Audit Associate

Warren Averett Executive Search & Recruiting; Pensacola (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Warren Averett is seeking an experienced auditor for our Gulf Coast offices. The ideal candidate will possess their CPA or be CPA eligible and have between 1 and 3 years of experience.

Responsibilities include preparing audit sections, supervising the prep of simpler sections, coordinating client engagements, and assisting with financial statement prep. The role emphasizes building client relationships and expanding service offerings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting.
• Must possess or be eligible to sit for the CPA exam in the state of your assigned office location.
• Must meet minimal educational requirements for CPA licensure in the state of your assigned office location prior to beginning full-time regular employment.
• Knowledge of GAAP and GAAS.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply principles of effective supervision of staff.
• Excellent interpersonal skills in working with staff and clients.
• Ability to provide guidance and direction to department staff who are not direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Prepare all sections of an audit with minimal supervision, supervise the preparation of less complicated sections of an audit, and assume primary responsibility in the preparation of financial statements.
• Assume responsibility: including client contact, coordination within the company, staffing requirements, administrative documentation, and preparation timing for small and medium sized engagements.
• Participate with more experienced personnel in coordinating large client engagements, identification of problems, process improvements and computer model analysis and helping clients determine optimal strategies.
• Maintain quality client relationships.
• Develop skills to attract new clients and market the company’s services and products and facilitate expansion of business with existing clients.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Staff supervision

Client communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

Job description

Warren Averett is a leading CPA and advisory firm that services span beyond audit and tax to include corporate advisory, technology and risk solutions, HR Solutions, and more. While gaining professional skills that you can carry throughout your career, we help our employees to build relationships that can take you where you’d like to go. Not only has Warren Averett ranked on two of Forbes’ Best lists (America’s Best Tax Firms and America’s Best Accounting Firms), but the firm has also repeatedly been named a Best Place to Work in several of our offices throughout our footprint. We strive to create a strong sense of comradery and to provide an inclusive workplace culture where our employees can grow and thrive professionally and personally.

Warren Averett is seeking an experienced auditor for our Gulf Coast offices. The ideal candidate will possess their CPA or be CPA eligible and have between 1 and 3 years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare all sections of an audit with minimal supervision, supervise the preparation of less complicated sections of an audit, and assume primary responsibility in the preparation of financial statements.
• Assume responsibility: including client contact, coordination within the company, staffing requirements, administrative documentation, and preparation timing for small and medium sized engagements.
• Participate with more experienced personnel in coordinating large client engagements, identification of problems, process improvements and computer model analysis and helping clients determine optimal strategies.
• Maintain quality client relationships.
• Develop skills to attract new clients and market the company’s services and products and facilitate expansion of business with existing clients.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Must possess or be eligible to sit for the CPA exam in the state of your assigned office location.
• Must meet minimal educational requirements for CPA licensure (which may differ from the educational requirements to sit for the CPA exam) in the state of your assigned office location prior to beginning full-time regular employment.
• Knowledge of GAAP and GAAS
• Knowledge of and have ability to apply principles of effective supervision of staff.
• Excellent interpersonal skills in working with staff and clients.
• Ability to provide guidance and direction to department staff who are not direct reports.

Warren Averett is an equal opportunity employer. We hire, promote and make all other employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, genetic information, military service, disability, age, or any other unlawful basis.