Manager Of Independence

Overview Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world's leading financial centers - New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards.

Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.

Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. Please discuss the work location status with your Baker Tilly talent acquisition professional to understand the requirements for an opportunity you are exploring.

Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law. Any unsolicited resumes submitted through our website or to Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, employee e-mail accounts are considered property of Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, and are not subject to payment of agency fees.

In order to be an authorized recruitment agency ("search firm") for Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by Baker Tilly's Talent Attraction team, to submit candidates for review via our applicant tracking system. Responsibilities The Manager of Independence will lead due diligence for merger onboarding, ensuring compliance with independence standards and addressing any potential issues. They will have a crucial role in updating Baker Tilly's restricted entity listings and digital business relationships, monitoring changes in publicly traded clients, reviewing independence inquiries, and supervising a dedicated staff, all contributing to our commitment to excellence and integrity.

Merger Due Diligence Perform and complete due diligence procedures for merger onboarding prior to the effective date of combinations, which will include, Obtaining the onboarding firms client list and running domestic and global checks to determine if there are any independence issues and evaluating and clearing any issues identified.

Ensure there are no personal independence issues with onboarding partners. Restricted Entity Maintenance Update Baker Tilly's restricted entity listing located on Baker Tilly Live, in the investment tracking system, on the Baker Tilly International database, and with Contractors as needed, which will include, Monitoring internal notifications received for new clients that are publicly traded and the investment tracking system for notifications regarding changes to existing clients that are publicly traded (i.e., ticker symbol, entity name, trading status) and updating the Parent Table Updating Baker Tilly's digital business relationships on the Alliance Channel/Partners tab Business Relationships Review and analyze the responses to preset independence inquiries provided by the Baker Tilly Digital Team related to new business relationships.

IQ Exceptions Review and analyze responses to Baker Tilly's Independence Questionnaire for potential independence violations.

Staff Supervision Supervise Research and Data Specialist responsible for the following: Monitoring Baker Tilly International Database for conflicts Monitoring personal independence violations Distributing the restricted entity list to brokers and financial groups Qualifications Successful candidates will have:

Bachelor's Degree in accounting or related field required. 5-7 years of relevant experience required. Understanding of systems, data and processes. Demonstrated problem solving, organization, interpersonal, project management and communication skills.

A sense of urgency and a commitment to quality and timely completion of projects. Additional Information The compensation range for this role is $92,580 to $200,590. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location. #LI-ER1Successful candidates will have:

Bachelor's Degree in accounting or related field required. 5-7 years of relevant experience required. Understanding of systems, data and processes. Demonstrated problem solving, organization, interpersonal, project management and communication skills.

A sense of urgency and a commitment to quality and timely completion of projects.The Manager of Independence will lead due diligence for merger onboarding, ensuring compliance with independence standards and addressing any potential issues. They will have a crucial role in updating Baker Tilly's restricted entity listings and digital business relationships, monitoring changes in publicly traded clients, reviewing independence inquiries, and supervising a dedicated staff, all contributing to our commitment to excellence and integrity.

Merger Due Diligence Perform and complete due diligence procedures for merger onboarding prior to the effective date of combinations, which will include, Obtaining the onboarding firms client list and running domestic and global checks to determine if there are any independence issues and evaluating and clearing any issues identified.

Ensure there are no personal independence issues with onboarding partners. Restricted Entity Maintenance Update Baker Tilly's restricted entity listing located on Baker Tilly Live, in the investment tracking system, on the Baker Tilly International database, and with Contractors as needed, which will include, Monitoring internal notifications received for new clients that are publicly traded and the investment tracking system for notifications regarding changes to existing clients that are publicly traded (i.e., ticker symbol, entity name, trading status) and updating the Parent Table Updating Baker Tilly's digital business relationships on the Alliance Channel/Partners tab Business Relationships Review and analyze the responses to preset independence inquiries provided by the Baker Tilly Digital Team related to new business relationships.

IQ Exceptions Review and analyze responses to Baker Tilly's Independence Questionnaire for potential independence violations.

Staff Supervision Supervise Research and Data Specialist responsible for the following: Monitoring Baker Tilly International Database for conflicts Monitoring personal independence violations Distributing the restricted entity list to brokers and financial groups