Senior Assurance Manager

About the Role The Senior Assurance Manager is responsible for leading the firm's most complex audit and assurance engagements while serving as a strategic advisor to clients and a key leader within the assurance practice. This role oversees multiple engagement teams, drives technical excellence, develops future leaders, and partners with firm leadership to support practice growth. The ideal candidate brings extensive public accounting experience, deep expertise in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS), exceptional client relationship skills, and a proven track record of leading high-performing teams. Responsibilities Lead complex financial statement audit, review, and assurance engagements from planning through issuance, ensuring compliance with professional standards, regulatory requirements, and firm quality standards. Serve as the primary relationship manager for a portfolio of clients, acting as a trusted advisor on accounting, financial reporting, internal controls, risk management, and business operations. Oversee multiple concurrent engagements while managing staffing, budgets, scheduling, profitability, and timely delivery of client services. Review audit workpapers, financial statements, disclosures, and engagement documentation for technical accuracy, completeness, and compliance with GAAP, GAAS, and firm methodology. Provide technical leadership on complex accounting, auditing, and financial reporting matters while consulting with engagement teams on emerging standards and challenging issues. Develop engagement strategies, evaluate audit risks, and ensure appropriate responses to significant accounting, operational, and internal control matters. Mentor, coach, and develop Managers, Seniors, and Staff through ongoing feedback, technical training, performance management, and career development initiatives. Partner with Assurance Partners to drive practice growth through business development, client retention, cross-selling opportunities, and proposal development. Identify opportunities to improve client operations, strengthen internal controls, and enhance financial reporting processes through value-added recommendations. Monitor engagement economics, including realization, budgets, write-ups/write-downs, utilization, and overall profitability. Lead quality control initiatives, implement best practices, and leverage audit technology, automation, and data analytics to improve engagement efficiency and effectiveness. Collaborate with Tax, Advisory, and other service lines to deliver integrated solutions that address clients' evolving business needs. Ensure adherence to professional ethics, regulatory requirements, independence standards, and firm information security policies. Contribute to recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, and retaining top assurance talent while fostering a collaborative, high-performance team culture. Qualifications Bachelor's…