The Role
Lead multiple audit engagements, ensuring timely, high-quality delivery while managing client and firm relationships. Support business development, communicate engagement status and deliverables, and mentor, coach, and develop audit staff. The role requires an active CPA license, public accounting experience, strong financial statement analysis, independent decision-making, and effective communication. A master’s degree and retail, franchise, or hospitality experience are preferred.
Summary Generated by Built In
Work with a Top 20 CPA and advisory firm that Accounts for Anything. Aprio has 40 U.S. office locations, as well as international office locations and more than 3,200 team members that speak 60+ languages across the globe. By bringing together proven expertise, deep understanding, and strategic foresight for fast-growing industries, Aprio ensures clients are prepared for wherever life or business may take them. Discover a top-rated culture, vast growth opportunities and your next big career move with Aprio.
Job Summary
Aprio is seeking an Audit Manager to lead client engagements and deliver meaningful results across a diverse portfolio of clients. In this role, you will oversee multiple audit projects, cultivate strong client and colleague relationships, and actively contribute to the continued growth of our firm. You will mentor and develop audit staff while partnering closely with firm leadership to ensure the highest quality of service delivery. This is an opportunity to make a lasting impact at a progressive, fast-growing firm where your expertise and leadership will directly shape client success.
What You'll Gain/ Impact
- Opportunity to lead a portfolio of audit engagements across diverse and dynamic industries
- Exposure to firm-level business development and high-impact client relationship management
- Ability to mentor and invest in the growth of the next generation of audit professionals
- A collaborative, entrepreneurial environment that supports your continued advancement and career development
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage multiple audit engagements simultaneously, ensuring quality delivery and timely execution
- Communicate effectively with partners, staff, and clients regarding engagement expectations, status, and key deliverables
- Take an active role in business development efforts, identifying opportunities and contributing to new client growth
- Build and sustain meaningful relationships with clients and colleagues across the firm
- Manage, coach, and develop audit staff, fostering a high-performing and growth-oriented team
Candidate Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting
- Active CPA license
- 5+ years of experience in public accounting
- Demonstrated ability to lead, make independent decisions, and work with initiative
- Strong analytical skills related to financial statements and financial information
- Effective written and verbal communication skills with clients and colleagues
- Master's degree (preferred)
- Experience or developed specialties in retail, franchise, or hospitality industries (preferred)
Why work for Aprio:
Whether you are just starting out, looking to advance into management or searching for your next leadership role, Aprio offers an opportunity to grow with a future-focused, innovative firm.
Perks/Benefits we offer for full-time team members:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance on the first day of employment
- Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account
- 401k with Profit Sharing
- 9+ holidays and discretionary time off structure
- Parental Leave – coverage for both primary and secondary caregivers
- Tuition Assistance Program and CPA support program with cash incentive upon completion
- Discretionary incentive compensation based on firm, group and individual performance
- Incentive compensation related to origination of new client sales
- Top rated wellness program
- Flexible working environment including remote and hybrid options
What’s in it for you:
- Working with an industry leader: Be part of a high-growth firm that is passionate for what’s next.
- An awesome culture: Thirty-one fundamental behaviors guide our culture every day ensuring we always deliver an exceptional team-member and client experience. We call it the Aprio Way. This shared mindset creates lasting relationships between team members and with clients.
- A great team: Work with a high-energy, passionate, caring and ambitious team of professionals in a collaborative culture.
- Entrepreneurship: Have the freedom to innovate and bring your ideas to help us grow to become the CPA firm of choice nationally.
- Growth opportunities: Grow professionally in an environment that fosters continuous learning and advancement.
- Competitive compensation: You will be rewarded with competitive compensation, industry-leading benefits and a flexible work environment to enjoy work/life balance.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Aprio is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex; pregnancy; sexual orientation; gender identity and/or expression; age; disability; genetic information, citizenship status; military service obligations or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Aprio, LLP and Aprio Advisory Group, LLC, operate in an alternative business structure, with Aprio Advisory Group, LLC providing non-attest tax and consulting services, and Aprio, LLP providing CPA firm services.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting
- Active CPA license
- 5+ years of experience in public accounting
- Ability to lead, make independent decisions, and work with initiative
- Strong analytical skills related to financial statements and financial information
- Effective written and verbal communication skills with clients and colleagues
- Master's degree
- Experience or developed specialties in retail, franchise, or hospitality industries
Aprio Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Aprio and has not been reviewed or approved by Aprio.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is generally positioned as competitive and fairly paid across many roles, with clearer benchmarking helped by public job-posted ranges and compensation aggregators.
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, and vision coverage is positioned as comprehensive and available from day one for full-time hires, which is stronger than the more typical waiting-period approach.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with profit sharing and access to FSA/Dependent Care accounts, which can improve total rewards when firm performance supports contributions.
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The Company
What We Do
Aprio is a premier CPA and business advisory firm that advises clients and associates on how to achieve what’s next. Aprio’s associates work as integrated teams across advisory, assurance, tax, outsourcing, staffing and private client services, bringing the best thinking and personal commitment to each client. Across practices, Aprio brings together proven expertise, deep understanding and strategic foresight for industries including Manufacturing and Distribution; Non-Profit and Education; Professional Services; Real Estate and Construction; Retail, Franchise and Hospitality; and Technology and Blockchain. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Aprio has grown to over 1,000+ team members. To serve clients wherever life or business may take them, Aprio’s teams speak more than 30 languages and work with clients in over 50 countries.
