Audit Senior Associate - Life Science

Crowe; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 70,600 - 139,800; Full time

Job summary

Crowe is seeking an Audit Senior Associate in Boston with over 2 years of public accounting experience, particularly in the Life Science sector. The candidate will manage client engagements, supervise a team, and maintain strong client relationships. A Bachelor's degree is required, with a CPA strongly preferred. The position offers a compensation range of $70,600 to $139,800 annually, along with opportunities for professional development and growth within the organization.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of recent public accounting external audit experience.
• Background working with Life Science clients.
• Ability to multi-task multiple engagements.

Responsibilities

• Run client engagements from start to finish.
• Supervise, train, and mentor staff and interns.
• Maintain outstanding client relationships.

Skills

Public accounting external audit experience

Life Science industry experience

Organization skills

Technical skills

Accounting and auditing skills

Engagement management

Staff supervision

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's in Accounting or Finance

CPA certification

Job description

Job Description

We are looking for Audit Senior Associates with experience in the Life Science industry vertical.

Responsibilities

• 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 processes and assessing 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.

• Working with your audit team to identify and resolve client issues discovered during the audit process. We encourage creativity to grow your expertise.

• Researching and analyzing financial statements and audit issues using electronic databases, and employing audit software to review and compile financial information.

• Engaging 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.

• Background working with Life Science clients.

• Organization, social, technical, and accounting and auditing skills to work efficiently with clients and staff and build positive relationships.

• Experience with engagement management, reviews, and staff supervision.

• Ability to multi‑task, as planning, executing, and wrapping up various engagements may be performed concurrently.

Additional Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required. This position requires meeting the education requirement for CPA certification in your aligned home office state. (150 eligible credit hours)

• Master's in Accounting, Finance, or related focus is preferred.

• CPA strongly preferred, or pursuing CPA licensing in your state of residence

• Ability to work additional hours as needed and travel to various client sites.

Compensation

The wage range for this role is $70,600.00 - $139,800.00 per year.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Crowe is not sponsoring work authorization at this time.

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.

We do not accept unsolicited candidates, referrals or resumes from any staffing agency, recruiting service, sourcing entity, or any other third‑party paid service at any time.

We are committed to a merit‑based hiring process, evaluating all candidates consistently using objective, job‑related criteria such as relevant experience, demonstrated skills, measurable impact, and alignment with the role's responsibilities, and making employment decisions in a fair and inclusive manner free from discrimination.

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