Audit Senior Associate

Armanino LLP•St. Louis, MO

About The Position

At Armanino, you determine your career path. This means it's possible to pursue challenges you are passionate about, in industries you care about. Armanino is proud to be Among the top 20 Largest Firms in the Nation and one of the Best Places to Work. We have a community of resources that are ready and willing to support your ideas, build your skills and expand your professional network. We want you to integrate all aspects of your life with your career. At Armanino, we know you don’t check-out of life when you check-in at work. That’s why we’ve created a unique work environment where your passions, work, and family & friends can overlap. We want to help you achieve growth by giving you access to a network of smart and supportive people, willing to listen to your ideas. As a Senior Associate, you will supervise and plan engagements for audit, review or compilation, supervise staff, research, and perform moderately complex accounting areas of the client’s balance sheet and income statements. You will help to ensure the completion of our clients’ periodic reports and interact accordingly with clients to identify and resolve engagement issues.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
Minimum 2 years of experience in public accounting in audit or assurance
Experience in supervising Audit staff professionals
Demonstrate understanding of applicable U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (“GAAS”)
Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat

Nice To Haves

CPA license
Engagement

Responsibilities

Supervise, plan, and perform audits, reviews, compilations, and various client engagements.
Lead a team of up to five staff members under supervision of a Manager and/or Partner
Demonstrate an understanding of basic and moderately complex workpaper preparation.
Exhibit strong analytical skills to evaluate financial data and relationships.
Continue to develop administrative, professional, and interpersonal skills to the extent of being able to organize, analyze and communicate with both the engagement team and client personnel in a professional, productive, and efficient manner.
Analyze financial statement data and draw logical conclusions.
Exercise professional skepticism in the critical assessment of audit evidence
Research and analyze pertinent client, industry, and technical matters.
Identify, assess, and document controls and weaknesses in client accounting systems.
Thoroughly evaluate assigned areas of financial statements and identify potential points for improvement.
Prepare clear, complete, and accurate workpapers.
Update Managers and/or Partners of job status and assurance issues in timely manner
Develop understanding of client businesses related to assigned assurance areas.
Know and apply specialized knowledge, for example, the rules, regulations, and code of ethics of the AICPA, be familiar with pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and the AICPA, and applicable state regulations.
Understand and comply with the Firm’s quality control policy.
Organize, analyze, and communicate with fellow auditors and client personnel professionally, productively, and efficiently.
Perform timely review of staff workpapers and provide constructive feedback.