Assurance Sr. Manager - PE Funds

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RSM is looking for a Assurance Sr. Manager to join our Private Equity practice. This practice is dynamic, robust and continues to expand every year.  RSM serves a wide range of clients, including approximately 1,500 private equity and venture capital clients.

Job Responsibilities:
Key responsibilities as outlined in the job summary include executing core functions of the Sr Manager role, contributing to team objectives, maintaining quality standards, and supporting client service delivery.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field. 

• Active CPA (or equivalent certification) required.

• 9+ years of recent assurance experience within a public accounting environment with extensive exposure to external audit engagements. 

• Proven experience leading and managing multiple audit engagements from planning through completion, including overseeing engagement teams, managing scopes, timelines, and budgets, and ensuring quality standards are met. 

• Excellent technical proficiency in accounting and auditing standards, including US GAAP, US GAAS, and other relevant regulatory requirements, with the ability to apply risk-based audit methodology, control testing, substantive procedures, and financial statement review. 

• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with firm personnel and clients, manage client relationships, respond to client needs, and address issues while building trust. 

• Proven client relationship and business development experience, with a history of building, maintaining, and growing sustainable client relationships, identifying opportunities to expand services, and delivering high-quality client service. 

• Applies sound business judgment, risk awareness, and ethical integrity to ensure audit quality, compliance, and independence, and to provide guidance to team members. 

• Excellent leadership and people-management skills, including mentoring, coaching, performance feedback, and supporting the career development of audit staff through the manager level. 

• Ability to work effectively in a professional office environment and, as required by the role, at client sites, including the ability to sit for extended periods of time and work at a computer and other standard office equipment. 

• Ability to work extended and/or non-standard hours during peak periods or as necessary to meet client, project, or firm business needs. 

• Ability to maintain consistent onsite presence during core business hours, regularly report to a firm office location, and travel to client sites as required, including access to reliable transportation.

At RSM, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people. We offer flexibility in your schedule, empowering you to balance life’s demands, while also maintaining your ability to serve clients. Learn more about our total rewards at https://rsmus.com/careers/working-at-rsm/benefits.

All applicants will receive consideration for employment as RSM does not tolerate discrimination and/or harassment based on race; color; creed; sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances; sex (including pregnancy or disabilities related to nursing); gender; sexual orientation; HIV Status; national origin; ancestry; familial or marital status; age; physical or mental disability; citizenship; political affiliation; medical condition (including family and medical leave); domestic violence victim status; past, current or prospective service in the US uniformed service; US Military/Veteran status; pre-disposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. 

Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process and/or employment/partnership. RSM is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or otherwise participate in the recruiting process, please call us at 800-274-3978 or send us an email at [email protected].

RSM does not intend to hire entry level candidates who will require sponsorship now OR in the future (i.e. F-1 visa holders). If you are a recent U.S. college / university graduate possessing 1-2 years of progressive and relevant work experience in a same or similar role to the one for which you are applying, excluding internships, you may be eligible for hire as an experienced associate.

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At RSM, an employee’s pay at any point in their career is intended to reflect their experiences, performance, and skills for their current role. The salary range (or starting rate for interns and associates) for this role represents numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, education, skills, work experience, certifications, location, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range.

Compensation Range: $119,100 - $239,300