Not for Profit Audit Senior Associate
About The Position
Withum is a place where talent thrives - where who you are matters. It’s a place of endless opportunities for growth. A place where entrepreneurial energy plus inclusive teamwork equals exponential results. Explore different industries. Learn new skills. Connect with our diverse teams of professionals to gain insight into the career you envision. Your Career Starts with You. Experience the Transformative Power of Withum Plus You - that’s the Power in the Plus! Withum’s Auditing and Attest Engagement services are the cornerstone of our firm. Withum’s audit and advisory team possess the expertise necessary to give stakeholders confidence in financial information. This team provides audit services, Review and compilation services and other agreed upon audit procedures to a variety of client sizes and industries. This Audit Senior role will work exclusively with Withum’s Not-for-Profit Industry team and will be based out of the Braintree, Burlington, Boston or Providence offices. You’ll be working with a team of renowned experts and thought leaders in the industry who are passionate about what they do! In this position, you will take a lead role on all aspects of audit engagements, from planning, execution to completion, to include supervision/mentoring of staff, working directly with partners and managers and building/maintaining relationships with clients. There are great leadership and advancement opportunities for this role in the Not-for-Profit Industry team. The path for promotion is transparent and we work closely with professional by assigning career coaches to ensure that they obtain the right skills for readiness for the next level in their career. Withum’s brand is a reflection of our people, our culture and our strength. Withum has become synonymous with teamwork and client service excellence. The cornerstone of our success can truly be accredited to the dedicated professionals who work here every day, whose mission is to help our clients grow and thrive - to be in a position of strength. But our commitment goes beyond our clients as we continue to live the Withum Way , promoting personal and professional growth for all team members, clients, and surrounding communities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
- CPA or CPA eligible
- At least 2 years of public accounting experience, with experience leading multiple engagements and supervising staff
- 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 skills
Nice To Haves
- Prior auditing experience with Not-For-Profit/Higher Education organizations desired, but not required
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 to our clients in the Not-For-Profit industry
- 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 resolution and make recommendations for any legal, regulatory and accounting issues that arise during an audit engagement
- Reviewing all schedule 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
