Senior Audit Associate

Responsibilities

• Perform and manage financial statement audits in accordance with applicable accounting and auditing standards.
• Review financial statements and supporting documentation to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Align Caseware financial statement layouts, row names, and groupings to prior year audited financial statements (PY AFS) while adhering to Caseware best practices.
• Develop and modify new processes to promote consistency and efficiency in financial statement setup and reporting.
• Ensure consistency in financial statements across the practice.
• Work with the financial statement processing team as issues arise and develop efficient resolutions.
• Evaluate if any can be streamlined and incorporated into the master template for usage across all teams.
• Cook up and coordinate with engagement teams, migration resources, and transformation leadership to confirm setup timing, priorities, and resolve questions related to grouping, presentation, or unusual reporting requirements.
• Manage and prioritize a high volume of financial statement setups across multiple engagements.
• Provide recommendations for changes to master templates to improve efficiency and consistency.
• Support continuous improvement efforts by identifying recurring issues, efficiency opportunities, and training needs related to financial statement setup in Caseware.
• Work closely with Caseware Support to troubleshoot issues, document resolutions, and ensure timely completion of financial statement setup.
• Supervise and work with practice champions to promote best practices and assist in further knowledge sharing.
• Support and execute financial statement conversion processes.
• Identify audit risks and recommend improvements to financial controls and processes.
• Prepare and review audit work papers and documentation.
• Collaborate with internal teams and stakeholders to ensure timely completion of audit engagements.
• Maintain high standards of quality and compliance throughout the audit process.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in End-to-End US Audits and Financial Statement Conversion.
• Experience with Financial Statement Conversion.
• Strong understanding of financial statements and audit or accounting engagement workflows.
• Ability to problem solve and develop practical resolutions, including both temporary and permanent solutions when applicable.
• High attention to detail and commitment to consistency in financial statement presentation.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple engagements, tasks, and deadlines simultaneously.
• Ability to work effectively in a high-volume, deadline-driven environment, particularly during migration or busy season.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with engagement teams, migration stakeholders, and support resources.
• Comfort with learning new systems and adapting to evolving processes and standards.
• Ability to implement change management, in coordination with the manager of transformation and innovation as needed to enhance the process.
• Good understanding of financial reporting and accounting standards.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.