Audit Senior

Description

• Provide timely, high quality client service that meets or exceeds client expectations including coordinating audits of complex financial statements, related disclosures, and other client deliverables
• Develop an understanding of the client’s business and needs, and become a consumer products industry specialist
• Provide insightful feedback on financial statements and prepare other client deliverables such as board communications, deficiency letters, management letters, etc.
• Supervise associates on engagement teams and function as an in-charge, monitoring and reporting regarding productivity and adherence to work plan and budget
• Anticipate and address client concerns and escalate issues as they arise
• Interact with clients to help ensure the information flow from client to audit team and vice versa is efficient 
• Identify and communicate significant accounting and auditing matters to manager/senior manager and partner on engagement 
• Identify performance improvement opportunities for team members
• Manage time appropriately across multiple projects
• Keep abreast of industry developments by reading trade publications and other relevant thought leadership
• Ensure professional development through ongoing education
• Willingness to travel 15% of the year, depending on the needs of the business

Requirements

• Supervise associates and interns on engagements
• Develop and maintain a positive, productive, collaborative professional relationship with the client and engagement teams to provide well-coordinated and consistent high-performance results
• Minimum three years of professional experience preferably in any of the following areas: internal or external audit, Modern ERP packages (SAP, Oracle, Workday), or risk assessment with a minimum two years of SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) compliance testing experience leading engagement teams.; attestation experience is preferred
• Project or team lead experience, specifically within an accounting firm is desired
• CPA preferred
• BS/BA Degree in Accounting or equivalent degree