Audit Senior Associate

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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. 

Job 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. 

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 Engagement  

Preferred Qualifications 

• CPA license  

Armanino provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Armanino complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.  

Armanino expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Armanino employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.  

Armanino does not accept unsolicited candidates, referrals, or resumes from any staffing agency, recruiting service, sourcing entity, or third-party paid service at any time. Any referrals, resumes, or candidates submitted to Armanino or any employee or owner of Armanino without a pre-existing agreement signed by both parties covering the submission will be considered the property of Armanino and not subject to any fees or charges. For existing agreements, a role must be approved and open to external search; otherwise, unsolicited and unapproved submittals and referrals will be considered Armanino property and free of fees. In addition, Talent Acquisition is the sole point of contact, and contacting others in our organization without Talent Acquisition’s knowledge will result in termination of contract.  

Armanino has a robust offering of benefits, including:  

• Medical, dental, vision  

• Generous PTO plan and paid sick time  

• Flexible work arrangements  

• 401K with Profit Sharing  

• Wellness program  

• Generous parental leave  

• 11 paid holidays  

For positions based in San Francisco, consistent with the SF Fair Chance Ordinance, an arrest and conviction record will not automatically disqualify a qualified applicant from consideration.  

For Individuals who would be working within the City of Los Angeles, Armanino will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance