Senior Audit Associate - EBP

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As a Senior Associate, you will supervise and plan field audit engagements, supervise staff, recognize, 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’ annual reports and interact accordingly with clients to identify and resolve field audit issues. Job Responsibilities

• Supervise, plan, and perform audits, reviews, compilations, and various consulting 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 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 3 years Public Accounting experience, including management of Employee Benefit Plan audit engagements.
• Experience in supervising Audit staff professionals
• Demonstrate understanding of accounting (GAAP) and assurance (GAAS) procedures and standards for Employee Benefit Plans.
• Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat Engagement

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA license

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We are required employers to disclose the pay range and benefits summary for job openings in California, Colorado, and New York. Compensation Range for this position: $70,000-$115,000. Compensation may vary based on skills, role, and location.

Armanino has a robust offering of benefits, including:

Medical, dental, vision Generous PTO plan Flexible work arrangements 401K with Profit Sharing Wellness program Generous parental leave

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