Senior Audit Associate

Kearney & Company • Tysons, VA

44d • $60,000 - $100,000

About The Position

Kearney & Company is currently seeking a Senior Audit Associate to join our Tysons, VA team! This individual will help develop and maintain productive working relationships with client personnel and assess clients' satisfaction, demonstrate proficiency with accounting and auditing concepts and apply them to client situations, as well as identify and effectively communicate accounting and auditing matters to Managers and Principals. Additional skills and responsibilities are defined below: Maintaining relationships and communicating with key client personnel to understand business operations, processes, and functions Ability to demonstrate an understanding of accounting and auditing concepts and apply them to client situations Ability to bridge the gap between logistics procedures and financial accounting processes Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills Ability to work in a team environment and communicate effectively with clients and team members Ability to balance multiple projects concurrently Supervise and review work performed by other staff Apply innovative methodologies that support an audit Review and evaluate internal controls and supporting documentation Development of solutions for implementation to mitigate deficiencies for internal control activities and supporting documentation Determine compliance if with policies and selected law/regulations are met

Requirements

• BA/BS degree from an accredited college/university in Accounting or Business Administration with a major in Accounting
• Minimum of 2 years of accounting and/or auditing experience, with at least 1 year working with financial statement audits or compilations
• Ability to travel up to 25%
• Must have an active Interim Secret Clearance (or higher, such as Secret, Top Secret or TS/SCI) to be considered for this role (requires U.S. citizenship)

Nice To Haves

• CPA highly desirable
• Experience working with Federal and/or DoD clients a plus

Responsibilities

• Maintaining relationships and communicating with key client personnel to understand business operations, processes, and functions
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of accounting and auditing concepts and apply them to client situations
• Ability to bridge the gap between logistics procedures and financial accounting processes
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills
• Ability to work in a team environment and communicate effectively with clients and team members
• Ability to balance multiple projects concurrently
• Supervise and review work performed by other staff
• Apply innovative methodologies that support an audit
• Review and evaluate internal controls and supporting documentation
• Development of solutions for implementation to mitigate deficiencies for internal control activities and supporting documentation
• Determine compliance if with policies and selected law/regulations are met

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan and 529 Education Savings Plan
• Flexible Spending & Health Savings Account
• Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity Insurances
• Legal Insurance and Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program, fitness and wellness benefits, and other firm benefits.
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees