Senior Audit Associate

About the role

Rea is a growing Top 100 business advisory & accounting firm providing our clients services in tax, accounting, and business consulting. We have a ‘People First' culture and we focus on our employees' well-being and professional development. With over 400 professionals, our firm has a culture that respects a work-life balance for our team. We also provide competitive compensation and a robust benefits plan.

Responsibilities

• Providing support of conclusions with authoritative literature
• Drafting basic sets of financial statements with disclosures
• Researching intermediate areas of accounting and forming an initial opinion on the correct treatment independently
• Developing and applying an intermediate knowledge of auditing theory, a sense of audit skepticism, and the use of Rea audit manuals
• Applying auditing theory to various client situations
• Documenting in line with Rea policy, identifying deviations and notifying more senior team members in order to obtain appropriate approvals
• Applying knowledge to identify instances where testing may be reduced or expanded and notifying more senior team members of the occurrence
• Contributing ideas/opinions to the engagement teams
• Identifying and considering all applicable policies, laws, rules, and regulations of the firm, regulators, or other authoritative bodies as part of engagement team
• Making constructive suggestions to improve client internal controls and accounting procedures
• Documenting and validating the operating effectiveness of the clients' internal control system
• Completing all appropriate documentation of Rea work papers
• Ensuring assigned work is performed in accordance with Rea methodology and requirements
• Researching basic and intermediate accounting topics and forming an initial opinion on the treatment independently

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or other relevant field required
• Masters in Accountancy or other relevant field preferred
• Two (2) or more years of relevant experience required
• Basic supervisory experience preferred
• Experience acting as in-charge on review or audit engagements
• CPA preferred
• Ability to travel as needed

Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to follow instructions as directed
• Ability to work effectively in a team setting
• Takes appropriate actions without being asked
• Seeks advice of appropriate superiors regarding issues related to compliance
• Basic understanding and experience planning and coordinating the stages to perform an audit of a private company
• Ability and willingness to travel, as needed
• Knowledge of internal accounting controls and professional standards and regulations (GAAP, GAAS)
• Ability to successfully multi-task while working independently and within a group environment
• Capable of working in a demanding, deadline driven environment with a focus on details and accuracy

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Holidays)
• Four (4) weeks PTO
• Twelve (12) paid holidays, of which three (3) are floating holidays
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Wellness Resources