Senior Audit Associate

About the role

The Senior Audit Associate will help develop and maintain productive working relationships with client personnel and assess clients' satisfaction, demonstrate proficiency with accounting and auditing concepts and apply them to client situations, as well as identify and effectively communicate accounting and auditing matters to Managers and Principals. Kearney & Company is exclusively focused on the Government, providing financial services including auditing, consulting, and technology services. The firm is recognized as a leading accounting firm and consistently rated a Best Place to Work, offering a flexible, collaborative, and open‑minded work environment.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining productive working relationships with client personnel and assessing client satisfaction
• Demonstrating proficiency with accounting and auditing concepts and applying them to client situations
• Identifying and effectively communicating accounting and auditing matters to Managers and Principals
• Maintaining relationships and communicating with key client personnel to understand business operations, processes, and functions
• Demonstrating an understanding of accounting and auditing concepts and applying them to client situations
• Bridging the gap between logistics procedures and financial accounting processes
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills
• Working in a team environment and communicating effectively with clients and team members
• Balancing multiple projects concurrently
• Supervising and reviewing work performed by other staff
• Applying innovative methodologies that support an audit
• Reviewing and evaluating internal controls and supporting documentation
• Developing solutions for implementation to mitigate deficiencies in internal control activities and supporting documentation
• Determining compliance with policies and selected laws/regulations

Qualifications

Required: BA/BS degree from an accredited college/university; minimum of 2 years accounting and/or auditing experience; excellent verbal and written communication skills; must have an active Interim Secret Clearance (or higher, such as Secret, Top Secret or TS/SCI) – U.S. citizenship required.

Preferred: Experience working with the Federal Government and/or DoW clients; CPA or eligibility to sit for the CPA certification.

Skills

• Strong oral and written communication, including presentation skills
• Team collaboration and effective client interaction
• Project management and ability to balance multiple priorities
• Supervisory and staff review capabilities
• Analytical thinking and innovative audit methodologies
• Internal control evaluation and solution development
• Compliance assessment with policies and regulations

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan and 529 Education Savings Plan
• Flexible Spending & Health Savings Account
• Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity Insurances
• Legal Insurance and Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program, fitness and wellness benefits, and other firm benefits
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time

Pay

The expected salary range for this position is between $60,000 and $100,000 (base pay only). The role is eligible for bonuses when applicable, with actual compensation determined by experience, education, work location, clearance level, and other lawful factors.