Senior Audit Associate

Our client, a growing firm in the public accounting industry, is seeking an experienced Senior Audit Associate / Audit Supervisor to join its assurance team. This opportunity is well suited for an audit professional with several years of recent public accounting experience who can take ownership of engagements, work directly with clients, and apply strong technical accounting and auditing knowledge.

The ideal candidate will have experience across audit, review, and compilation engagements and be comfortable managing multiple assignments while maintaining high standards for quality, accuracy, and client service. Experience serving closely held businesses, nonprofit organizations, or employee benefit plans is a plus.

Hybrid 3 days/week in Fairfield, NJ

Key Responsibilities

• Manage audit and assurance engagements from initial planning through completion, ensuring work is accurate, timely, and consistent with established quality standards.
• Participate in compilation, review, and audit engagements across a diverse client base.
• Assess engagement procedures and testing approaches and adapt them based on the specific needs and risks of each client.
• Develop a thorough understanding of clients' businesses, operations, industries, and financial reporting environments.
• Gather, analyze, and evaluate audit evidence to support engagement conclusions and ensure workpapers are complete and well documented.
• Identify accounting, control, and process issues and communicate findings to appropriate stakeholders.
• Assist clients with recommendations designed to strengthen internal controls and improve accounting and business processes.
• Establish and maintain productive relationships with client contacts throughout the engagement.
• Conduct technical research related to accounting, auditing, and engagement-specific issues.
• Apply current GAAP, GAAS, and applicable regulatory requirements to engagement work.
• Monitor developments in accounting and auditing standards and evaluate their potential impact on client engagements.
• Coordinate multiple assignments and competing deadlines while maintaining attention to detail.
• Participate in professional development and continuing education activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline.
• 3–8 years of recent public accounting experience, preferably within a regional or similar-sized firm.
• 3 years of hands-on audit experience.
• CPA license, or demonstrated progress toward obtaining the CPA designation.
• Experience with audit, review, and compilation engagements.
• Strong knowledge of accounting and auditing principles and financial reporting concepts.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word.
• Familiarity with QuickBooks and audit/engagement management platforms.
• Strong analytical, research, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong client-service and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple phases of an engagement, including planning, fieldwork, testing, documentation, and reporting.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.