Public Audit Senior

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

• Adhere to the highest degree of professional standards and strict client confidentiality.
• To successfully complete the CPA exam and obtain the necessary hours to become a CPA if not already licensed.
• Demonstrate professional interest in providing clients with quality services and personal attention by performing “above and beyond the call of duty” if necessary.
• Ability and desire to run client engagements from start to finish, which includes planning, executing, directing, and completing audits, and other service offerings and managing to budget.
• Be involved in evaluating and making recommendations for improvement regarding safeguarding of assets, compliance with policies and procedures, reliability of financial statements and underlying records, and efficiency and effectiveness of operations.
• Identify problem areas and client issues and propose solutions to managers and partners.
• Plan and prepare supporting audit workpaper schedules and file memos.
• Effectively wrap-up audit engagements.
• Identify value added suggestions from audit and reviews for client utilization.
• Meet budget and realization goals.
• Meet chargeable hour goal by advising team members of availability and monitoring progress toward goal.
• Effectively communicate with clients as required.
• Apply basic accounting and auditing and tax knowledge to more complex and multiple projects.
• Take personal initiatives to develop career path.
• Supervise, train, and mentor associates in audit and review process.
• Become involved in staff and intern development.
• Be aware of developments, pronouncements and research technical issues.
• Identify technical skills needed for improvement and improve through CPE, personal commitment and on-the-job training.
• Be proficient in use of computers and become proficient with firm utilized paperless audit software.

Qualifications Required:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Two years of previous public accounting experience with an emphasis on auditing
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to supervise staff and lead projects
• CPA License OR Completed educational requirements for CPA License

Qualifications Desired

• Experience and desire to audit non-profit entities
• Experience with federal compliance audits performed under OMB Uniform Guidance and Government Auditing Standards (Yellow Book).

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