Healthcare Audit Senior Associate
About The Position
Withum is a firm where talent thrives, offering endless opportunities for growth and a place where entrepreneurial energy and inclusive teamwork lead to exponential results. This role is within Withum's Auditing and Attest Engagement services, specifically focused on the Healthcare Services group. The successful candidate will provide audit services to healthcare organizations, working with a team of experienced CPAs and industry leaders. This position involves taking a lead role in all aspects of audit engagements, from planning to completion, including supervising and mentoring staff, and building client relationships. Withum emphasizes teamwork, client service excellence, and the personal and professional growth of its team members.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
- Licensed CPA, or working towards CPA certification
- At least 2 years of public accounting experience, with experience leading multiple engagements and supervising staff
- Experience serving clients in the healthcare industry, including healthcare systems, hospitals, post-acute care facilities, and both for-profit and not-for-profit entities
- Understanding of uniform guidance as it relates to healthcare organizations
- Excellent analytical, technical, and auditing skills including familiarity with US GAAP due to the complexity of the engagements in this sector
- Exceptional client service and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships
- Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing projects in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment
- Strong leadership, training, and mentoring skills, coupled with excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills to represent the Firm well to client’s management
- Excellent analytical, organizational, project management skills, strong attention to detail, and proven innovative problem-solving skill
- Ability to travel as needed
Responsibilities
- Leading the engagement team staff on the planning and execution of an audit, review or compilation engagement to effectively and efficiently provide world-class client service
- Overseeing the day-to-day operations of the audit engagement from staffing, planning, risk assessment, fieldwork, financial reporting and the conclusion
- Providing supervision and support to the engagement staff and promote open communication to the engagement manager and partner
- Collaborating with managers and partners on client issue resolutions and making recommendations for any legal, regulatory and accounting issues that arise during an audit engagement
- Reviewing all scheduled and non-scheduled general ledger accounts for accurate entries
- Managing multiple engagements concurrently with various teams to efficiently meet client deadlines
- Creating and tracking engagement budgets to review for inefficiencies that may arise during the audit
- Conducting constructive discussions with team members on their evaluations and providing counsel accordingly
- Serving in professional development programs as an instructor or discussion leader
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package
- Bonus program (for eligible roles) based on individual and firm performance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
