Our West Houston, TX client is seeking an Audit Senior.
Responsibilities:
Manages proper communication during the engagement (phone, email, face to face)
Takes initiative to stay in contact with appropriate client personnel throughout the year, not limited communication to only during the audit.
Acts in a professional manner in all client and team interactions.
Manages engagement to meet deliverable deadlines; identities roadblocks, understands critical milestones to meet client service expectations.
Plans a key role in execution of audit engagement from planning to wrap- up.
Possesses an understanding of client’s business and industry; including competitor’s trends and key customers.
Participates in annual engagement process improvements.
Reacts to change quickly and keeps audit engagement n track (timing, budget, etc.).
Takes initiative to identify best practices and improvements for next year, and considers applicability of best practices for other clients.
Meets charge hour and margin goals.
Understands engagement economics and factors that impact realization and net collected rate.
Develops budgets for net existing clients incorporating knowledge of items that affect a budget (financial statements industry, size etc.).
Monitors engagement budgets and is aware of out of scope work and proactively communicates potential issues to appropriate team member.
Knowledgeable on lines of business and service offerings available in the industries served.
Maintains and develops professional network of peers.
Able to research an accounting topic and form conclusions to be reviewed by appropriate team member (Manager, Director, Partner).
Understands risk assessment process and applies knowledge in completing all related forms in the front of file; understands the impact of risk elements on the work performed.
Applies understanding of the complete audit cycle from planning to deliverables, and executes appropriate methodologies and audit procedures.
Develops audit program steps to effectively address risks identified in planning and new pronouncements applicable to client.
Completes an effective in- charge level review of file, ensuring all necessary documentation to support conclusions is included in the audit file.
Prepares complex financial report (statement, footnotes and any supplemental information) and all other client deliverables.
Understands cash flow effects of complex activities (non-cash, acquisitions ect).
Continuously looking for opportunities to more effectively and efficiently audit under the risk bases standards.
Applies industry trends to analytics, formulating expectations and determining reasonableness.
Demonstrates self-awareness of personal strengths and development areas.
Communication/ presentation skills and project management training.
Requirements:
B.A/ B.S degree with required coursework to sit for the CPA exam. Public accounting experience or equivalent.
Understand of GAAS and GAAP.
Demonstrates ability to in-charge an engagement.
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Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/V/D. Candidates must have authorization to work in the U.S. Clients will not sponsor visas.
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