Audit Senior Associate - Life Science

Crowe LLP•Boston, MA

14h•Hybrid

About The Position

Crowe is experiencing tremendous growth and is seeking future leaders for partner career paths or other growth opportunities. The Audit & Assurance team offers the chance to transition between different industry verticals. This role is for an Audit Senior Associate with experience in the Life Science industry. As an Audit Senior Associate, you will lead engagements, gain deep industry insight, and grow client relationships. You will have access to numerous resources and team support. Key responsibilities include running client engagements from start to finish, managing financial statement preparation, internal staffing, project scheduling and budgeting, engagement planning, and administrative functions. You will also supervise, train, and mentor staff and interns, assess their performance, and maintain outstanding client relationships by working with client management and staff at all levels to perform audit services. Collaboration with the audit team to identify and resolve client issues is encouraged, as is creativity to grow expertise. You will research and analyze financial statements and audit issues using electronic databases and audit software, and engage with key client management to collect information, resolve audit-related problems, and make recommendations for business and process improvements.

Requirements

2+ years of recent and relevant public accounting external audit experience.
A background with experience in external audit working with Life Science clients.
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.

Nice To Haves

Masters in Accounting, Finance, or related focus is preferred.
CPA strongly preferred, or pursuing CPA licensing in your state of residence
Ability to work additional hours as needed and travel to various client sites.

Responsibilities

Running client engagements from start to finish.
Managing all aspects of financial statement preparation, internal staffing of engagements, project scheduling and budgeting, planning of the engagement, and related administrative functions.
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.
Engaging with key client management to collect information, resolve audit-related problems, and make recommendations for business and process improvements.