The Weaver Experience
Weaver is a full-service national accounting, advisory and consulting firm with opportunities for professionals in many different fields. We seek to bring a human element to the world of accounting, which includes creating a diverse, collaborative, and entrepreneurial workplace culture. Our leaders truly care about the well-being of all our employees and encourage them to pursue their ambitions.
While our business is based in numbers, our success is truly based on people. It's why we commit to supporting our people not just in their professional growth, but also in their ability to lead balanced, integrated lives. At the foundation of that commitment are our core values. Weaver's core values were created specifically to empower our people to deliver extraordinary service and be their best selves. Our goal is to balance high development with high performance in order to meet the long-term goals of each individual, team, and our firm.
Learn more about our services, industry experience and culture at weaver.com.
Position Profile
Weaver's New York City-based Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) practice is looking for an ambitious Supervisor or Manager to join our growing firm. This core team position is responsible for both technical and strategic activities. This role requires the ability to supervise teams of 4-5 staff members on multiple concurrent engagements to ensure they receive feedback, direction, and resources in the event engagement issues arise.
Technical Responsibilities:
* Day-to-day project delivery and management of 1-6 concurrent engagements
* Project planning, budget development and monitoring, resource allocation, scheduling, deployment and coordination, execution of engagement objectives, status reporting and project reporting
* Executive and/or Audit Committee materials preparation and meeting participation
* Initial review of Senior Associate and Associate workpapers
* Frequent and continuous interaction with client personnel, establishing trust
* Engagement types may include enterprise and process-level risk assessments, internal audits, SOX readiness, SOX compliance monitoring, advisory engagements and business process improvement projects
* Clientele include public and private companies and the public sector
Strategic Responsibilities:
Additionally, the NYC supervisor/manager will assist with strategic activities designed to promote practice development, including:
* Coaching junior team members
* Cultivating positive team culture
* Assisting with proposal writing
* Assisting with recruitment (including candidate identification, interview and evaluation)
* Development of marketing collateral and thought leadership
* Market and industry group participation
* Brand ambassadorship
Culturally, the Supervisor/Manager will be leadership driven, ambitious and charismatic, motivated to develop their team and other junior staff across the practice and firm, and foster a supportive and energetic environment of community and camaraderie. The supervisor/manager will be relied upon for continuous team interaction.
To be successful in this role, the following qualifications are required:
* Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field
* CPA or CPA candidate, CIA, or CIA candidate with 4 - 6+ years of experience in public accounting
* Thorough understanding of GAAP, GAAS, IIA and GAGAS
* Thorough understanding of primary services (enterprise and process-level risk assessments, internal audits, SOX compliance, business process improvement)
* Thorough understanding of the COSO internal control framework, accounting and audit concepts, including internal control theory, internal control over financial reporting and internal audit standards.
* Knowledge of and/or the ability to quickly learn and adapt to primary industries (Real Estate, Asset Management, Government, Higher Education and Health Care)
* Proficient at Microsoft Excel, Word and Visio
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Consultative attitude and ability to quickly establish rapport with others
* Project management and organization skills supporting concurrent engagement management
* Team orientation and strong interpersonal skills and ability to maintain good working relationships
* Demonstrate independent thinking, problem solving and decision making
* Ability to work independently, whilst also providing effective direction and coordination of others
* Ability to mentor and help develop junior staff
Additionally, the following qualifications are preferred:
* Master's degree in Accounting or related field
* Experience with Asset Management, Health Care, Government and Services industries
* Advanced understanding of financial reporting, control environments, transaction cycles, and business processes
* Experience leading staff
Location: This role is based in Weaver's New York City office and requires a minimum three (3) days per week in-office.
Compensation and Benefits At Weaver, our most valuable resource is our people. We take the time to evaluate our employees' wants and needs and invest our resources accordingly. A reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this position is $90,000 to $150,000. Actual compensation will be based on a variety of factors including but not limited to experience, skills, certifications, and geographical location. In addition to compensation packages, Weaver offers competitive health benefits, such as medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and a 401(k) plan. Further, we support our employees by offering flexible scheduled time off (STO), a minimum of 56 hours of sick and safe leave, 11 holidays, and 2 scheduled recharge days! Learn more here - Weaver benefits.
We also offer in-house CPE and learning opportunities through our internal Learning & Development department. Our multi-faceted internal learning program including technical improvement, practice development, management/leadership training, and whole-life growth. Our goal is to balance both high development with high performance to meet the long-term goals of each individual, team, and our firm.
People are our formula! At Weaver, we recognize that everyone brings different strengths, backgrounds and working styles to our team. We cultivate a safe and inclusive work environment that celebrates each individual's unique qualities through visibility, progression, advocacy and support. We are proudly an equal opportunity employer.
What's next? Interested applicants should apply directly to the job posting. You may apply to multiple roles. Be sure to upload your most recent resume and ensure that it is attached to your application. By registering, you are only activating an account and creating a presence. Please apply directly to a position of interest. You will receive a confirmation email after completing an application for a role. After reviewing your application, a friendly Weaver Recruiter will contact you soon and walk you through the hiring process. Thank you for exploring a career with us. We look forward to meeting you!
Currently, we are not accepting resume submissions from third-party staffing agencies for this role. This role is Employee Referral Program eligible.
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