Audit Senior Associate - Public Sector

About the Role

Crowe is growing tremendously and seeking future leaders for a partner career path or growth opportunities. As an Audit Senior Associate in the Public Sector industry vertical, you will lead client engagements, gain deep industry insight, and grow relationships. This role offers the opportunity to transition between different industry verticals within Audit & Assurance that align with your professional goals.

Responsibilities

• Run client engagements from start to finish, including financial statement preparation, internal staffing, project scheduling, budgeting, planning, and administrative functions.
• Supervise, train, and mentor staff and interns on audit processes and assess their performance for engagement reviews.
• Maintain outstanding client relationships to increase customer satisfaction and work with client management at all levels to perform audit services.
• 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.

Requirements

• 2+ years of recent and relevant public accounting external audit experience.
• Experience in external audit working with Higher Education and nonprofit clients.
• Strong organizational, social, technical, and accounting/auditing skills to work efficiently with clients and staff.
• Experience with engagement management, reviews, and staff supervision.
• Ability to multitask, as planning, executing, and wrapping up multiple engagements may be required concurrently.
• 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, 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.

We expect candidates to uphold Crowe’s values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship and act ethically 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, including an exceptional people experience and opportunities for career growth in an inclusive culture that values diversity. Employees have consistent access to a Career Coach to guide their professional goals and aspirations.