Senior Audit Associate - U.S. Accounting & Audit

Coordinate the day-to-day execution of audit engagements from planning through completion. Develop an understanding of each client s operations, risks, accounting policies, internal controls, significant estimates, and reporting requirements. Prepare and update audit planning documentation, risk assessments, materiality calculations, audit programs, and engagement timelines. Identify significant accounts, disclosures, assertions, fraud risks, and areas requiring heightened audit attention. Assign work to audit staff and provide clear instructions regarding the purpose, scope, timing, and documentation expectations for each audit area. Review staff workpapers for accuracy, completeness, technical sufficiency, cross-referencing, consistency, and support for the audit conclusions. Ensure that audit work addresses relevant assertions, including existence or occurrence, completeness, cutoff, classification, accuracy, valuation, and rights and obligations. Perform and supervise testing over complex audit areas and subsequent events. Evaluate whether audit conclusions are supported by the evidence inspected and whether contradictory or incomplete documentation requires additional procedures. Monitor outstanding client requests and follow up professionally to obtain documentation needed to complete the engagement. Prepare or review financial statements, footnotes, adjusting journal entries, passed-adjustment schedules, and required supplementary information. Ensure that financial statements agree with the trial balance, audit leads, supporting schedules, and proposed adjustments. Monitor engagement hours, budget-to-actual results, and completion deadlines and communicate variances promptly to the manager. Maintain accurate engagement-status information and ensure the binder is substantially complete before manager or partner review. Clear review comments promptly and ensure that responses are reflected directly in the related workpapers when documentation updates are required. Communicate audit issues, proposed adjustments, control observations, and unresolved matters to the manager or partner. Coach and support audit staff through timely guidance, constructive review notes, and technical explanations. Assist with client meetings, planning discussions, audit-status calls, and closing or exit meetings. Maintain compliance with professional standards, ethics and independence requirements, firm policies, and quality-control procedures.

Desired Candidate Profile

Qualifications Bachelor s degree in accounting or a related field. Relevant professional audit experience, preferably involving financial statement audits. Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and U.S. generally accepted auditing standards. Experience preparing and reviewing audit workpapers and financial statements. Ability to supervise, coach, and review the work of audit staff. Strong understanding of audit documentation, risk assessment, materiality, substantive testing, and financial statement assertions. Strong analytical, project-management, and problem-solving skills. Excellent written and verbal English communication skills. Ability to manage multiple engagements and meet competing deadlines. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and electronic audit-workpaper systems. CPA designation, CPA exam progress, or another relevant professional qualification is preferred but not required.