About the Role
Armanino is a top 20 firm in the nation and a Best Place to Work, offering a unique environment where work, passions, and personal life can overlap. We support your growth through a network of smart and supportive individuals.
Responsibilities
- Manage engagement and workflow for multiple clients, including financial statements and management letters, to minimize risks, optimize economics, and meet deadlines.
- Identify and resolve accounting and audit technical issues impacting engagements.
- Lead engagement planning, including timing, resources, risk assessment, and audit approach.
- Determine and approve staffing and resource needs, and engagement schedules.
- Review engagement work papers and deliverables to ensure adherence to firm and professional standards.
- Delegate assignments to supervisors based on skills, development needs, schedule, and engagement economics.
- Participate in the peer review process.
- Build technical expertise in accounting, financial reporting, and audit methods through continuing education.
- Conduct or review research on complex accounting and financial reporting issues and prepare supporting memorandums.
- Coordinate and monitor services provided by other departments and niches related to engagements.
- Keep the partner informed about client updates, engagement status, budget vs. actual, and technical issues.
- Develop industry expertise in at least one area.
- Assist in developing fee quotes and budgets.
- Prepare client billings and collect outstanding accounts.
- Utilize assurance department methodologies, processes, and tools to enhance engagement efficiencies and profitability.
- Act as a trusted advisor and primary client contact throughout the year to discuss business updates, needs, solutions, and engagement management.
- Identify opportunities to offer additional services that benefit clients by understanding firm services and capabilities.
- Prepare presentations for audit exit, audit committee meetings, and board meetings.
- Participate in practice development activities, including networking, proposal assistance, and article writing.
- Engage in activities to develop and improve firm and department business processes.
- Serve as an instructor in firm and department training programs and meetings.
- Develop less experienced professionals through performance feedback, career counseling, and mentoring.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field.
- CPA license.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a public accounting firm.
- Assurance leadership, guidance, or supervisory experience is required.
- Advanced understanding of applicable U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (“GAAS”).
- Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat.
Experience Level
- 5 years of experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field
- Master's Degree
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision
- Generous PTO plan and paid sick time
- Flexible work arrangements
- 401K with Profit Sharing
- Wellness program
- Generous parental leave
- 11 paid holidays
About the Company
- Armanino is the brand name under which Armanino LLP and Armanino Advisory LLC, independently owned entities, provide professional services in an alternative practice structure in accordance with law, regulations, and professional standards.
- Armanino LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services, and Armanino Advisory LLC and its subsidiary entities provide tax, advisory, and business consulting services.
- Armanino Advisory LLC and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.
- Armanino is one of the top 25 largest independent accounting and business consulting firms in the United States.
- We are a nationwide leader serving privately held companies and private individuals, as well as nonprofit organizations and public entities.
Equal Opportunity
- Armanino provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.
- In addition to federal law requirements, Armanino complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
- This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
- Armanino expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
- Improper interference with the ability of Armanino employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.
- For positions based in San Francisco, consistent with the SF Fair Chance Ordinance, an arrest and conviction record will not automatically disqualify a qualified applicant from consideration.
- For Individuals who would be working within the City of Los Angeles, Armanino will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
