Senior Audit Associate

Kearney is currently seeking a Senior Audit Associate to join our team. The Senior Auditing Associate will help develop and maintain productive working relationships with client personnel and assess clients' satisfaction, demonstrate proficiency with accounting and auditing concepts and apply them to client situations, as well as identify and effectively communicate accounting and auditing matters to Managers and Principals. This role is located in Alexandria, VA. Additional skills and responsibilities are defined below:

• Maintaining relationships and communicating with key client personnel to understand business operations, processes, and functions
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of accounting and auditing concepts and apply them to client situations
• Ability to bridge the gap between logistics procedures and financial accounting processes
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills
• Ability to work in a team environment and communicate effectively with clients and team members
• Ability to balance multiple projects concurrently
• Supervise and review work performed by other staff
• Apply innovative methodologies that support an audit
• Review and evaluate internal controls and supporting documentation
• Development of solutions for implantation to mitigate deficiencies for internal control activities and supporting documentation
• Determine compliance if with policies and selected law/regulations are met
  
  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• BS degree from an accredited college/university in Accounting or Business Administration with a major in Accounting
• Minimum of 3 years of accounting and/or auditing experience
• Must have an active interim Secret clearance
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience working with financial statement audits
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA or eligibility to sit for CPA certification
  
  

Overview

Exclusively focused on the Government, Kearney & Company provides financial services, including auditing, consulting, and technology services. Our commitment to our employees and clients as well as to dedication and trust, critical values to our Firm, have led to Kearney’s recognition as one of the leading accounting firms in the country. Based on our employees’ feedback, we are also consistently rated a Best Place to Work. Employment at Kearney means a flexible, collaborative, and open-minded work environment. We hope it is your “first easy decision.” Learn more at www.kearneyco.com/careers." ,"

The expected salary range for this position is between $60,000 and $100,000. This range is representative of base pay only and does not include straight time pay for hours worked over 40 per week, company contributions towards paid benefits, and/or bonuses. Actual compensation (meeting or exceeding the range) will be determined based on specific experience, education, work location, clearance level, and other factors permitted by law. This position is eligible for bonuses (when applicable).

We also offer a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan and 529 Education Savings Plan
• Flexible Spending & Health Savings Account
• Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity Insurances
• Legal Insurance and Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program, fitness and wellness benefits, and other firm benefits.
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time
  
  

EEO Notice

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EEO Notice

Work location is subject to change based on client requirements.

Kearney & Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, genetic information, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth, any medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth, age, disability, protected veteran status, relationship or association to a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulation. Click here for more information on Kearney’s EEO Policy.

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