auditing subject-matter expert.
- Support recruiting and interviewing efforts for assurance and advisory positions.
- Develop referral relationships, pursue prospective clients, prepare fee estimates, and contribute to business development.
- Oversee engagement billing and collection practices.
Qualifications
- Approximately 10 years of public accounting experience, including at least two years at the Senior Manager level.
- Significant experience auditing governmental and public-sector entities, including cities, counties, special districts, and charter schools.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field.
- Active CPA license.
- Extensive knowledge of:
- Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS/Yellow Book)
- Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS)
- Uniform Guidance requirements
- Demonstrated ability to generate new business for a CPA practice.
- Experience directing, reviewing, training, and developing audit staff.
- Exposure to nonprofit audits is preferred.
- Ability to travel to client and office locations as needed.
Work Environment
- Hybrid schedule combining remote work, office time, and client-site visits.
- Occasional same-day and overnight travel.
- Additional hours may be required during peak periods, primarily from August through February.
- Relocation assistance is available.