Location
Auburn AL
Industry
CPA firm

Audit Supervisor

AUDIT SUPERVISOR
AUBURN, AL

The Audit Supervisor is responsible for contributing to the achievement of the firm’s objectives, including:

  • Assist with clients assigned to you
  • Supervise staff assigned to your projects
  • Assist with staff coaching, mentoring, and training
  • Assist with planning and scheduling audit projects

Skills and Education Required:

The skills and education required for this position are:

  • CPA certificate and a bachelor’s degree in accounting, and an interest in working with small to medium-sized businesses
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in auditing within a public accounting firm or equivalent experience
  • Good written and verbal communication skills
  • Good research skills
  • Good understanding, comprehension, and ability to articulate auditing and accounting concepts
  • Strong leadership skills and the ability to supervise others
  • Proficiency in Word, Excel, and other accounting software used at the firm

Position Responsibilities:

  • Engagement planning and scheduling
    • Assigning adequate resources to projects
    • Managing budgets for his/her projects and communicating with the partner/biller when a project grows out of scope or is moving toward a budgetary or timing overage
    • Supervising staff assigned to his/her projects to ensure that schedules, budgets, and quality requirements are met, including review of workpapers
    • Provide on-the-job training to staff
    • Communicating the engagement status with the partner/manager, the client, and their advisors on a timely and ongoing basis
  • Technical Skills
    • Attending Continuing Professional Education courses as agreed upon with your career advisor to stay up to date on current accounting pronouncements and tax law.
  • Office Administration and Client Service
    • Research
    • Participating in staff training and mentoring
  • Preparation of business tax returns
  • Preparation of financial statements