Audit Associate - Saint Simons Island

Symphona; Saint Simons Island (GA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Symphona is seeking an Audit Associate who will be integral to day-to-day fieldwork in accounting and auditing engagements. The role involves preparing trial balances, conducting audit reviews, and maintaining positive relationships with the firm’s clients.

Candidates should be familiar with accounting systems, possess analytical skills, and show initiative in achieving personal and professional goals. This position offers a pathway to advancement with opportunities to grow into a Senior Audit Associate role.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with accounting and auditing policies, procedures, and relevant software.
• Understanding of credits and debits.
• Ability to prepare working trial balances and adjusting journal entries.

Responsibilities

• Perform audit reviews and document understanding of accounting systems.
• Prepare and reconcile accounts as needed.
• Contribute to management letters and internal control findings.

Skills

Understanding of accounting systems

Analytical skills

Interpersonal communication

Sales skills

Job description

Job Summary

The Audit Associate is the team member who performs the majority of the day-to-day fieldwork on accounting and auditing engagements. The Audit Associate Accountant supports the Firm’s goals and values through all professional communication and maintains positive working relationships.

Essential Functions

• Become familiar with the Firm’s policies, procedures, manuals, forms, and relevant software.
• Perform audit review, compilation, or accounting procedures as assigned by others on the engagements.
• Document understanding of accounting systems and transaction flows, review, and test internal controls, as necessary.
• Understand the basic business environment and perform basic analytical procedures.
• Prepare a working trial balance and adjusting journal entries.
• Possess an understanding of credits and debits.
• Prepare work papers and perform tests to support attest function.
• Prepare and reconcile accounts as required.
• Prepare, mail, and control confirmation requests.
• Set goals, both personal and professional, and strive to achieve them.
• Contribute to the development of management letters and internal control findings and recommendations.

Other Functions

• Set goals both personal and professional and strive to achieve the,
• Participate in community involvement.
• Begin to enhance sales, writing, communication, interpersonal, and other relationship building skills.
• Possess an understanding of the economics of the Audit business and it’s relation to the Firm.
• Support departmental goals, policies, and guidelines.
• Participate in other administrative activities or other duties as requested by the Partners, Directors, and/or Managers.
• Embrace technology and become an expert in the Firm’s tools and systems.

Next Level on Career Path

• Senior Audit Associate