What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director position at Brown Edwards?
Description
A Top 100 Firm, Brown Edwards provides assurance, tax and business advisory services to a diverse clientele. With a firm-wide staff of approximately 450 professionals, our accounting firm is one of the largest independent CPA firms in the Virginia / West Virginia / Tennessee region. We support individuals and businesses ranging from small companies to large corporations. Our success is directly attributable to an unyielding commitment to excellence in every aspect of our work.
Core Values : Integrity : Community : Respect : Excellence : Transformative
We are seeking a Director to join our team!
Directors are responsible to Partners. Responsibilities of Directors include those of a Senior Manager, plus the following : Directors participate in managing segments or niches, are viewed and respected as a leader in their area of focus both internally and externally, maintain key relationships with client executives, and actively participate in generation of new business. Directors are very accomplished with managing difficult relationships and / or conversations in an appropriate way. They are recognized as highly skilled, knowledgeable resources. Directors interact with clients and staff in a manner similar to Partners, and they recognize and appropriately respond to risk management and quality control issues.
What your day looks like :
- Directs engagements, which includes the timeline, budget, schedule, and Associates required.
- Reviews and prepares and work performed by others in the firm to ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Generally Accepted Auditing Standards, Internal Revenue Code, SEC, BESOPs, and / or other professional standards.
- Performs "second" or quality reviews of financial statements, tax returns, and other projects.
- Performs research and planning according to the current laws and / or Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and other regulatory agencies or professional standards.
- Assists clients with business and tax planning as appropriate.
- Assists in training all levels of other Associates in both formal training sessions and on the job training.
- Usually specializes in one specific practice area.
- Usually has final responsibility to clients for the services our firm provides to the client.
- Responsible for billing and collection for some clients.
- Responsible for multiple jobs at one time.
- Responsible for some proposal and practice development activities.
- Participates in the strategic initiatives of the firm.
- Participates as needed in administrative activities of the firm.
What you need for this role :
What you can expect from us :
Brown Edwards provides equal employment to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
