Audit Supervisor

Position Purpose 

The Audit Supervisor is responsible for contributing to the achievement of the firm’s objectives including: 

• Assisting with clients assigned to you 
• Supervising staff assigned to your projects 
• Assisting with staff coaching, mentoring and training 
• Assisting with planning and scheduling audit projects 

Position Responsibilities 

The primary responsibilities of the Audit Supervisor are: 

• Engagement planning and scheduling 
• Assigning adequate resources to projects 
• Managing budgets for his/her projects and communicating with the partner/biller when a project grows out of scope or is moving toward a budgetary or timing overage 
• Supervising staff assigned to his/her projects to ensure that schedules, budgets, and quality requirements are met, including review of workpapers 
• Providing on-the-job training to staff 
• Communicating the engagement status with the partner/manager, the client, and his/her advisors on a timely and ongoing basis 
• Technical Skills 
• Attending Continuing Professional Education courses as agreed upon with your career advisor to stay up to date on current accounting pronouncements and tax law. Probably would delete “and tax law” 
• Office Administration and Client Service 
• Research 
• Participating in staff training and mentoring 
• Assisting with analysis of technology tools to support the audit process 
• Preparation of business tax returns on an as-needed basis  
• Preparation of financial statements 

Skills and Education Required 

The skills and education required for this position are: 

• CPA certificate and bachelor’s degree in accounting and an interest in working with small to medium sized businesses 
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in auditing within a public accounting firm or equivalent experience 
• Good written and verbal communication skills 
• Good research skills 
• Good understanding, comprehension, and ability to articulate auditing and accounting concepts 
• Strong leadership skills and ability to supervise others 
• Proficiency in Word and Excel and other accounting software used at the firm 

Measures of Success 

The Audit Supervisor will be deemed to have been successful when he or she has: 

• Completed the engagements assigned to him/her within the expected budgets 
• Received positive feedback from his/her clients, managers and partners 
• Exhibited the actions and positive attitude in participation in the other aspects of firm growth 
• Begun development of his/her own referrals from satisfied clients and his/her contacts in the community 

If you are interested in the Audit Supervisor position at Machen McChesney, please submit your resume to Human Resources - dwoodrow@machen.cpa