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Audit Manager - Diversified

Crowe · Chicago, IL · $91,400–$186,900 a year · Full time

Posted Aug 20, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

You lead multiple teams at once. How do you give useful performance feedback to someone you supervised at a distance?

What they are checking: The feedback duty this posting calls valuable.

Tell me about anticipating a client concern before they raised it. How did you know?

What they are checking: The anticipation this posting asks for rather than reaction.

Crowe posted an Audit Manager for Asset Management at the same time as this one, and Audit Senior Associates across three verticals. Why the public sector seat for you?

What they are checking: Self-placement across the audit roles posted together.

This is a Chicago role, hybrid or onsite, full-time or seasonal, asking for five or more years of public accounting external audit experience and a certified public accountant license in your home office state or a reciprocal one. What do you want to know about the client portfolio you would inherit?

What they are checking: Checking the licensing requirement and the inherited book.

What would you do

A client's finance director is new and out of their depth. How do you handle the engagement?

What they are checking: Managing an audit where the client cannot keep up.

How do you identify an additional service a client genuinely needs rather than one you would like to sell?

What they are checking: Growth work done with integrity, which the posting encourages.

A higher education client is under financial pressure and the going concern question is live. How do you approach that conversation?

What they are checking: A hard judgment call that is real in this sector right now.

About the work

This is titled public sector but the qualifications ask for non-profit and higher education experience. Which of those have you actually worked in, and how do their audits differ?

What they are checking: Real depth across the client types, and whether they noticed the posting's own inconsistency.

Walk me through auditing restricted net assets at a non-profit. Where do clients most often get it wrong?

What they are checking: A judgment area specific to this client base.

Federal award compliance auditing has its own rules. How do you scope one?

What they are checking: Single audit awareness, which comes with these clients.

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The full job description

As published by Crowe.

Your Journey at Crowe Starts Here: At Crowe, you can build a meaningful and rewarding career. With real flexibility to balance work with life moments, you’re trusted to deliver results and make an impact. We embrace you for who you are, care for your well-being, and nurture your career. Everyone has equitable access to opportunities for career growth and leadership. Over our 80-year history, delivering excellent service through innovation has been a core part of our DNA across our audit, tax, and consulting groups. That’s why we continuously invest in innovative ideas, such as AI-enabled insights and technology-powered solutions, to enhance our services. Join us at Crowe and embark on a career where you can help shape the future of our industry. Job Description: Job Description Crowe is growing tremendously. We are looking for future leaders, which means a partner career path or growth opportunities . Are you up for the challenge? About the Team: The Audit & Assurance team at Crowe provides traditional attestation services as well as accounting and consulting on applying accounting principles. Audit & Assurance professionals demonstrate deep specialization through an understanding of the market and business challenges their clients face and a dedication to audit quality. Though Crowe has various different business units, Audit & Assurance is one of the largest practices. Learn more about our Audit & Assurance team! For this specific opportunity, we are seeking talented professionals for full-time or seasonal work arrangement options. ​#LI-Hybrid #LI-Onsite We’re looking for Audit Managers with experience in various industry verticals including but not limited to Banking, Healthcare, Private Equity, Technology Media Telecommunications, Public Sector, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Real Estate & Construction, Fintech, Manufacturing. As an Audit Manager , you will further learn to lead, gain deep industry insight, and continue to grow relationships. With access to many resources and the support of executive leadership and your team, this is what your work includes: • Responsibility of client relationships with a variety of clients to build positive relationships. • Leading multiple teams and providing performance feedback to all members of those teams when engagements end. Your feedback is valuable. • Anticipating and addressing client concerns and resolving problems as they arise. • Promoting new ideas and business solutions that result in extended services to existing clients. We encourage creativity and to grow your expertise, which could make a difference at our firm. • Continue learning the latest developments and the firm's standards and policies. • Staying on top of industry developments and their effects on client's competitive position. Qualifications: • 5+ years of recent and relevant public accounting external audit experience. • Your background should have experience in external audit working with Banking, Healthcare, Private Equity, Technology Media Telecommunications, Public Sector, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Real Estate & Construction, Fintech, Manufacturing clients. • Organization, communication, technical, time management, and accounting and auditing skills as you work efficiently with clients and adequately work on multiple engagements and teams. • It is important that you interact with clients, prospects, all levels of staff, and colleagues in a professional fashion. • You will need to be able to multi-task since planning, executing, and wrapping up various engagements may have to be performed concurrently. • We require experience supervising engagement team members and instructing them on completing assigned task. • This position requires you to be a licensed CPA in your aligned home office state or being able to acquire a reciprocal one for that state. • Ability to work additional hours as needed and travel to various client sites. We expect the candidate to uphold Crowe’s values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship. These values define who we are. We expect all of our people to act ethically and with integrity at all times. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Crowe is not sponsoring for work authorization at this time. The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Crowe, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $91,400.00 - $186,900.00 per year. Our Benefits: Your exceptional people experience starts here. At Crowe, we know that great people are what makes a great firm. We care about our people and offer employees a comprehensive total rewards package. Learn more about what working at Crowe can mean for you! How You Can Grow: We will nurture your talent in an inclusive culture that values diversity. You will have the chance to meet on a consistent basis with your Career Coach that will guide you in your career goals and aspirations. Learn more about where talent can prosper! More about Crowe: Crowe provides professional services through two separate entities: Crowe LLP delivers audit and attest services, and Crowe Advisory LLC provides tax, advisory, consulting, and other nonattest services. The Crowe Global network consists of more than 300 independent accounting and advisory services firms in more than 150 countries around the globe, making it one of the largest accounting networks in the world.* As independent members of Crowe Global, Crowe LLP and Crowe Advisory LLC serve clients worldwide. *As of July 2026. Crowe LLP and Crowe Advisory LLC (and their respective subsidiary entities) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Crowe LLP and Crowe Advisory LLC (and their respective subsidiary entities) does not accept unsolicited candidates, referrals or resumes from any staffing agency, recruiting service, sourcing entity or any other third-party paid service at any time. Any referrals, resumes or candidates submitted to Crowe, or any employee or owner of Crowe without a pre-existing agreement signed by both parties covering the submission will be considered the property of Crowe, and free of charge. Crowe 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. Please visit our webpage to see notices of the various state and local Ban-the-Box laws and Fair Chance Ordinances, where applicable. We are committed to a merit-based hiring process, evaluating all candidates consistently using objective, job-related criteria such as relevant experience, demonstrated skills, measurable impact, and alignment with the role’s responsibilities, and making employment decisions in a fair and inclusive manner free from discrimination. If you are interested in applying for employment with Crowe and are in need of an accommodation or require special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please visit our Applicant Assistance and Accommodations page for more information: https://careers.crowe.com/crowe-applicant-assistance-and-accommodation

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