Audit Manager - Insurance - Mazars USA LLP

Mazars USA is hiring - If you are looking for a career where you can truly have a say, make an impact, and bevalued, Mazars is the right place for you!

Our Audit practice seeks a professional with strong technical skills to serve as a trusted adviser to clients in the Property and Casualty and/or Life and Health Insurance Industry, to join our National Insurance Services team as an Audit Manager. This role will primarily focus on non-public carriers, managing general and captive agencies, and third-party administrators.In addition, the opportunity to work on SEC clients will be available.

This is a national practice with a preference on the Pennsylvania (Philadelphia area) or New York offices, but the position can take place in any Mazars office with a U.S. location or remote. We offer flexible work hours and a hybrid environment.

What You Will Do:

• Collaborate to plan audit objectives and determine an audit strategy that appropriately addresses risk
• Establish the expectations of the audit team and value of client services to be delivered
• Lead multiple audit engagements at the same time and competing priorities in a fast-paced, interactive results-based environment
• Provide guidance and lead the engagement teams on performance of audit procedures that impact complex or specialized issues facing a client in the insurance industry
• Identify accounting and audit risks using US GAAP, NAIC statutory accounting principles, US GAAS, and/or PCAOB auditing standards
• Manage all engagement fieldwork to ensure quality service and timely delivery of results
• Manage the engagement team against the budget and alter budget if required
• Assist with managing client engagement administrative tasks including staffing, billing & collections, and ensure profitability targets are met
• Anticipate and address client concerns and escalate issues to engagement partner as they arise
• Understand clients' industries and recognize business trends, emerging industry and technical developments, and key performance drivers impacting clients' businesses
• Participate in the development and professional growth of other audit staff through knowledge sharing, on-site training, timely performance feedback, and other firm initiatives
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients' and identify opportunities to expand services
• Develop a strategy for successful long-term professional relationships and centers of influence to effectuate business growth
• Ensure self-professional development with technical specialization and on-going education

What We Seek:

• Bachelor of Science degree in accounting or a business-related field of study
• CPA active license
• 5+ years of current or recent experience providing financial audit services in a CPA firm or professional services practice
• Previous work experience developing and executing audit strategies for large corporations, multi-national companies, or SEC registrants in either the Property & Casualty Insurance or Life & Health Insurance industry
• In-depth working knowledge of US GAAP, NAIC statutory accounting principles, and US GAAS applicable to companies in the insurance industry
• Working knowledge and general understanding of IFRS, IAS, and PCAOB standards a plus
• Demonstrated success leading teams and mentoring other audit staff on multiple client engagements simultaneously
• Strong computer skills including proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
• Working knowledge of ProSystem Engagement and other audit preparation software programs
• A strong record of developing and sustaining profitable client relationships
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both oral and written)
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and project management skills
• Ability to work extra hours as needed and travel to various client locations at times

Why Mazars:

• We offer a generous compensation package with discretionary bonus opportunities, paid time off and a 401K plan with a firm matching contribution
• The salary range for this role takes into account many factors including, but not limited to, years and type of experience, skill sets, and certifications. The projected salary range for this position is $92,000 - $182,000.
• We are committed to diversity, in all of its forms, in our workforce
• We are committed to work/life balance, offering a flexible "Dress for Your Day" dress code and summer Fridays "kickstart" program
• We are committed to the values inherent in making ESG (environmental, social and governance) a priority in everything we do -- to being a firm that's responsible to our employees, clients, society and our planet
• Mazars offers a wide range of mentoring, training and professional development opportunities to support you in reaching your fullest potential
• We offer a graduate school support program and tuition reimbursement
• We offer international rotation opportunities with the Mazars Group of member firms in Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean

Who We Are:

We are an international audit, tax and advisory firm committed to helping our clients confidently build and grow their businesses.

Mazars has grown into aninternational groupcomprising over 44,000 professionals across more than 90 countries and territories, including 16,000 professionals through the Mazars North America Alliance .

Mazars Partners and professionals work as a single, integrated team, committed to helping our clients and their people succeed by respecting who they are and how they work. We take great pride in the quality of our work and the services we provide, and we are committed to helping build the economic foundations of a fair and prosperous world.

Mazars USA LLP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and maintains a drug-free workplace.

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