Audit Partner, SEC Client Focused

Company: Baker Tilly US, LLP
Location: Irvine
Posted on: May 16, 2022

Job Description:

Responsibilities

Are you interested in joining one of the fastest growing public accounting firms? - Would you like the ability to focus on one industry sector and further become an expert for your clients? - If yes, consider joining Baker Tilly (BT) as an Audit Partner focused on SEC Clients. This is a great opportunity to be a valued business advisor delivering industry-focused audit and other assurance services in a variety of industries. You will work side-by-side with firm leadership to serve clients and build the business, having a direct impact on the firm's success. Additionally, you will be a mentor and coach to a group of talented staff, utilizing your expertise to help develop their technical and professional skills. If you are invigorated by these exciting challenges, then this could be the right opportunity for you! - You will enjoy this role if:

• You are looking for an opportunity to build your career in a specific industry, becoming an industry expert to the clients you serve
• You can see yourself as a trusted business advisor, working face-to-face with clients to find creative solutions to complex accounting and business challenges
• You want to work for a leading CPA advisory firm in growth mode and you want the opportunity to continue building out our cleints in the SEC space
• You value your development and want to work for a firm that provides you the autonomy to own your schedule and career through structured programs (ask us about My Time Off, My Development and Dress for Your Day!)
• You want to contribute to your engagement team's professional growth and develop your own leadership skills to build a career with endless opportunities now, for tomorrow What You Will Do:
  • Be a trusted member of the engagement team providing various assurance and consulting services to industry specific clients, positively impacting their financial statements, profitability, and business operations through:
    • Proactively engaging with your clients throughout the year to understand business goals and challenges
    • Developing and implementing appropriate testing to assess deficiencies of internal controls and make recommendations for improvement
    • Managing all fieldwork to ensure quality service and timely delivery of results
    • Playing an active role in providing valuable financial statement guidance and business recommendations based upon various testing performed and information gathered
    • Delivering business insight through thoughtful review, analysis, and discussion
    • Manage client engagement staffing, billings/collections, and ensure client profitability targets are met
    • Utilize your entrepreneurial skills to network and build strong relationships internally and externally with the goal of acquiring new clients, projects, and revenue
    • Invest in your professional development individually and through participation in firm wide learning and development programs
    • Support the growth and development of team members through the Baker Tilly Care and Teach philosophy, helping associates meet their professional goals
      Qualifications
      
      Successful candidates will have:
      • Bachelor's degree in accounting required, masters or advanced degree desirable
      • CPA required
      • Fifteen (15+) years' experience providing financial statement auditing services in a professional services firm required
      • Must have experience with SEC Client base and experience with Form 10-K, Proxy Statement, Form 10-Q, Form 8-K and other SEC filings
      • Demonstrated management, analytical, organization, interpersonal, project management, communication skills
      • Ability to lead and supervise others, provide exceptional client service, demonstrate commitment to continuous learning in order to stay current regarding applicable strategies, see the "big picture" as well as the details, display appropriate ethical knowledge and commitment, and exhibit a sense of urgency and commitment to quality and the timely completion of projects
        Overview
        
        Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage with critical mass and top-notch talent in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world's leading financial centers - New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago. Baker Tilly is an independent member of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 148 territories, with 36,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $4.0 billion. - Many of Baker Tilly's roles have the opportunity to work remotely. Please discuss with your talent acquisition professional to understand the requirements for an opportunity you are exploring. - Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law.

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