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Senior Manager, Audit

The Senior Manager will lead audit engagements from planning through completion while managing staff and reviewing deliverables for quality. They will also foster client relationships, identify value-add opportunities, and assist partners in business development.

  • Hybrid
  • Toronto, ON
  • Posted Aug 6, 2026
  • 1 position

Job summary

Richter Toronto Overview Richter is a Family Office | Business Advisory firm that provides strategic advice on business matters and on the financial and personal objectives of families across generations. With nearly 100 years of experience advising at the intersection of family and business, Richter supports entrepreneurs, private clients, business owners, and some of Canada’s most successful families as they shape lasting legacies. Founded in 1926, Richter’s multidisciplinary team of 600 professionals continues to innovate and create value for its people, clients, and communities across Canada and the United States. What We Offer * The opportunity to become a strategic business partner to our clients by building direct relationships with entrepreneurs, their families and businesses and providing meaningful advisory services. * Career development with direct support from your managers and the firm’s partners. * A culture that values work-life balance, mental health, and well-being. Our firm has adopted a new approach to these priorities by offering a hybrid work environment with flexible hours and resources to support you in your personal journey. * Investment in your ongoing learning and professional development through a variety of learning opportunities and tuition reimbursement. As an Audit Senior Manager, you will lead audit engagements from planning through completion, work directly with clients and partners, review deliverables for quality, and support the development of staff while identifying opportunities to add value across the client base. Responsibilities * Plan engagements by establishing client contacts, confirming the scope of the mandate, coordinating inventory counts, and identifying appropriate staffing requirements. * Execute and review audit fieldwork * Execute engagements using sound audit methodologies and techniques * Ensure engagement queries are resolved clearly and on a timely basis. * Ensure firm and professional quality standards are met on all client deliverables * Participate in and lead planning and closing meetings with clients, partners and engagement teams * Identify out-of-scope issues during fieldwork and assist partners in obtaining client approval for additional time and cost before extra charges are incurred. * Complete mandates in a timely manner and within budget * Prepare WIP analysis and billings * Review corporate tax returns and identify potential tax planning possibilities * HST, EHT, WSIB: understand basic concepts (registration) & credit/input tax restrictions, and identify potential issues related to basic thresholds * Review personal tax returns * Foster and maintain effective working relationships with clients and colleagues * Manage staff, including active participation in recruiting, scheduling, training and evaluating efforts * Act as a resource to colleagues in audit and in other departments * Identify value add opportunities within the client base * Establish and foster productive relationships with Centres of Influence with a view to attracting new clients to the firm Requirements: * CPA designation * Minimum of 3 years of experience in an accounting firm as an audit manager * Excellent verbal and written communication skills * Strong knowledge of MS Office, Caseware/Caseview and Taxprep * Strong knowledge of ASPE and IFRS * Strong analytical skills and detail oriented * Team player and results focused * Strong organisational skills What’s in it for you? * Competitive benefits, including group insurance, a health spending account, savings plans, and employer contribution matching. * Employee and family access to a virtual healthcare network. * Employee and family assistance programs, including consultations with mental health professionals. * Annual health and wellness program. * Hybrid work environment. * Competitive performance bonus. * Tuition reimbursement. * Professional dues reimbursement. * Academic incentives. * Talent referral bonus. * Client referral bonus. * Access to on-demand concierge, childcare, eldercare, and tutoring services. * Annual employee rewards and recognition. The salary range for this position is $127,000–$168,000, and employees may also be eligible to participate in our bonus program. Compensation complies with applicable pay transparency legislation and is regularly reviewed to stay market competitive. Salaries within the range reflect individual contributions and are based on objective factors such as internal equity, experience, education, role scope, and required skills Your Application We are excited to meet motivated professionals who are looking to further develop their technical expertise while contributing to the success of entrepreneurial clients and their businesses. Sound like you? Apply today!

What you’ll do

The Senior Manager will lead audit engagements from planning through completion while managing staff and reviewing deliverables for quality. They will also foster client relationships, identify value-add opportunities, and assist partners in business development.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a CPA designation and have at least 3 years of experience as an audit manager in an accounting firm. Proficiency in ASPE, IFRS, and accounting software such as Caseware and Taxprep is required.

Benefits

• Group insurance • Health spending account • Savings plans • Employer contribution matching • Virtual healthcare network • Employee and family assistance programs • Annual health and wellness program • Performance bonus • Tuition reimbursement • Professional dues reimbursement • Academic incentives • Talent referral bonus • Client referral bonus • On-demand concierge • Childcare services • Eldercare services • Tutoring services

Other relevant skills

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  • Audit management
  • CPA designation
  • ASPE
  • IFRS
  • Caseware
  • Caseview
  • Taxprep
  • Corporate tax review
  • Personal tax review
  • Engagement planning
  • Staff management
  • Analytical skills
  • Communication skills
  • Organizational skills
  • Client relationship management
  • CaseWare Software Applications
  • Audit Engagements
  • Influencing Skills
  • Influencing Without Authority
  • Virtual Health
  • Organizational Skills
  • Results Orientation
  • Planning
  • Business Advisory
  • Analytical Skills
  • Accounting
  • Elderly Care
  • Auditing
  • Mental Health
  • Corporate Tax
  • Investments
  • Certified Public Accountant
  • Communication
  • Equities
  • International Financial Reporting Standards
  • Microsoft Office
  • Business Strategies
  • Tax Planning
  • Tax Returns
  • Scheduling
  • Coordinating
  • Advising
  • Detail Oriented

Job areas

  • Finance & Accounting
  • Management & Leadership
  • Consulting
  • Trainer/Auditor
  • Audit Manager
  • Accountants
  • Accountants and Auditors

Additional details

Minimum education
Professional degree
Minimum experience
5+ years
Posting language
English
Working hours
40 hours per week