Assurance Manager - Foreign Investment Practice

RSM is looking for an Assurance Manager to join our team with a focus on serving clients of foreign origin in our Foreign Investment Practice clients. We're seeking an individual with profound business expertise coupled with strong cultural ties to France or Germany. In this role, you will harness your cultural insight and business acumen to deliver innovative solutions to foreign-owned companies on a global scale.

Responsibilities:

• Build trusted relationship with clients, locally and at group level, throughout the year to understand impact of significant developments in client's business and assess impact on current year audit engagements

• Provide timely, high quality client service that meets or exceeds client expectations including coordinating the auditing of all required financial statements, related disclosures, and other client deliverables

• Understand and utilize RSM's Audit Methodology

• Manage multiple engagement teams and prepare end-of-engagement evaluations for staff

• Understand skillsets and capabilities of Senior Associates and Supervisors and monitor and review work product that they prepare and report on performance while articulating coaching notes throughout the process

• Supervise Audit Seniors and Supervisors on engagement teams and function as an in-charge facilitating field work by monitoring and reporting regarding productivity and adherence to work plan schedules on each assignment

• Maintain contact with clients throughout the year to understand impact of significant developments in client's business and assess impact on current year audit engagements

• Develop others within the Firm through facilitating levels based or industry training, advising on career development or participating in other Firm initiatives

• Subscribe to and actively read industry publications and share relevant information with clients as considered applicable

• Anticipate and address client concerns and escalate issues as they arise

• Understand RSM's lines of businesses, availability of services and where applicable, discuss with client management of opportunities to make valuable introductions to others in the firm

• Develop a strategy to utilize relationships external to the firm with different types of Centers of Influence to effectuate business growth

• Manage profitability of projects

• Identify and communicate accounting and auditing matters to Senior Managers and Partners

• Identify performance improvement opportunities

• Ensure professional development through ongoing education

• Keep abreast of latest developments as they affect accounting standard (US GAAP, IFRS, other local GAAPs) and the Firm's standards and policies

• Willingness to travel 25% of the year nationally and abroad, depending on client's needs

Required Qualifications:

• BS/BA Degree in Accounting or equivalent degree [US or abroad]

• CPA or CA Certification

• 5+ years of current or recent experience in a public accounting environment

• Deep understanding of the culture and business practices in France or Germany

• Fluent in French or German, to include but not limited to speaking, writing and reading

• Proven track record of managing relationships with foreign-owned companies with significant operations in North America

• Experience leading teams and mentoring junior staff

• Understanding of audit services with knowledge of multiple accounting standards (US GAAP or IFRS) and auditing standards (US GAAS or ISA)

• A proven record of building profitable, sustainable client relationships

• Minimum of 4 years of team lead or in-charge experience overseeing staff on multiple engagements

Preferred Qualifications:

• A successful record of directing and deploying staff and senior associates on multiple, simultaneous engagement