Senior Audit Associate
About the role
Join Cherry Bekaert’s growing Audit practice in San Antonio as a Senior Associate focused on Not-for-Profit clients, where you’ll play a key role in supporting mission-driven organizations that make a meaningful impact in their communities. This opportunity is especially exciting as our San Antonio presence expands following the acquisition of Calvetti Ferguson, bringing together deep local relationships with the strength of a national firm.
Responsibilities
- Lead audit engagements from planning through completion, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and quality across deliverables
- Develop and execute audit approaches tailored to Not-for-Profit organizations, including consideration of unique compliance and reporting requirements
- Collaborate with Managers and Partners to identify engagement risks, improve processes, and deliver value to clients
- Oversee and guide audit staff throughout engagements, including reviewing work and providing real-time feedback
- Prepare and/or review financial statements and related disclosures
- Complete general audit procedures such as client communications, resolving open items, and coordinating audit close activities
- Research and apply accounting and auditing guidance to complex or nonprofit-specific transactions
- Build strong relationships with clients and serve as a trusted resource throughout the audit process
- Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying efficiencies and sharing leading practices with the team
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field
- 2+ years of public accounting experience, preferably with exposure to Not-for-Profit clients
- Passion for delivering exceptional client service and supporting mission-driven organizations
- Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Demonstrated leadership capabilities and experience mentoring or guiding junior team members
- Solid understanding of audit methodologies and financial reporting
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Uncompromising integrity and commitment to quality in all aspects of your work
Qualifications
- Uncompromising integrity
- Collaboration
- Trust
- Mutual respect
- Innovation and motivation
- Personal and work-life balance
- Financial protection
Skills
- Accounting and auditing guidance
- Complex or nonprofit-specific transactions
- Client communications
- Financial reporting
- General audit procedures
- Leadership capabilities
- Problem-solving
- Project management
- Quality assurance
- Research and analysis
- Teamwork
Benefits
Cherry Bekaert offers a comprehensive, high-quality benefits program which includes annual bonus, medical, dental, and vision care; disability and life insurance; generous Paid Time Off; retirement plans; Paid Care Leave; and other programs that are dedicated to enhancing your personal and work life and providing you and your family with a measure of financial protection.
Pay
The salary range for this position is $75,000 - $99,700 per year.
Schedule
Flexible schedule to accommodate your personal and professional needs.
Contact
To apply, please visit https://careers.cbh.com/.