Audit Letter Compliance Manager

Paul,⠀Weiss is⠀looking to⠀hire an⠀experienced⠀Audit⠀Letter⠀Compliance⠀Manager to⠀join the⠀Professional⠀Responsibility⠀Department.⠀The Audit⠀Letter⠀Compliance⠀Manager⠀will be⠀responsible⠀for⠀coordinating⠀the⠀Firm’s⠀responses⠀to⠀clients’⠀auditors,⠀ensuring⠀adherence⠀to Firm⠀policies⠀and⠀procedures.⠀The Audit⠀Letter⠀Compliance⠀Manager⠀acts as⠀the⠀liaison⠀between⠀attorneys,⠀clients⠀and⠀auditors⠀in⠀connection⠀with the⠀reporting⠀of⠀information⠀relating⠀to matters⠀in which⠀the Firm⠀has been⠀engaged.⠀The Audit⠀Letter⠀Compliance⠀Manager⠀will⠀report to⠀the⠀Professional⠀Responsibility⠀Director⠀and work⠀closely⠀with⠀lawyers⠀and⠀business⠀professionals⠀throughout⠀the firm.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with⠀attorneys,⠀staff,⠀clients⠀and⠀auditors⠀to prepare⠀auditor⠀response⠀letters in⠀connection⠀with⠀reporting⠀information⠀relating⠀to matters⠀in which⠀the firm⠀represents⠀clients.
• Draft,⠀circulate,⠀revise and⠀finalize⠀annual⠀audit⠀response⠀letters⠀and⠀periodic⠀update⠀letters to⠀auditors⠀utilizing⠀the⠀Firm’s⠀Audit⠀Letter⠀Database.
• Ensure⠀auditor⠀response⠀letters⠀comply⠀with Firm⠀written⠀policies⠀and⠀procedures,⠀as well as⠀American⠀Bar⠀Association⠀and⠀Financial⠀Accounting⠀Standards⠀Boards⠀standards.
• Perform⠀research⠀within⠀Firm⠀databases⠀and⠀analyze⠀client-matter⠀reports to⠀support⠀the⠀preparation⠀of⠀disclosures⠀to⠀auditors.
• Coordinate⠀the⠀response⠀preparation⠀process,⠀maintain⠀accurate⠀records⠀and⠀tracking⠀systems,⠀and⠀proactively⠀follow up⠀to ensure⠀compliance⠀with⠀deadlines.
• Escalate⠀and⠀resolve⠀potential⠀audit⠀response⠀letter⠀issues⠀identified⠀by Firm⠀attorneys,⠀clients or⠀auditors⠀as⠀needed.
• Maintain⠀up-to-date⠀knowledge⠀of Firm⠀policies⠀and audit⠀letter⠀response⠀standards⠀to⠀effectively⠀assist and⠀collaborate⠀with⠀attorneys,⠀staff,⠀clients⠀and⠀auditors.
• Maintain⠀flexibility⠀to work⠀extended⠀hours as⠀needed to⠀meet⠀deadlines,⠀particularly⠀during⠀peak⠀periods.
• Perform⠀additional⠀duties and⠀responsibilities⠀as⠀assigned.

Skills and Qualifications:

• BA/BS⠀Required.
• Two⠀years’⠀experience⠀processing⠀audit⠀letters,⠀working in⠀a legal or⠀compliance⠀environment,⠀and/or⠀managing⠀staff⠀preferred.
• Proven⠀ability⠀and⠀interest⠀in⠀learning⠀new⠀technology⠀in a⠀fast-paced⠀environment.
• Demonstrated⠀project⠀management⠀skills and⠀ability to⠀meet⠀deadlines⠀while⠀maintaining⠀a high⠀degree of⠀organization.
• Strong⠀attention⠀to⠀detail.
• Ability⠀to plan⠀and⠀prepare⠀for both⠀short and⠀long-term⠀projects⠀with⠀shifting⠀priorities⠀and time⠀sensitivities.
• Ability⠀to work⠀optimally,⠀both⠀independently⠀and⠀collaboratively,⠀as part of⠀a team and⠀show⠀dedication⠀to the⠀team,⠀clients,⠀and the⠀Firm.
• Ability⠀to⠀communicate⠀effectively⠀and⠀clearly⠀(both⠀orally and⠀in⠀writing)⠀with all⠀levels of⠀Firm⠀personnel⠀and ensure⠀communications⠀are timely⠀and⠀appropriate;⠀to listen⠀and⠀accurately⠀interpret⠀others’⠀expectations,⠀ideas, and⠀concerns;⠀to raise⠀questions⠀professionally⠀and⠀purposefully;⠀and to⠀seek and⠀be open to⠀regular⠀feedback.
• Ability⠀to⠀approach⠀each⠀task/assignment/project⠀in a⠀solution-oriented⠀manner.

This is a⠀hybrid⠀role which⠀requires⠀in-office⠀attendance⠀in⠀accordance⠀with the⠀schedule⠀set forth⠀by the⠀department.⠀A hybrid⠀schedule⠀is an⠀essential⠀function⠀of this⠀role.

Salary:

$140,000 -⠀$150,000.⠀Paul,⠀Weiss⠀offers⠀competitive⠀compensation⠀and⠀benefits⠀packages.⠀The firm⠀considers⠀a number⠀of factors⠀when⠀determining⠀compensation,⠀including,⠀but not⠀limited⠀to,⠀education,⠀years of⠀experience,⠀levels of⠀experience,⠀competency⠀levels and⠀other⠀relevant⠀skills and⠀qualifications.