Audit Manager

Tidwell Group is seeking an Audit Manager to join our Columbus, OH team.

Essential Functions:

• Provide audit and consulting services to the firm’s clients that exceeds client expectations
• Develop and manage professional relationships with clients
• Coordinate, organize and schedule engagements to ensure all deadlines are met
• Communicate and engage with clients to ensure their best interests are achieved
• Assume responsibility for routine and non-routine engagements, including planning, technical issues and other decisions
• Maintain and research accounting knowledge to provide solutions to problems
• Provide timely feedback on each engagement to ensure staff learning and development
• Facilitate and participate in “in-house” Continuing Professional Development, training, and team-building activities
• Assist in special projects as assigned by Partners
• Demonstrate and acquire professional and subject matter expertise
• Pursue business development opportunities including participation in sales, marketing, and proposal efforts
• Supervise all stages of professional work and leverage previous experience whenever possible
• Act as a mentor for seniors and staff

Leadership Expectations:

• Develop professionally by promoting the firm, increasing firm profitability, training, and developing staff
• Provide technical expertise this is recognized both in and outside the firm
• Take the initiative to participate, seek and positively influence productivity
• Motivate others, helping them to understand and visualize professional/personal goals
• Display respect and fairness while managing others, bringing conflict into the open to enhance the quality of decisions and team effectiveness
• Evaluate the performance of team members on the basis of merit and skill, addressing performance issues in-the-moment

Team Relationship Expectations:

• Demonstrate integrity, ethical decision-making and behaviors that build trust across teams and with clients.
• Create an environment that encourages teamwork, innovation, inclusion and challenges traditional approaches.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a business concentration, preferably in Accounting
• Valid CPA highly preferred
• Minimum of 5-6 years of relevant experience
• Recent public accounting experience preferred
• Ability to manage and perform work on audit and consulting engagements with minimal supervision
• Real-estate experience, specifically in the affordable housing area, is a plus
• Superior oral/written communication skills
• Up-to-date technology skills
• Well-developed decision-making skills and initiative to act upon those decisions
• Capability to work calmly and effectively under pressure while prioritizing heavy workloads
• Ability to work closely with clients to answer questions or to collect necessary information for audit service requirements
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems creatively

Benefits:

• Medical Coverage (Including HSA option)
• Vision
• Dental
• Matching 401k
• Generous PTO
• Performance-based bonuses
• Continuing opportunities for advancement
• Team-focused environment

Tidwell Group is an equal opportunity (EEO) employer.

Tidwell Group does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are currently engaged by Tidwell Group by way of a written agreement to provide candidates for a specified opening. Tidwell Group shall have no obligation to such recruiters who forward unsolicited resumes to Tidwell Group.