Senior Level Audit Manager Jobs
Senior level audit manager jobs place experienced professionals in ownership of audit programs, risk frameworks, and the teams responsible for executing them. Roles lean 45% remote or hybrid, concentrate across Accounting & Auditing, Consulting & Professional Services, and Staffing & Recruiting, and have employers like SingerLewak LLP, Protiviti, and CBIZ hiring at this level now.
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Overview
Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.
Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.
Please discuss the work location status with your Baker Tilly talent acquisition professional to understand the requirements for an opportunity you are exploring.
Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law.
Any unsolicited resumes submitted through our website or to Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, employee e-mail accounts are considered property of Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorized recruitment agency ("search firm") for Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by Baker Tilly's Talent Attraction team, to submit candidates for review via our applicant tracking system.
Job Description
Are you interested in joining one of the fastest growing consulting and accounting firms in the country?
Would you like the ability to join a highly dynamic team focused on providing exceptional client service in the areas of risk and advisory?
If yes, consider joining Baker Tilly (BT) as a Financial Institutions Internal Audit & Controls Senior Manager! Our Risk Advisory practice provides a full spectrum of services to help our clients assess their risks, develop strategies to compete in an ever-changing business environment, and achieve their goals and objectives. All of this is accomplished through deep industry knowledge of risk, governance, internal audit, compliance, IT, and cybersecurity best practices.
As one of the fastest growing firms in the nation, BT has the ability to offer you upward career trajectory, flexibility in how and where you get your work done and meaningful relationships with clients, teammates and leadership who truly care about you and your development.
Does this describe you?
- You want to continue to expand your work experiences and hone your skills as a comprehensive risk professional in the areas of compliance, enterprise risk management, governance, internal controls, and data analytics.
- You crave the opportunity to be part of a fast growing, entrepreneurial risk consulting practice where your hard work and creativity will be rewarded.
- You do your best work when you are part of a talented, down-to-earth team that thrives in collaboration and truly enjoys working together.
- You feel valued when you are provided the resources and support to continually sharpen your technical skills and build your career now, for tomorrow.
What you will do:
- Work closely with client executives and management teams to understand their businesses and assist in identifying and managing financial and operational risks within their business processes and systems.
- Develop in-depth knowledge of clients’ businesses and industries by having direct client interaction while working on multiple aspects of an engagement.
- Think independently and strategically about your clients’ business, systems and risks providing recommendations for business and process improvements based upon knowledge gained relative to the client’s operations, processes and business objectives.
- Provide strategic business advice to clients by assisting in the implementation of new processes and controls that address key risks.
- Assess, manage and optimize business risk across a wide range of areas, including operational audit, enterprise risk management (ERM) and SOX compliance.
- Review clients' processes and controls against industry frameworks, identifying gaps in design and execution, and communicating issues and recommendations to clients.
- Draft comprehensive executive summaries and final reports for delivery to the client, documenting and reviewing engagement work papers in accordance with industry-accepted internal audit methodologies.
- Act as a valued business advisor, build relationships and communicate effectively with the client to provide superior client service.
- Facilitate professional and effective presentations to internal and external audiences.
- Continue to develop your knowledge and experience working with a variety of technology environments, platforms, applications and tools/utilities.
- Assist with managing client engagement staffing, billings/collections, and ensure client profitability targets are met.
- Utilize your entrepreneurial skills to network and build strong relationships internally and externally with clients and the community.
- Invest in your professional development individually and through participation in firm wide learning and development programs.
- Support the growth and development of team members through the Baker Tilly Care and Teach philosophy, helping associates meet their professional goals.
- Enjoy friendships, social activities and team outings that encourage a work-life balance.
Minimum Required Qualifications:
- 4 year degree
- Eight (8) years of experience
- CPA or CIA designation(s) required
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or a related program
- CPA or CIA designation(s) required
- 8+ year(s) experience in risk advisory, internal/external audit, SOX/FDICIA, and/or internal controls, including direct experience within the financial services industry, with banking experience strongly preferred
- Demonstrated experience leading internal audit and/or SOX/FDICIA engagements, including risk assessment, scoping, process and control documentation, walkthroughs, control testing, evaluation of control design and operating effectiveness, identification of control deficiencies, remediation, and reporting
- Experience managing client engagements and teams, including project planning, staffing, engagement execution, client communications, and delivery of high-quality work products
- Experience communicating audit and control observations, findings, recommendations, and remediation matters to client management and other key stakeholders
- Prior experience as a client-serving professional in a consulting, advisory, or public accounting environment strongly preferred
- Excellent analytical, technical and problem solving skills, with strong attention to detail
- Exceptional verbal and written communication, collaboration, project management and time management skills
The pay rate ranges for this position are listed below.
Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of relevant factors including but not limited to applicant’s skills, prior experience, qualifications, degrees/certifications, work arrangements and geographic location. Baker Tilly offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package to eligible employees.
In Chicago, IL: pay rate range is $146,500 to $269,600
In New York, NY: pay rate range is $166,400 to $306,400
In Philadelphia, PA: pay rate range is $146,500 to $269,600
In Denver, CO: pay rate range is $146,500 to $269,600
In Nashville, TN: pay rate range is $133,200 to $245,100
In Miami, FL: pay rate range is $127,500 to $294,300
In Frisco, TX: pay rate range is $139,800 to $257,400
In Irvine, CA: pay rate range is $153,100 to $281,900
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Overview
Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.
Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.
Please discuss the work location status with your Baker Tilly talent acquisition professional to understand the requirements for an opportunity you are exploring.
Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law.
Any unsolicited resumes submitted through our website or to Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, employee e-mail accounts are considered property of Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorized recruitment agency ("search firm") for Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by Baker Tilly's Talent Attraction team, to submit candidates for review via our applicant tracking system.
Job Description
Are you interested in joining one of the fastest growing consulting and accounting firms in the country?
Would you like the ability to join a highly dynamic team focused on providing exceptional client service in the areas of risk and advisory?
If yes, consider joining Baker Tilly (BT) as a Financial Institutions Internal Audit & Controls Senior Manager! Our Risk Advisory practice provides a full spectrum of services to help our clients assess their risks, develop strategies to compete in an ever-changing business environment, and achieve their goals and objectives. All of this is accomplished through deep industry knowledge of risk, governance, internal audit, compliance, IT, and cybersecurity best practices.
As one of the fastest growing firms in the nation, BT has the ability to offer you upward career trajectory, flexibility in how and where you get your work done and meaningful relationships with clients, teammates and leadership who truly care about you and your development.
Does this describe you?
- You want to continue to expand your work experiences and hone your skills as a comprehensive risk professional in the areas of compliance, enterprise risk management, governance, internal controls, and data analytics.
- You crave the opportunity to be part of a fast growing, entrepreneurial risk consulting practice where your hard work and creativity will be rewarded.
- You do your best work when you are part of a talented, down-to-earth team that thrives in collaboration and truly enjoys working together.
- You feel valued when you are provided the resources and support to continually sharpen your technical skills and build your career now, for tomorrow.
What you will do:
- Work closely with client executives and management teams to understand their businesses and assist in identifying and managing financial and operational risks within their business processes and systems.
- Develop in-depth knowledge of clients’ businesses and industries by having direct client interaction while working on multiple aspects of an engagement.
- Think independently and strategically about your clients’ business, systems and risks providing recommendations for business and process improvements based upon knowledge gained relative to the client’s operations, processes and business objectives.
- Provide strategic business advice to clients by assisting in the implementation of new processes and controls that address key risks.
- Assess, manage and optimize business risk across a wide range of areas, including operational audit, enterprise risk management (ERM) and SOX compliance.
- Review clients' processes and controls against industry frameworks, identifying gaps in design and execution, and communicating issues and recommendations to clients.
- Draft comprehensive executive summaries and final reports for delivery to the client, documenting and reviewing engagement work papers in accordance with industry-accepted internal audit methodologies.
- Act as a valued business advisor, build relationships and communicate effectively with the client to provide superior client service.
