Senior Accountant - Audit

This position serves as the in-charge accountant with HCJ client projects and runs the day-to-day operations of the A&A engagements in coordination with the audit manager. As a Senior Accountant, you must be self-motivated and ambitious. You must also be organized and detail-oriented with strong time management skills and the ability to effectively balance speed and accuracy. It is also important that you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to get along well with coworkers.

Responsibilities of an Audit Senior Accountant

• Understands the basics of client's business and their organization structure/reporting relationships
• Demonstrates appropriate knowledge of professional standards/practices
• Demonstrates technical knowledge and skills for auditing the responsibilities assigned to more complex and multiple projects
• Adequate working knowledge of analytical review procedures and ratio analysis
• Supports work performed with appropriate documentation in written and/or oral communications
• Prepare workpaper documentation and financial statements and footnotes for audits, reviews, compilations, and agreed-upon procedures engagements. Do these with minimum supervision
• Assists in identification and research of technical issues/problems and proposes solutions or alternatives
• Demonstrates strong knowledge of audit and other software applications
• Improve technical skills through CPE, personal commitment and on-the-job training
• Follow directions, complete tasks, and clear review points with minimal supervision in a timely manner
• Must be able to handle working on multiple engagements
• Assist with department/committee projects (as assigned)
• Read current developments, pronouncements, and research technical issues as needed
• Identify problem areas and client issues and propose solutions to managers and partners
• Develop interns and staff through periodic training sessions as well as continual on-the-job training
• Become proficient with firm utilized software
• Effectively wrap-up and finalize engagement
• Identify value added suggestions from audits and reviews for client utilization

Additional duties of an Audit Senior Accountant:

• Thoroughly review work of the staff and provided meaningful review comments to help train
• Identify areas of technical issues/problems and proposes solutions or alternatives with supported research
• Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate with clients in an organized and appropriate manner
• Demonstrates appropriate knowledge of professional standards/practices
• Demonstrates the ability to prepare financial statements along with the related footnotes
• Knows when to reduce or expand testing
• Supports work performed with appropriate documentation in written and/or oral communications
• Independently make preliminary decisions
• Complete time entry and WIPs in a timely manner
• In state and overnight travel may be required.
• Meet realization and budget goals
• Communicates status of projects with manager or partner/principal in a timely manner
• Develop efficient work habits
• Administrative and other tasks as assigned
• Quarterly evaluations on staff

Other Attributes, Education, Skills & Abilities

Innovation

• Anticipate and solve problems with original and tailored solutions
• Forward thinking and big picture focused

Ownership

• Self-driven and strives to get the job done in a timely manner without passing the buck
• Total responsibility of knowledge on technical matters
• Provide quality work

Teamwork

• Think of others, humble, loyal and puts the firm first
• Collaborate within the teams
• Develop relationships with peers and attend firm events

Communication

• Effectively exchange meaningful information and ideas on a timely basis with tact and open minds by listening first and asking questions second
• Communicate effectively and professionally
• Keep immediate supervisor informed

Other knowledge, skills, and abilities

• Understands and maintains the confidentiality of all firm and client information
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism and integrity
• Maintains professional ethics of firm, AICPA, and ARCPA
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment and handle multiple projects / tasks with an attention to detail

Education:

• Bachelor of accounting degree
• Working towards becoming a Certified Public Accountant within 1 year of employment

Software:

• Advance proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Thomson Reuters, Checkpoint, Engagement, Adobe, Fixed Assets CS, CCH Practice Management