Compliance Audit Manager

About Us:

We are a Chicagoland-based CPA firm with offices in Westchester, IL, Edina, MN and Schererville, IN. Our firm specializes in audit, accounting and tax services to employee benefit plans, labor organizations, not-for-profits organizations and governmental entities. We value our employees and offer a hybrid work environment to ensure a healthy work/life balance. Interns will have the opportunity to work from employer locations, Legacy offices and remotely, as scheduling allows. 

Position Overview:

The Compliance Audit Manager is responsible for leading the planning, execution, and oversight of compliance audit engagements for fringe benefit funds. This role ensures employers are accurately reporting and contributing in accordance with Collective Bargaining Agreements and related plan documents.

The Manager oversees multiple engagements of varying complexity while maintaining audit quality, consistency, and timeliness. This position also manages and develops audit staff, coordinates workflow, and serves as a key liaison between internal teams, fund offices, and legal counsel.

Success in this role requires balancing audit quality with operational efficiency, including effective use of resources, technology, and audit tools to continuously improve processes and outcomes.

Job Responsibilities:

• Oversee all phases of compliance audit engagements from planning through final report issuance
• Review complex or high-risk audits to ensure accuracy, completeness, and adherence to fund requirements and collection policies
• Assign and manage audit workload across staff to ensure timely completion and proper resource utilization
• Supervise, mentor, and develop audit staff, including performance feedback, coaching, and training
• Monitor engagement progress, deadlines, and overall team productivity
• Identify issues requiring expanded scope or escalation and coordinate with fund office, collections, and legal counsel as needed
• Serve as a primary point of contact for employers, addressing questions, discrepancies, and sensitive matters professionally
• Prepare and review billing related to audit engagements
• Analyze performance metrics and identify trends to improve audit effectiveness and coverage
• Support process improvements, including implementation of audit tools, automation, and standardized procedures
• Contribute to the development of audit practices, training materials, and long-term departmental strategies

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field required
• Minimum of six years of compliance audit experience, preferably within union, fringe benefit fund, or payroll-based environments
• Proven experience managing audit teams and reviewing complex engagements
• Strong understanding of Collective Bargaining Agreements, collection policies, and related plan documents
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and familiarity with audit/data analysis tools
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present findings and handle sensitive discussions
• Demonstrated leadership, decision-making, and accountability
• Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple engagements in a deadline-driven environment
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation required; local and occasional out-of-state travel required

Benefits

• Great opportunity for growth within the firm
• Opportunity to work closely with entire compliance audit department
• Competitive benefits package including vacation time, sick leave, holidays, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), long/short-term disability, life insurance and a flexible spending account program
• Paid Parental leave
• Dress for your day attire – jeans in the office and professional attire at clients
• Reimbursement for CFE review course and exam fees
• Bonus when successfully completing the CFE exam
• Payment for professional membership costs
• Employee referral bonus
• Fun firm sponsored social events