Audit & Accounting Specialist Editor

Thomson Reuters; Frisco (TX); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Career growth programs

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Thomson Reuters is seeking an Accounting & Auditing Specialist Editor who will transform complex accounting and auditing guidance into clear, actionable content and practical checklists. You will manage multiple assignments, advise on product improvements, and help evolve audit methodologies for AI-native workflows.

The role requires CPA certification, at least 7 years of audit experience, and strong writing and research abilities.

Qualifications

• CPA certification is required.
• 7+ years of practical audit experience, preferably at Manager/Senior Manager level.
• Strong knowledge of auditing standards (PCAOB, AICPA, Uniform Guidance).
• Experience updating or developing audit methodology and engagement processes.
• Hands-on use of automated or AI-assisted tools in engagements.

Responsibilities

• Turn complex accounting/auditing guidance into clear narratives and practical checklists.
• Manage multiple assignments and meet deadlines.
• Suggest updates and improvements to products and content.
• Shape how audit content evolves for AI-native workflows.
• Assess tool reliability while maintaining standards and skepticism.

Skills

Audit expertise

Research & writing

AI tool usage

Education

CPA certification

Tools

Data analytics tools

AI-assisted tools

Job description

Accounting & Auditing Specialist Editor

Job Description: The Accounting & Auditing Specialist Editor applies broad technical accounting and auditing knowledge, practical audit experience, and strong research and writing skills to develop and improve audit methodology across the audit product line.

Key Responsibilities

• Turn complex accounting and auditing guidance into clear narrative content and practical, workflow-ready checklists and practice aids.
• Manage multiple assignments and deliver work by established deadlines.
• Recommend updates, practical insights, and improvements to products.
• Help determine how audit methodology and content should evolve for AI-native workflows.
• Apply judgment when assessing the reliability and limitations of automated or AI-assisted tools and when designing procedures that satisfy standards, documentation, and professional skepticism requirements.

Required Qualifications

• CPA certification.
• At least 7 years of practical audit experience, preferably at the Manager or Senior Manager level in public accounting.
• Broad technical accounting and auditing knowledge, strong research skills, and working knowledge of current auditing standards, such as PCAOB, AICPA, and Uniform Guidance standards, as applicable.
• Experience applying, reviewing, or updating audit methodology, including engagement methodology, quality management, or technical guidance.
• Hands-on experience using automated or AI-assisted tools in engagements, such as data analytics or document analysis.
• Judgment to assess a tool’s reliability and limitations and to design procedures around it that satisfy standards, documentation, and professional skepticism requirements.
• Strong writing skills, including the ability to turn complex guidance into clear narrative content and practical, workflow-ready checklists and practice aids.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments to deadlines and recommend updates, practical insights, and product improvements, including how audit methodology and content should evolve for AI-native workflows.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with generative AI or machine learning in audit or assurance, including validating AI-generated output.
• Audit or accounting experience with employee benefit plan, nonprofit, government, or single audit clients.
• Experience with compilation and review engagements.

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What’s in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.
• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.
• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
• Making a Real-World Impact:We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

In the United States, Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Our benefit package includes market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match. In addition, Thomson Reuters offers market leading work life benefits with competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave. These benefits meet or exceeds the requirements of paid time off in accordance with any applicable state or municipal laws. Finally, Thomson Reuters offers the following additional benefits: optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee; optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee; Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts; fitness reimbursement; access to Employee Assistance Program; Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee; access to 529 Plan; commuter benefits; Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement; and access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The base compensation range varies across locations. For any eligible US locations, unless otherwise noted, the base compensation range for this role is $100,100 USD - $185,900 USD. Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual’s knowledge, skills and experience with consideration given to internal equity. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive Total Reward program which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs. This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug‑free workplace.

Thomson Reuters makes reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities, including veterans with disabilities, and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. If you reside in the United States and require an accommodation in the recruiting process, you may contact our Human Resources Department [e-mail]. Disability accommodations in the recruiting process may include things like a sign language interpreter, making interview rooms accessible, providing assistive technology, or other relevant accommodations. Please note this email is not intended for general recruitment questions and we will promptly respond to inquiries regarding accommodations. More information on requesting an accommodation here.

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