Audit Associate

Beebout Williams & Olds CPAs•El Dorado Hills, CA

8h•$65,000 - $77,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Beebout, Williams & Olds CPAs (BW&O CPAs) is a growing, technology-forward public accounting firm serving individuals and a range of businesses. Its audit practice serves nonprofits, affordable housing partnerships, and employee benefit plans, including compliance work such as Single Audits, HUD, and LIHTC. The Audit Associate joins an engagement team led by a manager and staffed with senior associates, and takes ownership of client workpapers from the first month. The role provides exposure to the audit process from planning and risk assessment through testing, completion, and reporting, with daily coaching and early client-facing responsibilities. The associate performs substantive testing and walkthroughs across areas such as cash, receivables, fixed assets, payables and expenses, payroll, and net assets; maintains clean, well-referenced workpapers; manages multiple engagements and deadlines in Karbon; and communicates with client staff, management, and the engagement team. The role also involves using modern audit tools and AI-assisted workpaper methods and making steady progress toward CPA licensure. The position is full-time, non-exempt, overtime-eligible, and based in the El Dorado Hills, California office. It starts fully in-office, with hybrid eligibility as experience and independence develop.

Requirements

BS/BA degree; accounting preferred.
0–2 years of audit or accounting experience; new graduates are welcome to apply.
Eligible to sit for the CPA exam and committed to earning a CPA.
Strong Excel and general software skills.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Strong attention to detail.
Able to work additional hours during busy periods on an as-needed basis.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience at a public accounting firm.
Coursework or exposure to nonprofit accounting, employee benefit plans, Single Audit, or affordable housing (HUD/LIHTC).
CPA exam sections passed.
Comfort with audit software, data analytics tools, or AI-assisted workflows.

Responsibilities

Perform substantive testing and walkthroughs in audit areas including cash, receivables, fixed assets, payables and expenses, payroll, and net assets.
Prepare organized, clean, and clearly referenced audit workpapers, with increasing independence.
Learn and participate in the audit process from planning and risk assessment through completion and reporting.
Work on nonprofit, affordable housing, and employee benefit plan audits, as well as compliance engagements such as Single Audits and HUD and LIHTC testing.
Use modern audit tools and AI-assisted workpaper methods to reduce repetitive work.
Request documents, ask follow-up questions, and explain findings to client staff, management, and the engagement team.
Collaborate with senior associates, the engagement manager, and principals on a focused client group.
Manage multiple engagements and tight deadlines in Karbon, and meet firm deadlines for time entry and billing.
Make steady progress toward CPA licensure.
Work additional hours during busy periods as needed.