Audit Senior Associate - Financial Services

Kodiak Solutions LLC; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 70,600 - 139,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive total rewards package

Job summary

Crowe LLP in Columbus, Ohio is looking for an Audit Senior Associate to lead client engagements in the Financial Services sector, including Banking, Asset Management, and Fintech. The role involves supervising audit staff, managing client relationships, and ensuring high-quality audit processes.

Applicants should have at least 2 years of external audit experience and must meet CPA certification requirements. Crowe offers comprehensive benefits and values integrity and trust in all its operations.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of recent and relevant public accounting external audit experience.
• Experience in external audit with Banking, Private Equity, Asset Management, Insurance, & Fintech clients.
• Strong organization, social, and accounting skills.

Responsibilities

• Running client engagements from start to finish, including financial statement preparation.
• Supervising, training, and mentoring staff on audit processes.
• Maintaining client relationships to enhance customer satisfaction.
• Identifying and resolving client issues during audits.
• Researching and analyzing financial statements and audit issues.

Skills

Public accounting external audit experience

Financial Services industry knowledge

Client relationship management

Technical research skills

Engagement management

Multi-tasking abilities

Education

CPA certification requirement

Job description

Your Journey at Crowe Starts Here:

At Crowe, you can build a meaningful and rewarding career. With real flexibility to balance work with life moments, you’re trusted to deliver results and make an impact. We embrace you for who you are, care for your well‑being, and nurture your career. Everyone has equitable access to opportunities for career growth and leadership. Over our 80‑year history, delivering excellent service through innovation has been a core part of our DNA across our audit, tax, and consulting groups. That’s why we continuously invest in innovative ideas, such as AI‑enabled insights and technology‑powered solutions, to enhance our services. Join us at Crowe and embark on a career where you can help shape the future of our industry.

Job Description:

Crowe is growing tremendously. We are looking for future leaders, which means a partner career path or growth opportunities.

At Crowe, there is the opportunity to transition between different industry verticals within Audit & Assurance that align with your professional goals. Are you up for the challenge? We’re looking for Audit Senior Associates with experience in Financial Services industry verticals including but not limited to Banking, Private Equity, Asset Management, Insurance, & Fintech. As a Audit Senior Associate, you will further learn to lead, gain deep industry insight, and grow relationships. With access to many resources and team support, this is what your work includes:

• Running client engagements from start to finish. This includes all aspects of financial statement preparation, internal staffing of engagements, project scheduling and budgeting, planning of the engagement, and related administrative functions.
• Supervising, training, and mentoring staff and interns on audit process and assess performance of staff for engagement reviews.
• Maintaining an outstanding relationship with clients to increase customer happiness and working with client management and staff at all levels to perform audit services.
• Work with your audit team to identify and resolve client issues discovered during the audit process. Encourage creativity and grow your expertise, which could make a difference at our firm.
• Researching and analyzing financial statements and audit issues using electronic databases, and employing audit software to review and compile financial information.
• Engage with key client management to collect information, resolve audit‑related problems, and make recommendations for business and process improvements.

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of recent and relevant public accounting external audit experience.
• Experience in external audit working with Banking, Private Equity, Asset Management, Insurance, & Fintech clients.
• Organization, social, technical, and accounting and auditing skills to work efficiently with clients and staff as well as build positive relationships.
• Experience with engagement management, reviews, and staff supervision.
• Ability to multi‑task since planning, executing, and wrapping up various engagements may have to be performed concurrently.
• Ability to perform research on technical matters prior to submitting for manager review is important.
• This position requires meeting the education requirement for CPA certification in your aligned home office state. Having a CPA license in that state already is even better.
• Ability to work additional hours as needed and travel to various client sites.

We expect the candidate to uphold Crowe’s values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship. These values define who we are. We expect all of our people to act ethically and with integrity at all times.

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $70,600.00 – $139,800.00 per year.

Our Benefits:

Your exceptional people experience starts here. At Crowe, we know that great people are what makes a great firm. We care about our people and offer employees a comprehensive total rewards package. Learn more about what working at Crowe can mean for you!

Crowe LLP provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Crowe will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws.