nashville, TN30+ days ago
Required Experience:Bachelors or Masters degree in Accounting or equivalentTwo (2) to four (4) years prior work experiencePrior supervisory experienceCPA preferred or actively studying for the CPA examMicrosoft Office Products, including Windows, Word, Excel, and PowerPointExperience in the use of various assurance applications and research tools as is appropriate for this levelEssential Job Requirements:Possess proven solid verbal and written communication skillsPossess people development and delegation skillsPossess executive presence - needs to be able to be primary contact for the clientAble to in-charge all stages of the audit, including planning, fieldwork and wrap-upAble to perform the completion of an audit of a complex companyAble to prepare and/or review financial statements with disclosures in accordance with GAAP requirementsPrimary Duties:Control EnvironmentApplies knowledge and understanding of the collective effect of various factors on establishing or enhancing effectiveness, or mitigating the risks, of specific policies and procedures. As Senior, is responsible to the engagement manager for the day-to-day conduct of the audit work and in particular for ensuring that the field work is executed and completed as planned, in accordance with timetable, with Firms policies and procedures and to budgetApplies knowledge of transactional flow and key transactional cycles to complete audit workDocuments, validates and assesses effectiveness of internal control systemDetermines and communicates improvements to client internal controls and accounting proceduresSupervise the work of audit staff and review work papers and conclusions and explaining any shortcomings to themGAAPApplies knowledge and understanding of governing principles; applying these principles to client transactions; and documenting and communicating an understanding and application of these principles.