Managing Director - Internal Controls & SOX Advisory

CNM LLP is a technical advisory services firm that works with the top local talent on the most comprehensive and intriguing projects for discerning clients ranging from start-ups to closely held mid-market companies to large multi-national Fortune 1000 firms.

The CNM reputation is built upon a foundation of professional excellence and trusted relationships and is recognized nationally for commitment to excellence.

Employees value the open and honest environment, consistent focus on work life balance and an outstanding culture that is difficult to find anywhere else in the professional services industry.

This unwavering attention to providing an exceptional work environment has enabled CNM to be recognized as a Great Place to Work® for three consecutive years, as well as one of the Best Places to Work in Los Angeles and Orange County.

We are currently searching for a Managing Director to join our high performing SOX team in Irvine, CA (Orange County). We offer a hybrid (remote / onsite) work environment that will allow you to continue working with the flexibility that they have grown accustomed to over the past year, while also continuing to provide onsite service to our fantastic clients.

There is local travel throughout Orange County area only.

The ideal Managing Director focuses on quality of life and understands the importance of work life balance, providing an exceptional environment for teams and puts people first.

Our clients are all in the Los Angeles area.

Responsibilities :

• Current Orange County area resident, with existing relationships and a large local business network. Ability to leverage existing local relationships and contacts to develop business engagements
• Oversee all Orange County based SOX compliance projects, first year SOX compliance, entity level controls, risk assessment preparation, fraud assessments, planning scope evaluation, process testing, aggregation and assessment of operating and design deficiencies and documentation of process information flows
• Ensure that our people and teams come first and that our exceptional culture continues to grow our people, providing opportunities for advancement for all team members
• Lead, develop, mentor and train teams
• Recommend internal control solutions that balance client resource constraints with the need to mitigate risk
• Oversee successful project completion by prioritizing director, manager and senior tasks
• Maintain and build strong, collaborative client relationships
• Use local company knowledge to participate in go-to-market teams for practice development activities (we do not have sales goals, we take a collaborate, consultative and relationship based approach to clients)
• Negotiate the scope of the work, bill rates and budgets for recurring projects at existing clients

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree from an accredited university in Accounting, Economics, Business Management, Finance or related
• CIA and CISA certifications preferred (CPA is a 'want' not a 'must')
• Minimum of 12 years in public accounting / advisory experience with emphasis on risk and compliance consulting related to Sarbanes-Oxley
• Exceptional people, project and client management skills - we have built our outstanding culture with enthusiastic people who possess an equal mix of IQ and EQ
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills and the ability to adapt communication and responses as needed based upon various situations
• Ability to translate complex issues into simple and easy to understand terms
• Innovative thinker with strong analytical skills, sound interpretation of complex subject matter, ability to generate meaningful insights and develop pragmatic solutions
• Able to delegate responsibility to coach others in order to develop capabilities
• Experience resolving business conflicts and using situations as learning and development opportunities
• Adaptable and able to manage unexpected changes in timelines, deadlines and scope of work

Pay and Benefits :

• 40-hour work week
• Training events to ensure CPE compliance
• Medical, Dental, Vision Plans
• 401(k) match
• PTO : 25 days accrued per year
• Company paid holidays, including company shutdown the week between Christmas and New Years
• 3 wellness days
• Various opportunities for peer engagement : quarterly huddles, happy hours, summer and a holiday party
• Monthly mobile reimbursement
• Reimbursement allowances : flex, technology, health and wellness and personal development
• Fully stocked kitchen
• Base Pay $201,000 - $250,000
• Performance bonus and Commission in addition to the base pay

CNM LLP offers an excellent base, bonus and incentive compensation package. The benefits package is designed to meet an employee's needs regardless of the stage an employee is at including medical, dental, paid maternity and parental leave, 401(k) with match and flexible spending accounts for employees and dependents.

We offer training that assists employees in reaching their career goals and, in addition to a regular paid time off policy, we also offer an extra five days off between Christmas and New Year holidays annually for firm-wide shut down.

CNM believes in social interaction and networking and employees participate in unbelievable social events each summer and winter.

The firm also supports employees offering an annual technology bonus, health and wellness bonus, monthly cell phone reimbursement, fully stocked kitchens with food, drink and snacks and much, much more.

Please reach out to our talent team and we will walk you through why you deserve a career with CNM LLP.

Please note : all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws.