Audit Senior

The Audit Senior leads staff on client audit engagements, which include planning, executing, and completing financial audits.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Engagement Management — Provide input to, and work closely with, Engagement Manager in planning and scheduling work, including the preparation of estimated time budgets and staffing requirements.
• Participate in and document the engagement planning and risk assessment meetings.
• Develop an audit plan, in coordination with the engagement manager or partner, which includes understanding the client’s business and industry, and government regulations affecting the client.
• Ensure that requests for necessary audit schedules and documents are sent to the client ahead of fieldwork.
• Tailor procedures in the methodology tool in consultation with the Engagement Manager or Partner, as warranted by the client’s business practices, risks, and accounting policies and procedures.
• Provide supervision to staff assistants and ensure proper client interaction protocol.
• Assign responsibilities to staff assistants based on their experience and capabilities.
• Ensure staff assistants understand their responsibilities and receive appropriate on-the-job training.
• Perform detailed work procedures that cannot be delegated, including overall analysis of the client’s business and its effects on financial statements, and detailed analysis of critical accounts.
• Supervise and review the work of staff assistants, including supervision during physical inventory and capital asset counts.
• Perform preliminary reviews of financial statements, audit reports, and management letters in preparation for review by the engagement manager.
• Ensure the planned audit work is completed to satisfy the Firm’s objectives and that workpaper standards are complied with.
• Ensure the engagement team meets the client’s deadlines.
• Complete cleaning up and archiving of working papers at the end of each engagement within the prescribed period.

• Client Relations — Establish and maintain clear coordination and good working relationships with client personnel at all times.
• Keep the client informed of significant developments in accounting standards and other areas that affect their business.
• Make yourself available during business hours or while the engagement is ongoing for client queries and requests.
• Provide immediate assistance and/or advice for clients’ professional needs.
• Discuss audit issues with appropriate client personnel after seeking resolution with the engagement manager.

• People Management — Provide timely feedback to staff assistants about performance; participate in performance reviews and development discussions after engagements.

• Administrative Functions — Perform final quality review on the deliverables of other engagement teams when requested, in accordance with Firm quality control policies and procedures; perform other duties as delegated by the engagement manager or partner.

Qualifications

• Certified Public Accountant
• At least three (3) years of experience as an auditor in a public accounting firm, with progression in complexity of auditing and accounting tasks

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to communicate and maintain effective working relationships with clients and colleagues
• Strong organization and follow-up skills
• Ability to handle competing priorities and meet deadlines
• Reliability
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, complex environment and adapt to change
• Demonstrated ability to lead a team and deliver results
• Ability to give and follow instructions accurately and efficiently
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office and other spreadsheet programs

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Accounting/Auditing, Finance

Industries

• Accounting

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