Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. SymphonyAI is seeking a Senior Manager, Audit Operations to lead complex audit engagements and manage high-performing teams. The role involves overseeing multiple audit projects, ensuring compliance and quality, and contributing to process improvements while serving as a key liaison for clients and stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Lead complex audit engagements from planning through reporting, ensuring compliance with contractual, regulatory, and methodological standards
- Perform advanced review of audit workpapers, analyses, and findings to identify risks, variances, and compliance issues
- Ensure appropriate resolution of identified issues and verify that audit conclusions are clearly documented, supported, and defensible throughout the engagement lifecycle
- Manage multiple audit engagements simultaneously, including timelines, scope, and deliverables across various client portfolios
- Allocate resources effectively and adjust priorities based on evolving audit needs and organizational demands
- Monitor engagement progress continuously and proactively address delays or risks before they impact delivery
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support comprehensive audit execution and knowledge sharing
- Lead and supervise audit assignments across multiple concurrent engagements
- Delegate work effectively based on team member capabilities
- Perform quality control reviews of audit deliverables prior to final reporting to ensure accuracy and compliance
- Identify inconsistencies or gaps in audit documentation and ensure audit standards are consistently met across all engagements
- Promote standardization and consistency across audit engagements through implementation of best practices and quality frameworks
- Serve as a primary point of contact for audit clients and internal stakeholders throughout the engagement lifecycle
- Communicate audit status, risks, and findings clearly and proactively to ensure transparency and trust
- Support resolution of issues through collaborative problem-solving and escalation of complex matters to appropriate leadership when necessary
- Identify opportunities to improve audit methodologies, processes, and tools through continuous evaluation and feedback
- Support process standardization and efficiency initiatives that enhance audit quality while reducing cycle time
- Contribute to broader audit strategy and operational planning to ensure scalability and alignment with organizational objectives
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- CPA Required
- Significant experience in audit, accounting, or a related discipline
- Proven experience leading audit engagements
- Strong analytical and financial review capabilities
- Experience working with large datasets
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience in the music, media, or entertainment industry is strongly preferred
- Experience working with complex revenue models, subscription-based services, or digital platforms
- Experience improving audit processes or implementing standardized methodologies
- Familiarity with data analytics tools(SQL, Excel)and audit automation techniques
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