Audit Associate - Chicago, IL - January 2027
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. No job title heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate, navigation, EEO, etc. Keep all substantive info.
We need to parse the job description.
Key parts:
- Intro: "As CohnReznick grows..." etc. This is about the firm, could be "About the role" or maybe "About the firm". But we need sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We need to decide which sections have content.
From description:
- "YOUR TEAM." includes Engagement Team, Industries, Office, Performance Coach, CR Friend. That's about team/role context. Could be "About the role" or maybe "About the team". We'll put under About the role
with paragraphs.
- "WHY COHNREZNICK?" includes mission, values, benefits like Total Rewards package: generous PTO, flexible work environment, expanded parental leave, extensive learning & development, paid time off to volunteer. That's benefits. So we can have Benefits section.
- "YOUR ROLE." includes responsibilities bullet list: assisting in areas of Audits, Reviews, Compilations, Accounting Services; work on client deliverables and preparing work papers; resolve audit issues obtaining evidence and making inquiries; understand client’s accounting systems; understand and apply concepts of materiality and audit risk; prepare work papers that are informative, well documented, cross-referenced and can easily be understood and explained. So Responsibilities section.
- "Your Experience." includes qualifications: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Accounting; Plan to complete 150 credit hours between Dec 2025 - Dec 2026 to be CPA licensed; Minimum GPA of 3.0 in both major and overall; Leadership positions in extracurricular activities preferred; Prior work or internship experience (experience in accounting is a plus); Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team-based culture; Able to learn in a fast-paced environment; Possess strong computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); CohnReznick does not offer sponsorship to foreign nationals for Entry Level Roles; need proof of permanent work authorization (US Citizenship or permanent residency). Also mention Universal Job Standards etc. That's qualifications/requirements. Could split into Requirements and Qualifications and Skills. But we can combine.
We need to follow instruction: use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings.
We need to include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text. So we need to decide which sections have content.
We have content for:
- About the role (team description, office, performance coach, CR friend). Yes.
- Responsibilities (list of duties). Yes.
- Requirements (maybe includes degree, credit hours, GPA, work authorization, etc.) Yes.
- Qualifications (maybe leadership, prior experience, communication skills, etc.) Could be separate but we could combine into Requirements and Qualifications? The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section? But they gave examples of possible headings; we can choose which to include. To avoid thin sections, we could have:
About the role
Responsibilities
Requirements and Qualifications
Skills
Benefits
Pay
Schedule
But we need to check if we have specific content for Skills, Pay, Schedule.
Skills: we have "Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team-based culture", "Able to learn in a fast-paced environment", "Possess strong computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)". That's skills. So we can have Skills section.
Pay: The posting says: "In Illinois, the salary for an Audit Associate is $79,000." That's specific pay. So we can include Pay section.
Schedule: The posting mentions hybrid work: "While the cadence of in-office presence is determined at the team level, our professionals are encouraged to be in the office/together in person on average 3 days a week." That's schedule info. So we can include Schedule section.
Benefits: we have "generous PTO, a flexible work environment, expanded parental leave, extensive learning & development, and even paid time off for employees to volunteer." Also earlier "Total Rewards package". So Benefits section.
Thus we have all sections.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience" etc. We have specific.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
We need to use for headings, - for lists,
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail.
We need to remove boilerplate: navigation, cookie, legal, EEO, equal-opportunity, scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "Universal Job Standards" maybe? That's a link but not substantive? It's a reference; we could keep mention but not the link? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. "Universal Job Standards" might be considered legal? It's a reference to internal standards; maybe keep as prose? Safer to keep mention but not the link? The text: "In addition, please take a moment to review our Universal Job Standards . After reviewing this job posting, are you hesitating to apply because you don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that we are less likely to apply to jobs unless we meet every single qualification. At CohnReznick, we are dedicated to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or one of our other roles." This is encouraging to apply; it's not boilerplate? It's more of a motivational note. Could keep as prose under About the role or maybe separate? But it's not a standard heading. Could include as a paragraph under About the role or maybe under a generic section? Since we have no heading for that, we could incorporate into About the role as a paragraph.
We also need to remove duplicated lines. There's some repeated text about CohnReznick LLP etc near the end. That's boilerplate legal/EEO. We'll remove.
