Audit Senior Associate - CA Central Valley

Baker Tilly (US); Rancho Cordova (CA); Hybrid; USD 89,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Tilly is seeking an Audit Senior Associate to join our hybrid team serving middle‑market clients from our California offices in Rancho Cordova or Sacramento and Fresno.

You will lead engagement teams, supervise audits, and deliver high‑quality assurance services while developing client relationships and your career in a leading CPA advisory firm.

Qualifications

• 4-year degree
• Eligible to obtain CPA license
• Three (3) years of experience
• Experience in financial statement auditing of public firms
• Strong communication and leadership skills

Responsibilities

• Plan and supervise audit engagements
• Review substantive testing of balance sheets and income statements
• Assess internal controls deficiencies and recommend improvements
• Engage with managers and partners on findings and recommendations
• Mentor and develop junior staff
• Build client relationships and contribute to business development

Skills

Time management

Communication

Leadership

Relationship building

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

CPA license eligibility

Public accounting auditing experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Overview

Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.

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Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law.

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Responsibilities

Job Description

Moss Adams and Baker Tilly are now in their second year merged into the #6 public accounting and advisory firm in the US, and are continuing to grow. Would you like to bolster your own career while joining the BT team to grow along with us?

If yes, consider joining Baker Tilly US (BT) as an Audit Senior Associate to work in a hybrid capaicty from one of our CA Central Valley offices: the Fresno office, or the Sacramento office in Rancho Cordova!

This is a great opportunity to be a valued business advisor delivering industry-focused audit and other assurance services to middle market clients. As one of the fastest growing firms in the nation, BT has the ability to offer you upward career trajectory, flexibility in how and where you get your work done and meaningful relationships with clients, teammates and leadership who truly care about you and your development.

You Will Enjoy This Role If

• You are looking for an opportunity to build your career in a specific industry, becoming an industry expert to the clients you serve.
• You can see yourself as a trusted business advisor, working face‑to‑face with clients to find creative solutions to complex accounting and business challenges.
• You want to work for a leading CPA advisory firm that serves middle market clients and whose owners have both their clients’ and employees’ best interests in mind and are transparent in their decisions.
• You value your development and want to work for a firm that provides you the autonomy to own your schedule and career through structured programs (ask us about My Time Off, My Development and Dress for Your Day!).
• You want to grow professionally and develop your client service and technical accounting skills to build a career with endless opportunities now, for tomorrow.

What You Will Do

• Be a trusted member of the engagement team providing various assurance and consulting services to industry specific clients:
• Proactively engage with your clients throughout the year to gather needed information to complete testing and respond to questions raised.
• Plan and supervise the execution of all audit engagement activities.
• Review and perform substantive testing on client’s balance sheets and income statements.
• Conduct and review tests to assess deficiencies of internal controls and make recommendations for improvement.
• Play an active role in discussions with the Manager and Partner relative to business recommendations resulting from testing performed and information gathered.
• Learn and grow from direct on the job coaching and mentoring along with participating in firm wide learning and development programs.
• Utilize your entrepreneurial skills to network and build strong relationships internally and with your clients.
• Support the growth and development of team members through the Baker Tilly Care and Teach philosophy, helping associates meet their professional goals.
• Enjoy friendships, social activities and team outings that encourage a work‑life balance.

Qualifications

Successful candidates will have--

Minimum Qualifications

• 4-year degree
• Eligible to obtain CPA license
• Three (3) years of experience

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA or actively pursuing completion of the exams
• Bachelor’s, master’s, or advanced degree in accounting
• Three (3)+ years of experience providing financial statement auditing services within a public accounting firm
• Demonstrated skills in the areas of time management, communication, interpersonal skills, relationship building, collaboration, and problem solving
• Strong leadership, project management, organizational and analytical skills, initiative, adaptability
• Microsoft Suite skills
• Eligibility to work in the U.S. without sponsorship

The pay range for this position is listed below. This range represents a good‑faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation the firm expects to pay for this position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will depend on a variety of relevant factors, including an applicant’s skills, experience, qualifications, professional certifications, work arrangements, geographic location, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range, and compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. Baker Tilly offers a compensation and benefits package to eligible employees.

• In Rancho Cordova/Sacramento (CA): the pay rate range is $89,000 to $115,000
• In Fresno (CA): the pay rate range is $85,100 to $110,000

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