Experienced Audit Associate

Baker Tilly•West Hartford, CT

About The Position

Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers. As an Audit Associate at Baker Tilly (BT), you will be a value architect delivering audit and other assurance services to clients. BT offers upward career trajectory, flexibility in how and where you get your work done and meaningful relationships with clients, teammates and leadership. You will have the opportunity to be a trusted member of the engagement team providing various assurance and consulting services, proactively engage with clients throughout the year to gather needed information to complete testing and respond to questions raised, perform substantive testing on client’s balance sheets and income statements, and test for deficiencies of internal controls and discussing recommendations for improvement. You will also learn and grow from direct on-the-job coaching and mentoring, participate in firm wide learning and development programs, and utilize entrepreneurial skills to network and build strong relationships internally and externally with clients.

Requirements

Bachelor's or master's degree in accounting or a related degree in business, with sufficient course work and credits to sit for the CPA exam in the state you are being considered.
Outstanding academic performance required, with a preferred GPA of 3.0 or above.
Relevant internship, work experience and/or involvement with a professional organization.
The ability to work effectively in a team environment with all levels of client personnel.
Demonstrated skills in the areas of time management, communication, interpersonal skills, relationship building, collaboration, and problem solving.
Organizational and analytical skills, initiative, adaptability.
Proficiency with Microsoft programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).

Nice To Haves

Desire to become a trusted business advisor, working face-to-face with clients to find creative solutions to complex accounting and business challenges.
Want to work for a leading CPA advisory firm whose owners have both their clients’ and employees’ best interests in mind and are transparent in their decisions.
Value your development and want to work for a firm that provides a great work environment (ask us about My Time Off, My Development and Dress for Your Day!).
Want to grow professionally and develop your client service and technical accounting skills to build a career with endless opportunities now, for tomorrow.

Responsibilities

Deliver audit and other assurance services to clients.
Be a trusted member of the engagement team providing various assurance and consulting services.
Proactively engage with clients throughout the year to gather needed information to complete testing and respond to questions raised.
Perform substantive testing on client’s balance sheets and income statements.
Test for deficiencies of internal controls and discussing recommendations for improvement.
Learn and grow from direct on-the-job coaching and mentoring.
Participate in firm wide learning and development programs.
Utilize entrepreneurial skills to network and build strong relationships internally and externally with clients.