We need to keep the salary line: "In Illinois , the salary for an Audit Associate is $79.000." Note there's a space before comma and a period instead of comma? It says "$79.000." Probably means $79,000. We'll keep as is.
We need to keep the hybrid schedule info.
We need to keep the benefits description.
We need to keep the "Why CohnReznick?" section content.
We need to keep the "YOUR TEAM." content.
We need to keep the "YOUR ROLE." responsibilities.
We need to keep the "Your Experience." qualifications.
We need to keep the note about sponsorship and work authorization.
We need to keep the note about "CohnReznick does not offer sponsorship to foreign nationals for Entry Level Roles (new associates and interns). In order to apply for an internship or an Associate role at CohnReznick, successful candidates will have to provide proof of permanent work authorization such as U.S. Citizenship or permanent residency status."
We also need to keep the line about "After reviewing this job posting, are you hesitating to apply because you don’t meet every single requirement? ..." as motivational.
We need to ensure we don't include application instructions like "To learn more about life at CohnReznick, visit Life at CohnReznick ." That's maybe okay as a link but it's not boilerplate? It's a reference; could keep as prose under Benefits? But it's more about learning about life at firm. Could keep under Benefits or About the role. However it's not a list; it's a sentence. We'll keep as a paragraph under Benefits maybe.
We also need to remove the quoted brand name explanation and equal opportunity employer statements etc. Those are EEO boilerplate; remove.
Also remove the "CohnReznick is an equal opportunity employer..." paragraph.
Also remove the "If you are an individual with a disability..." paragraph.
Also remove the "Please note: This email address is reserved..." paragraph.
Also remove the "CohnReznick does not accept unsolicited resumes..." paragraph.
Also remove the "#GD, #CB, and" at end.
Now craft HTML.
We'll have sections:
About the role
... (team description, office, performance coach, CR friend, motivational note about applying)
Responsibilities
- Assist in areas of Audits, Reviews, Compilations, and Accounting Services.
- Work on a variety of client deliverables and preparing work papers.
- Resolve audit issues obtaining evidence and making inquiries of clients.
- Understand the client’s accounting systems.
- Understand and apply concepts of materiality and audit risk.
- Prepare work papers that are informative, well documented, cross-referenced and can easily be understood and explained.
Requirements and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Accounting.
- Plan to complete 150 credit hours between December 2025 and December 2026 in order to be CPA licensed.
- Minimum GPA of 3.0 in both your major and overall.
- Leadership positions in extracurricular activities are preferred.
- Prior work or internship experience (experience in accounting is a plus).
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team‑based culture.
- Able to learn in a fast‑paced environment.
- Possess strong computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
- CohnReznick does not offer sponsorship to foreign nationals for entry‑level roles; candidates must provide proof of permanent work authorization (U.S. Citizenship or permanent residency).
But we separated skills; maybe better to have Skills section separate. However we already included communication, learning fast-paced, computer literacy in Requirements and Qualifications. That mixes qualifications and skills. Could split: Requirements (degree, credit hours, GPA, work authorization) and Qualifications (leadership, prior experience) and Skills (communication, fast-paced, computer literacy). But we want few substantive sections. Could combine as "Requirements" covering all. But the instruction gave examples of separate headings; we can choose to include only those with substantive content. If we combine all into one section, we might lose nuance but still okay. However we have separate sections for Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we could have:
- About the role
- Responsibilities
- Requirements (includes degree, credit hours, GPA, work authorization)
- Qualifications (leadership, prior experience)
- Skills (communication, fast-paced, computer literacy)
- Benefits
- Pay
- Schedule
That's many
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. We need to include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text. So we need to decide which sections have content. We have content for: - About the role (team description, office, performance coach, CR friend). Yes. - Responsibilities (list of duties). Yes. - Requirements (maybe includes degree, credit hours, GPA, work authorization, etc.) Yes. - Qualifications (maybe leadership, prior experience, communication skills, etc.) Could be separate but we could combine into Requirements and Qualifications? The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section? But they gave examples of possible headings; we can choose which to include. To avoid thin sections, we could have:
About the role
Responsibilities
Requirements and Qualifications
Skills
Benefits
Pay
Schedule
