Hybrid SQM Assurance Manager

at Aprio

• Job title: SQM Assurance Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: $98,500 - $160,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Atlanta, United States

About the role

• Assurance Manager in a nationally ranked CPA firm, ensuring quality standards are met. Join a dynamic team to support professional practice and regulatory compliance in public accounting.

Responsibilities

• Work with a nationally ranked CPA and advisory firm that is passionate for what's next.
• Ensure adherence to professional standards—specifically independence monitoring and the firm’s system quality management (under AICPA SQMS 1 and PCAOB QC 1000).
• Contribute to the design, implementation, and monitoring of the firm’s SQM, ensuring the quality objectives are met and quality risks are proactively addressed.
• Support the firm’s quality control for auditing, reviews, and other assurance services.
• Play an instrumental role in shaping our firm's assurance practice as the paragon of adherence to professional standards, quality control, and regulatory compliance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• CPA (Certified Public Accountant) designation is required.
• Extensive experience (typically 7+ years) in assurance, auditing, and financial reporting within a public accounting firm. Internal audit experience or experience with control testing, preferred.
• Profound familiarity with AICPA and PCAOB auditing standards, SQMS No. 1 and QC 1000.
• Demonstrated leadership acumen, including managing teams and spearheading short and long-term projects.
• Superb communication skills, both written and verbal, for effective conveyance of complex concepts.
• Proficiency in using audit software, data analytics tools, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Sharp attention to detail, analytical dexterity, and adept problem-solving capabilities.
• Demonstrated commitment to maintaining professional integrity and ethical conduct.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance on the first day of employment
• Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account
• 401k with Profit Sharing
• 9+ holidays and discretionary time off structure
• Parental Leave – coverage for both primary and secondary caregivers
• Tuition Assistance Program and CPA support program with cash incentive upon completion
• Discretionary incentive compensation based on firm, group and individual performance
• Incentive compensation related to origination of new client sales
• Top rated wellness program
• Flexible working environment including remote and hybrid options