Goodwin Recruiting
Assurance Senior
Buffalo, NYAccounting$60,000 - $80,000
Job Summary
As an Assurance Senior, you will play a crucial role in leading audit engagements, mentoring junior staff, and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial statements. This position offers a unique opportunity to advance your career, contribute to the firm's success, and provide valuable insights to our diverse clients.
Key Responsibilities:
- Audit Leadership: Lead and manage audit engagements, ensuring they are executed efficiently and complying with accounting standards and regulations.
- Client Relationship: Build and maintain strong client relationships, serving as the primary point of contact and addressing client concerns and inquiries.
- Team Supervision: Supervise and mentor junior staff, providing guidance, training, and performance feedback.
- Risk Assessment: Conduct risk assessments, substantive testing, and analytical procedures to identify potential issues and develop solutions.
- Technical Expertise: Stay updated on accounting and auditing standards, industry trends, and regulatory changes, and apply this knowledge to engagements.
- Documentation: Prepare and review complex audit workpapers, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and adherence to firm standards.
- Quality Control: Review and evaluate the work of junior team members, ensuring the quality and accuracy of audit procedures and deliverables.
- Continuous Improvement: Identify process improvements and contribute to developing audit methodologies.
- Client Advisory: Provide insights and recommendations for improving financial processes, controls, and reporting.
- Professional Development: Pursue professional certifications (e.g., CPA) and train to enhance skills and knowledge.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field; CPA certification preferred ability to sit for the CPA exam.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in external auditing.
- In-depth knowledge of accounting principles, auditing standards, and regulations.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team.
- Demonstrated leadership and project management abilities.
Benefits:
- Medical Insurance 100% Employer-paid
- 401k
- Three weeks' vacation for the first year
- Hybrid work environment - 3 days at home / two days in the office
- Growth potential
- Paid parental leave (8 weeks)
Rob Rush