Assurance Director-Hartford - Marcum Search

Marcum LLP offers a great career with exceptional benefits.

There’s a lot to think about when it comes to launching your career. At Marcum, we offer you a world of opportunity, a highly competitive salary, exceptional benefits, flexible work options, and industry-leading technology, all within an environment that values your contributions and supports your professional growth.

At Marcum, eligible associates receive a benefits package that includes health, dental, and vision insurance, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, and transit benefits, as well as paid time off, a 401(k) plan with an employer contribution, and a profit sharing plan.

Marcum LLP is actively looking for an Assurance Director to join our growing and well-established national firm in our Hartford, CT office. The position requires high-energy, experienced audit professional with strong interpersonal and supervisory skills.

The Assurance Director will be responsible for managing assurance engagements, with minimum oversight by Partner, be an active role model and leader for staff to emulate and meet billable hour and annual CPE requirements.

Travel

• Travel on a daily basis to client office locations, primarily within the New England region.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate various phases of engagements, budget time and expenses, monitor actual performance against budget, review work papers for accuracy and completeness, and review financial statements for suitability of presentation and adequacy of disclosures, and ensure work is on schedule.
• Generate budgets
• Review and evaluate work papers and determine compliance with professional standards and firm policy.
• Review reports and financial statements.
• Review with the engagement partner significant findings that raise questions involving auditing standards and firm policy.
• Manage risk and ensure quality control procedures are being executed.
• Be involved in practice development and supervision of multiple engagements.
• Assume responsibility for billing and collections when circumstances permit.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with client management.
• Provide on the job training to subordinates
• Generate new business annually for new and existing clients.
• Represent the firm by presenting on areas of expertise at third party events.
• Effectively manage employee and client expectations
• Complete performance evaluations constructively and timely, and also provide ongoing performance feedback to employees.
• Maintain required annual CPE’s and licensing requirements.

Qualifications

• BBA/BS/MS in Accounting
• Must be a licensed CPA
• 8+ years of relevant public accounting experience. Prior experience in the healthcare industry is a plus.
• Advanced knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)/Tax Law knowledge
• Ability to articulately communicate professional/technical knowledge
• Effective business advisory skills
• Decisively identify and execute solutions to problems.
• Thorough understanding of complex technical issues
• Ability to meet deadline with accuracy.
• Strong communication, research, analytical and writing skills.
• Proven technical skills with Excel, Word and Outlook
• Experience with accounting software. Prosystem FX engagement preferred.
• Solid organization skills with a demonstrated ability to multi-task
• Active listening skills.
• Strong time management, analytical and research skills
• Must have personal vehicle, with flexibility to travel.
• Required to be in the office a minimum of 3 days per week.

Our growing assurance practice provides tremendous career opportunities in an environment of the highest ethical standards and professionalism. We are committed to practicing work/life balance and offer extremely competitive salary and benefit packages. For further information please visit our career website at www.marcumllp.com

For more information about the position, please send an email to rachel.pellegrine@marcumllp.com with "Assurance Director" in the Subject Line, or use the link to apply directly to the role

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