Senior Audit Associate
About The Position
Kearney is currently seeking a Senior Audit Associate to join our team! The Senior Audit Associate 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 implantation 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 with a major in Accounting or related field
- Minimum of 2 years accounting and/or auditing experience
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- 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
- Experience working with the Federal Government and/or DoW clients
- CPA or eligibility to sit for CPA certification
Responsibilities
- Maintain relationships and communicate with key client personnel to understand business operations, processes, and functions
- Demonstrate an understanding of accounting and auditing concepts and apply them to client situations
- Bridge the gap between logistics procedures and financial accounting processes
- Communicate effectively with clients and team members
- 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
- Develop solutions for implementation to mitigate deficiencies for internal control activities and supporting documentation
- Determine compliance with policies and selected law/regulations
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
