The Audit Director is a full-time, exempt position and is responsible for overseeing all financial, 403b, and single audits for the organization. Rocketship currently conducts five financial audits across multiple corporate entities. This position plays a key role in ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and compliance of financial and operational processes. This ensures compliance with laws, regulations, and organizational policies. This position will not directly supervise staff but will play an integral role in the accounting team’s coaching and development, specifically related to audit processes and policies. The Audit Director will report directly to the Controller.
The salary range for this position is $125,000 – $150,000.
Responsibilities and Core Competencies
- Oversees and coordinates all phases of Rocketship’s financial and single audits, reviews, or accounting engagements, and ensures all deliverables comply with both the applicable accounting framework and company policy.
- Manages the 403b audit.
- Creates the annual audit calendar and manages submissions to ensure on time audits are free of deficiencies, materials weaknesses, or other findings.
- Reviews audit work papers prior to submission.
- Guides and directs staff assigned to Rocketship audits and provides applicable training; reviews work papers and reports prepared by the audit team in accordance with company policy.
- Appraises the key Rocketship management of all important developments, identifies any potential issues for each audit, recommends solutions.
- Demonstrates a thorough knowledge and proficiency in the necessary technical skills needed to advise Rocketship.
- Builds and maintains contact with key stakeholders (internal & external) throughout the year; possesses a thorough knowledge of Rocketship, its affiliates and partners and all facets of Rocketship’s business and control systems.
- Responsible for ensuring all audit engagements are properly scheduled.
- Plays a pivotal role in coaching and developing members of the accounting team and contributes to staff performance evaluations.
