Audit Director | Financial Services

Our St. Louis office is seeking a dedicated Audit Director to join our growing Financial Services Practice. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and are excited about the opportunity to help build a financial services practice within St. Louis and the surrounding region, we are looking for you! If relationships are important to you, and you identify with the People First culture at Forvis Mazars, we would like to hear from you!

How you will contribute:

• Build relationships with local financial institution trade organizations of various sizes
• Assisting with managing, developing, and coaching professional staff
• Carrying out the detailed audit, review, and compilation engagement procedures
• Adequately identifying audit risks and problems through review to ensure audit engagements are completed with defendable files and documentation
• Consistently identifying engagement and operating opportunities for improvement and providing timely solutions and consultation
• Managing multiple concurrent engagements without disruption or loss of control and within scheduled deadlines
• Managing multiple client relationships, billings, and resource needs
• Build personal referral sources and clientele while actively participating in team marketing opportunities
• Leading audit committee meetings presentations
• Participating in speaking and article-writing opportunities
• Completing CPE specific to assigned industries
• Traveling to serve clients as necessary

We are looking for people who have Forward Vision and:

• An aptitude to recruit and develop firm associates and team members
• Team and engagement management skills
• Innovative ideas to servicing clientele
• Communication skills to effectively relate to people of diverse backgrounds and experience levels both verbally and in writing
• An ability to prioritize and work independently in a fast-paced environment to reach clear-set goals

Minimum Qualifications:

• At least 9 years of audit experience in public accounting
• CPA license
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Bachelor's or master's degree in accounting
• Experience managing multiple complex client engagements
• Experience with both public and closely-held financial institutions