But we need to check if we have specific content for Skills, Pay, Schedule. Skills: we have "Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team-based culture", "Able to learn in a fast-paced environment", "Possess strong computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)". That's skills. So we can have Skills section. Pay: The posting says: "In Illinois, the salary for an Audit Associate is $79,000." That's specific pay. So we can include Pay section. Schedule: The posting mentions hybrid work: "While the cadence of in-office presence is determined at the team level, our professionals are encouraged to be in the office/together in person on average 3 days a week." That's schedule info. So we can include Schedule section. Benefits: we have "generous PTO, a flexible work environment, expanded parental leave, extensive learning & development, and even paid time off for employees to volunteer." Also earlier "Total Rewards package". So Benefits section. Thus we have all sections. We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience" etc. We have specific. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. We need to usefor headings,
- for lists,
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. We need to remove boilerplate: navigation, cookie, legal, EEO, equal-opportunity, scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "Universal Job Standards" maybe? That's a link but not substantive? It's a reference; we could keep mention but not the link? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. "Universal Job Standards" might be considered legal? It's a reference to internal standards; maybe keep as prose? Safer to keep mention but not the link? The text: "In addition, please take a moment to review our Universal Job Standards . After reviewing this job posting, are you hesitating to apply because you don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that we are less likely to apply to jobs unless we meet every single qualification. At CohnReznick, we are dedicated to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or one of our other roles." This is encouraging to apply; it's not boilerplate? It's more of a motivational note. Could keep as prose under About the role or maybe separate? But it's not a standard heading. Could include as a paragraph under About the role or maybe under a generic section? Since we have no heading for that, we could incorporate into About the role as a paragraph. We also need to remove duplicated lines. There's some repeated text about CohnReznick LLP etc near the end. That's boilerplate legal/EEO. We'll remove. We need to keep the salary line: "In Illinois , the salary for an Audit Associate is $79.000." Note there's a space before comma and a period instead of comma? It says "$79.000." Probably means $79,000. We'll keep as is. We need to keep the hybrid schedule info. We need to keep the benefits description. We need to keep the "Why CohnReznick?" section content. We need to keep the "YOUR TEAM." content. We need to keep the "YOUR ROLE." responsibilities. We need to keep the "Your Experience." qualifications. We need to keep the note about sponsorship and work authorization. We need to keep the note about "CohnReznick does not offer sponsorship to foreign nationals for Entry Level Roles (new associates and interns). In order to apply for an internship or an Associate role at CohnReznick, successful candidates will have to provide proof of permanent work authorization such as U.S. Citizenship or permanent residency status." We also need to keep the line about "After reviewing this job posting, are you hesitating to apply because you don’t meet every single requirement? ..." as motivational. We need to ensure we don't include application instructions like "To learn more about life at CohnReznick, visit Life at CohnReznick ." That's maybe okay as a link but it's not boilerplate? It's a reference; could keep as prose under Benefits? But it's more about learning about life at firm. Could keep under Benefits or About the role. However it's not a list; it's a sentence. We'll keep as a paragraph under Benefits maybe. We also need to remove the quoted brand name explanation and equal opportunity employer statements etc. Those are EEO boilerplate; remove. Also remove the "CohnReznick is an equal opportunity employer..." paragraph. Also remove the "If you are an individual with a disability..." paragraph. Also remove the "Please note: This email address is reserved..." paragraph. Also remove the "CohnReznick does not accept unsolicited resumes..." paragraph. Also remove the "#GD, #CB, and" at end. Now craft HTML. We'll have sections:
About the role
... (team description, office, performance coach, CR friend, motivational note about applying)
Responsibilities
- Assist in areas of Audits, Reviews, Compilations, and Accounting Services.
- Work on a variety of client deliverables and preparing work papers.
- Resolve audit issues obtaining evidence and making inquiries of clients.
- Understand the client’s accounting systems.
- Understand and apply concepts of materiality and audit risk.
- Prepare work papers that are informative, well documented, cross-referenced and can easily be understood and explained.
Requirements and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Accounting.
- Plan to complete 150 credit hours between December 2025 and December 2026 in order to be CPA licensed.
- Minimum GPA of 3.0 in both your major and overall.
- Leadership positions in extracurricular activities are preferred.
- Prior work or internship experience (experience in accounting is a plus).
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team‑based culture.
- Able to learn in a fast‑paced environment.
- Possess strong computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
- CohnReznick does not offer sponsorship to foreign nationals for entry‑level roles; candidates must provide proof of permanent work authorization (U.S. Citizenship or permanent residency).
- for lists,