Audit Director - Chicago, United States - FORVIS, LLP

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Audit Director | Commercial Real Estate

Location: Chicago, IL, USA

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At FORVIS, your career is designed with a purpose. We want our team members to thrive professionally and feel the impact their work yields when serving clients, industries, and local communities. This starts by empowering team members to design a career journey that leverages their skills and fuels their passions.

Creating a best-in-class employee experience is at the heart of our vision for the future. With several industry focus areas, multiple service lines, and locations in five geographical regions across the country to choose from, the opportunities for your career are without limit.

About FORVIS

FORVIS is a Top-10 professional services firm providing assurance, tax, and advisory services, driven by our commitment to using our forward vision to provide rewarding career opportunities and deliver unmatched client experiences. Learn more at

Design your career with purpose at FORVIS. For more information about our firm locations, visit FORVIS, LLP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected classifications.

It is FORVIS's standard policy not to accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.

• FORVIS expressly reserves the right not to consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from vendors including and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, and recruiting agencies.
• FORVIS further reserves the right not to pay a fee to a recruiter or agency unless such recruiter or agency has a signed vendor agreement with FORVIS.
• Any resume or CV submitted to any employee of FORVIS without having a FORVIS vendor agreement in place will be considered the property of FORVIS.

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Our firm provides assurance services that go beyond the compliance function. Alongside the rest of our team, you will bring credibility to our client's financial picture, communicate information objectively and clearly, and provide insight to help clients improve their businesses. If relationships are important to you, and you identify with the People First culture at FORVIS, we would like to hear from you

How you will contribute

• Assisting with managing, developing, and coaching professional staff
• Carrying out the detailed audit, review, and compilation of engagement procedures
• Adequately identifying audit risks and problems through review to ensure audit engagements are completed with defendable files and documentation
• Consistently identifying engagement and operating opportunities for improvement, and providing timely solutions and consultation
• Managing multiple concurrent engagements without disruption or loss of control, and within scheduled deadlines
• Managing multiple client relationships, billings, and resource needs
• Build personal referral sources and clientele while actively participating in team marketing opportunities
• Leading audit committee meetings and presentations
• Participating in speaking and article-writing opportunities
• Completing CPE specific to assigned industries
• Traveling to serve clients as necessary

We are looking for people who have Forward Vision and

• An aptitude to recruit and develop firm associates and team members
• Team and engagement management skills
• Innovative ideas for servicing clientele
• Communication skills to effectively relate to people of diverse backgrounds and experience levels both verbally and in writing
• An ability to prioritize and work independently in a fast-paced environment to reach clear-set goals

Minimum Qualifications

• At least 9 years of audit experience in public accounting
• CPA license
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Bachelor's or master's degree in accounting
• Experience managing multiple complex client engagements

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City: Chicago

State: Illinois

Community / Marketing Title: Audit Director | Commercial Real Estate

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At FORVIS, your career is designed with a purpose. We want our team members to thrive professionally and feel the impact their work yields when serving clients, industries, and local communities. This starts by empowering team members to design a career journey that leverages their skills and fuels their passions.

Creating a best-in-class employee experience is at the heart of our vision for the future. With a global presence and diversified service offerings, we provide our FORVIS team members with an abundance of career paths to choose from. We pride ourselves on building an inclusive culture where the backgrounds and talents of all our people are valued. We view our people as our most important asset and invest in them by providing competitive total rewards, professional development, and rewarding career opportunities.

About FORVIS

FORVIS is a professional services firm providing assurance, tax, and advisory services. Created by the merger of equals of BKD, LLP and Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP (DHG), FORVIS is driven by the commitment to use our forward vision to deliver Unmatched Client Experiences. Ranked among the top 10 public accounting firms in the country, FORVIS has 5,500 dedicated professionals who serve clients in all 50 states as well as across the globe. FORVIS is built upon the strong legacies of BKD and DHG, which are reflected in a name that comprises partner initials and represents our unique focus on preparing our clients for what is next. Visit for additional information.

FORVIS, LLP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected classifications.

It is FORVIS's standard policy not to accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.

• FORVIS expressly reserves the right not to consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from vendors including and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, and recruiting agencies.
• FORVIS further reserves the right not to pay a fee to a recruiter or agency unless such recruiter or agency has a signed vendor agreement with FORVIS.
• Any resume or CV submitted to any employee of FORVIS without having a FORVIS vendor agreement in place will be considered the property of FORVIS.