Remote Audit Manager | Independent CPA Firm | Chicago-Based | Up to $175,000 + Bonus
Location: 100% Remote (US Based)
Compensation: Up to $175,000 base + performance bonus
Requirements: 5+ years public accounting audit experience | Big 4 or Top 25 background preferred | Active CPA required
We are a Chicago-based, independently owned public accounting and advisory firm with over five decades of history — serving privately held businesses, global public companies, entrepreneurs, and high-net-worth individuals across a wide range of commercial industries. We have grown consistently and deliberately, with nearly 18% growth over the past two years and a median employee tenure approaching 8 years. That combination — growth and retention — is not something most firms can claim at the same time.
We are nationally recognized, multiple-time Best Places to Work honoree, and we have fully embraced remote work as a real operating model — not a compromise. Our remote professionals lead engagements, develop teams, and make partner.
We are hiring an Audit Manager to join our assurance practice in a fully remote capacity.
Why This Role Stands Out
- Not Big 4 — And That Is the Point — Large enough to offer the client complexity, technical depth, and career infrastructure of a top-tier firm. Independent enough to move fast, reward high performers, and make decisions that are genuinely good for our people
- Real Remote Culture — 30+ remote professionals across the country. Remote employees lead engagements, get promoted, and make partner. You are not an afterthought here
- Fly-Outs That Actually Happen — Pre and post-busy season gatherings, firm-wide trips to destinations like Turks & Caicos, and remote employee fly-ins for orientation — all covered by the firm. Remote does not mean disconnected here
- True Partner Track — We promote from within, we promote remote professionals, and we have the tenure data to back it up
- No PE — Ever — Independently owned, no merger disruption, no private equity agenda. The culture and client relationships here are protected
- Client Ownership From Day One — You are the face of the engagement — not a layer removed from it. Partners are accessible, hands-on, and genuinely invested in your development
What You Will Do
- Lead and manage financial statement audit engagements from planning through issuance across a general commercial client base
- Serve as the day-to-day client relationship owner on active engagements
- Review workpapers, lead fieldwork, and ensure engagements are delivered on time and on budget
- Mentor and develop staff and senior associates
- Collaborate directly with partners on client strategy and business development
- Apply technical accounting knowledge to complex issues — ASC research, financial reporting matters, and client-specific challenges
What We Are Looking For
- Active CPA required
- 5+ years of public accounting audit experience with at least 1–2 years managing engagements or supervising teams
- Big 4 or Top 25 firm background strongly preferred — you have seen what a rigorous audit looks like and you have run one
- Strong technical foundation in US GAAP and financial statement auditing across commercial industries
- Strong client-facing communication skills — someone clients trust and want on their engagement
- Self-directed and comfortable working in a remote-first environment with distributed teams
What We Offer
- Base salary up to $175,000, commensurate with experience
- Performance bonus
- 100% remote — work from anywhere in the US
- Firm-wide annual trips to top destinations — all expenses paid
- Pre and post-busy season gatherings — remote employees flown in
- New hire orientation in Chicago — hotel and travel covered
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and 401(k)
- CPE support and meaningful investment in your professional development
- A culture where contributions are visible and remote professionals advance
Why This and Not Where You Are
We hear the same things from people who come to us out of Big 4 and large national firms: the engagements are interesting, but the path is unclear. You manage the work, a senior manager takes the client relationship, and a partner takes the credit. Promotions stall. Remote employees get quietly deprioritized. Busy season is brutal and the recognition evaporates just as fast.
That is not how we operate. Our partners are hands-on, technically strong, and genuinely invested in developing the people around them. We promote from within. We pay above market. And we have built a remote culture that does not just accommodate distributed professionals — it advances them.
Please apply directly today, or send your resume to keith.shuler@levelociti.com for faster consideration.
To view our other postings: levelociti.com/job-search
Audit Senior Managers and Directors are encouraged to apply as well — there may be an opportunity at your level.
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