- Facilitate professional and effective presentations to internal and external audiences.
- Continue to develop your knowledge and experience working with a variety of technology environments, platforms, applications and tools/utilities.
- Assist with managing client engagement staffing, billings/collections, and ensure client profitability targets are met.
- Utilize your entrepreneurial skills to network and build strong relationships internally and externally with clients and the community.
- Invest in your professional development individually and through participation in firm wide learning and development programs.
- Support the growth and development of team members through the Baker Tilly Care and Teach philosophy, helping associates meet their professional goals.
- Enjoy friendships, social activities and team outings that encourage a work-life balance.
Minimum Required Qualifications:
- 4 year degree
- Eight (8) years of experience
- CPA or CIA designation(s) required
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or a related program
- CPA or CIA designation(s) required
- 8+ year(s) experience in risk advisory, internal/external audit, SOX/FDICIA, and/or internal controls, including direct experience within the financial services industry, with banking experience strongly preferred
- Demonstrated experience leading internal audit and/or SOX/FDICIA engagements, including risk assessment, scoping, process and control documentation, walkthroughs, control testing, evaluation of control design and operating effectiveness, identification of control deficiencies, remediation, and reporting
- Experience managing client engagements and teams, including project planning, staffing, engagement execution, client communications, and delivery of high-quality work products
- Experience communicating audit and control observations, findings, recommendations, and remediation matters to client management and other key stakeholders
- Prior experience as a client-serving professional in a consulting, advisory, or public accounting environment strongly preferred
- Excellent analytical, technical and problem solving skills, with strong attention to detail
- Exceptional verbal and written communication, collaboration, project management and time management skills
The pay rate ranges for this position are listed below.
Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of relevant factors including but not limited to applicant’s skills, prior experience, qualifications, degrees/certifications, work arrangements and geographic location. Baker Tilly offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package to eligible employees.
In Chicago, IL: pay rate range is $146,500 to $269,600
In New York, NY: pay rate range is $166,400 to $306,400
In Philadelphia, PA: pay rate range is $146,500 to $269,600
In Denver, CO: pay rate range is $146,500 to $269,600
In Nashville, TN: pay rate range is $133,200 to $245,100
In Miami, FL: pay rate range is $127,500 to $294,300
In Frisco, TX: pay rate range is $139,800 to $257,400
In Irvine, CA: pay rate range is $153,100 to $281,900
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Senior Level Audit Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a senior level audit manager job?
Employers at this level look for candidates who have led end-to-end audit engagements, managed client or stakeholder relationships independently, and supervised or mentored junior staff. Demonstrating ownership of audit methodology, risk assessment frameworks, and regulatory findings carries more weight than tenure alone. Certifications such as CPA, CIA, or CISA sharpen a candidacy, and a history of presenting findings to executive leadership or audit committees gives candidates a clear edge.
Which companies hire senior level audit managers?
Companies hiring senior level audit managers right now include SingerLewak LLP, Protiviti, and CBIZ, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Hiring at this level covers large public accounting firms, financial institutions, healthcare systems, and multinational corporations that maintain internal audit functions with dedicated senior leadership.
Are there remote senior level audit manager jobs?
Yes, though availability varies by industry and employer. About 45% of senior level audit manager openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting broader flexibility in audit functions where much of the review and reporting work can be done off-site. Roles tied to on-site fieldwork, regulated industries, or government contractors are more likely to require in-person presence.
What makes an audit manager role senior level?
Senior level audit manager roles are defined by ownership rather than execution. These positions carry responsibility for designing audit plans, setting scope and risk priorities, and ensuring quality across the work of a full team. They involve direct engagement with executive stakeholders and audit committees, accountability for regulatory and compliance outcomes, and an expectation of mentoring mid-level and junior staff without close supervision.
Which industries hire the most senior level audit managers?
Senior level audit manager roles concentrate in Accounting & Auditing, Consulting & Professional Services, and Staffing & Recruiting, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors drive demand because of their scale of financial operations, regulatory scrutiny, and the complexity of internal controls that require experienced audit leadership to manage and report on effectively.