Audit Senior Manager or Principal

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The Opportunity

BiggsKofford is seeking an experienced audit leader to manage and expand our Metropolitan District audit practice. This is a systems-and-execution leadership role for someone who enjoys creating structure, developing people and moving multiple engagements forward at the same time.

The successful candidate will lead a portfolio of district audit engagements through clear procedures, effective delegation, reliable tracking tools and timely decision-making. This person will not be expected to personally control every detail of every engagement. Instead, they will build confidence through strong systems, capable teams, visible status reporting and appropriate review points.

The role is ideal for someone who can quickly assess a problem, determine the next action, resolve the issue and move on to the next priority. The work requires a leader who can maintain perspective across many engagements rather than becoming absorbed in any one project.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can organize work, set expectations, coach different personalities, improve how work gets done and deliver consistent quality by building and maintaining effective systems, procedures and accountability across the practice.

Why BiggsKofford?

BiggsKofford combines the resources and sophisticated client work associated with larger firms with the accessibility, collaboration and entrepreneurial environment of an independent CPA firm. Our professionals work closely with clients and with colleagues across audit, tax, advisory, valuation and other disciplines.

This role offers the opportunity to make a visible impact on people, processes and client delivery. The person in this position will have meaningful responsibility for a growing portfolio of engagements and will help shape the systems that allow the practice to deliver more work with consistent quality.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for an audit leader who is as strong at building an effective operating system as they are at understanding audit quality. The ideal candidate will:

• Have significant public accounting audit experience, typically at the Manager or Senior Manager level.
• Have led or reviewed multiple financial statement audit and/or review engagements.
• Manage multiple engagements simultaneously across different

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ry: $150,000 to $200,000, depending on experience, qualifications and level of responsibility. The position may also include performance-based compensation, a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for long-term advancement within the firm.

Qualifications

• CPA license required.
• Substantial audit management experience.
• Experience leading multiple audit projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrated people-management and coaching experience.
• Strong organization, communication and project-management skills.
• Ability to manage deadlines and priorities in a high-volume environment.
• Ability to build and improve systems, procedures and tracking tools.
• Willingness to work collaboratively across teams and service lines.
• Sound professional judgment and the ability to make timely decisions.

The BiggsKofford Environment

BiggsKofford has served Colorado businesses since 1982. We focus primarily on privately held middle-market companies and their owners, and we emphasize collaboration rather than silos. Our professionals are expected to be accessible, accountable and committed to helping one another deliver high-quality work.

For an audit leader who enjoys developing people, improving how work gets done and taking ownership of client delivery, this is an opportunity to build a meaningful long-term career with BiggsKofford.

For the person who can build the system, strengthen the team and execute consistently, the opportunity is substantial: the work is already there, the demand is growing and the firm needs a leader who can help it serve more clients well.

At Ascend, we provide a fair and equal employment opportunity for all candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, marital status, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic. Ascend hires and promotes individuals solely based on qualifications for the position to be filled and business needs.