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Audit Senior Associate I

Grant Thornton LLP
  • Wichita, KS
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

    POSITION SUMMARY

    Audit Senior Associate: Work with private and public companies to first understand their businesses and the risks they face, focusing efforts where they matter most. Work with clients to improve their overall financial reporting processes and to help them better understand their businesses. Continually inform clients about accounting, financial and regulatory developments that may affect their businesses.

    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

    • Adhere to the highest degree of professional standards and strict client confidentiality.
    • Run client engagements from start to finish, which includes planning, executing, directing, and completing financial audits and managing to budget.
    • Supervise, train, and mentor associates and interns on audit process and assess performance of staff for engagement reviews; perform in-charge role as needed.
    • Work with audit team to identify and resolve client issues discovered during audit process.
    • Research and analyze financial statements and audit
    • Other duties as assigned

    QUALIFICATIONS:

    • Bachelor's degree in accounting, economics, finance, mathematics, or related discipline.
    • CPA or pursuing CPA license
    • Minimum of 2 years of progressive public accounting experience with in-charge auditing.
    • Strong technical accounting skills with proficiency in US GAAP and GAAS.
    • Ability to supervise staff and lead projects.
    • Exceptional client service skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships.
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
    • Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing priorities in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment.
    • Strong leadership, recruiting, training, and mentoring skills, coupled with excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
    • Excellent analytical, organizational, and project management skills.
    • Strong computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and audit preparation software.
    • Ability to travel on short notice and work additional hours as needed.

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    Numbers & Facts

    LocationWichita, KS
    IndustryAccounting and Auditing Services
    Company Size5,000 to 9,999 employees
    Year Founded1924

    About Company

    At Grant Thornton, our people are talented, intellectually curious and driven to make a difference. People who come to work here are empowered to contribute from their very first client engagement. They develop their skills working alongside our partners and through our formal leadership and technical training programs. In short, it is our ambition to build better business professionals faster than our competitors. If you dream of working with innovative colleagues who support and inspire you, Grant Thornton is the place for you. Visit www.GrantThornton.jobs today.

    Skills

    • Accountingunmatched
    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Auditingunmatched
    • Budget Managementunmatched
    • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)unmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Computer Skillsunmatched
    • Customer Relationsunmatched
    • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
    • Develop and Maintain Customersunmatched
    • Economicsunmatched
    • Financeunmatched
    • Financial Analysisunmatched
    • Financial Auditunmatched
    • Financial Regulationsunmatched
    • Financial Reportingunmatched
    • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
    • Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS)unmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Mathematicsunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Microsoft Officeunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • People Managementunmatched
    • Performance Analysisunmatched
    • Performance Reviewsunmatched
    • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
    • Project/Program Managementunmatched
    • Public Accountingunmatched
    • Resolve Customer Issuesunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Technical Accountingunmatched
    • Willing to Travelunmatched
    • Writing Skillsunmatched

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