Audit Senior Associate - Financial Services

Crowe•Los Angeles, CA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Crowe is seeking talented professionals for full-time or seasonal work arrangements as Audit Senior Associates with experience in Financial Services industry verticals including Banking, Private Equity, Asset Management, Insurance, & Fintech. As an Audit Senior Associate, you will lead engagements, gain deep industry insight, and grow relationships. You will be responsible for running client engagements from start to finish, including financial statement preparation, staffing, scheduling, budgeting, planning, and administrative functions. You will also supervise, train, and mentor staff and interns, assess their performance, and maintain outstanding client relationships. Collaboration with the audit team to identify and resolve client issues is encouraged, as is creativity to grow expertise. Responsibilities include researching and analyzing financial statements and audit issues using electronic databases and audit software, and engaging with key client management to collect information, resolve problems, and recommend improvements.

Requirements

2+ years of recent and relevant public accounting external audit experience.
Experience in external audit working with Banking, Private Equity, Asset Management, & Fintech clients.
Previous Asset Management client experience is required.
Organization, social, technical, and accounting and auditing skills to work efficiently with clients and staff as well as build positive relationships.
Experience with engagement management, reviews, and staff supervision.
Ability to multi-task since planning, executing, and wrapping up various engagements may have to be performed concurrently.
Ability to perform research on technical matters prior to submitting for manager review is important.
Meeting the education requirement for CPA certification in your aligned home office state.
Ability to work additional hours as needed and travel to various client sites.
Uphold Crowe’s values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship.
Act ethically and with integrity at all times.
Verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
Must be able to work additional hours as needed and travel to various client sites.

Nice To Haves

Having a CPA license in that state already is even better.

Responsibilities

Running client engagements from start to finish.
Supervising, training, and mentoring staff and interns on audit process and assess performance of staff for engagement reviews.
Maintaining an outstanding relationship with clients to increase customer happiness and working with client management and staff at all levels to perform audit services.
Working with your audit team to identify and resolve client issues discovered during the audit process.
Researching and analyzing financial statements and audit issues using electronic databases, and employing audit software to review and compile financial information.
Engage with key client management to collect information, resolve audit-related problems, and make recommendations for business and process improvements.