Audit Senior Associate - Commercial Services
About the role
Crowe is growing tremendously and seeking future leaders for a partner career path or growth opportunities. As an Audit Senior Associate, you will have the opportunity to transition between different industry verticals within Audit & Assurance that align with your professional goals, including Healthcare, Supply Chain, Insurance, Life Sciences, Real Estate & Construction, Manufacturing and Distribution, Technology, Media, and Telecommunications.
You will lead client engagements from start to finish, including financial statement preparation, internal staffing, project scheduling, budgeting, planning, and administrative functions. This role involves supervising, training, and mentoring staff and interns, maintaining strong client relationships, and collaborating with your audit team to resolve client issues. You will also research and analyze financial statements and audit issues using electronic databases and audit software, and engage with client management to recommend business and process improvements.
Responsibilities
- Run client engagements from start to finish, covering all aspects of financial statement preparation, staffing, scheduling, budgeting, and planning.
- Supervise, train, and mentor staff and interns on audit processes and assess their performance.
- Maintain outstanding client relationships to increase customer satisfaction and work with client management at all levels.
- Collaborate with your audit team to identify and resolve client issues discovered during the audit process.
- Research and analyze financial statements and audit issues using electronic databases and audit software.
- Engage with key client management to collect information, resolve audit-related problems, and make recommendations for business and process improvements.
- Multitask by planning, executing, and wrapping up multiple engagements concurrently.
Requirements
- 2+ years of recent and relevant public accounting external audit experience.
- Experience in external audit within industries such as Healthcare, Supply Chain, Insurance, Technology, Media, Telecommunications, Life Sciences, Real Estate & Construction, Manufacturing, and Distribution.
- Strong organizational, social, technical, and accounting/auditing skills to efficiently work with clients and staff while building positive relationships.
- Experience with engagement management, reviews, and staff supervision.
- Ability to multitask and manage concurrent engagements.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Must meet the education requirement for CPA certification in your aligned home office state (150 eligible credit hours).
- Master’s in Accounting, Finance, or a related focus is preferred.
- CPA strongly preferred, or actively pursuing CPA licensing in your state of residence.
- Ability to work additional hours as needed and travel to various client sites.
About the Team
The Audit & Assurance team at Crowe provides traditional attestation services as well as accounting and consulting on applying accounting principles. Professionals in this team demonstrate deep specialization through an understanding of market and business challenges their clients face, with a dedication to audit quality. Audit & Assurance is one of the largest practices at Crowe.
Crowe expects all candidates to uphold its values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship, acting ethically and with integrity at all times.
Pay
A reasonable estimate of the current range is $70,600.00 - $139,800.00 per year. The wage range considers factors such as skill sets, experience, training, licensure, certifications, and business needs.
Benefits
Crowe offers a comprehensive total rewards package, focusing on employee well-being and career growth. Benefits include an inclusive culture, consistent career coaching, and opportunities for professional development.