Audit Senior Associate - Retail

CliftonLarsonAllen; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental

Vision

401k

Job summary

CLA, a national professional services firm, is hiring an Audit & Assurance Senior to join CLA's Central Texas Retail team. This in-office role can be based in San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, or Fort Worth and supports a Department of Defense contract requiring U.S.

citizenship. You will lead day-to-day audit engagements for retail clients, manage budgets and staff, review procedures, and communicate technical matters clearly to clients and management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Current CPA or eligibility to sit for the CPA exam preferred.
• 2 years of public accounting audit experience required, with emphasis on financial statement work.
• Prior experience with an established public accounting or professional services firm preferred.
• Ability to travel to client sites with possible overnight travel.

Responsibilities

• Execute and manage day-to-day activities of audit engagements for retail clients from start to finish.
• Budget, plan, fieldwork, direct staff and complete financial statements and disclosures.
• Review client accounting and operating procedures.
• Develop and assess internal controls design and implementation.
• Communicate technical matters clearly to staff, management, and clients.

Skills

Audit engagements

Financial statements

Internal controls

Disclosures

Client communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA eligibility

Job description

CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services. Even with more than 8,500 people, 130 U.S. locations, and a global reach, we promise to know you and help you.

CLA is dedicated to building a culture that invites different beliefs and perspectives to the table, so we can truly know and help our clients, communities, and each other.

CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP is hiring an Audit & Assurance Senior to join CLA's Central Texas Retail team. In this role, you'll work with our retail clients, a unique opportunity for you to gain specialized skillset in a niche area of expertise that will accelerate your career. This is an in-office position based out of either our San Antonio, Austin, Dallas or Fort Worth. This position supports a Department of Defense (DoD) contract requiring U.S. citizenship.

How you'll create opportunities in this Audit Senior role:

• Executing and managing the day-to-day activities of audit engagements with our retail clients from start to finish, including managing the budget, planning, fieldwork, directing staff and completing financial statements, including related disclosures
• Reviewing client accounting and operating procedures
• Developing and assessing the design and implementation of internal controls
• Preparing all necessary financial statement and related disclosures and reportable condition correspondence letters
• Utilizing proactive and effective communication with staff, management, and clients to communicate technical matters to both clients and management.

What you will need:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field is required.
• Current CPA or eligibility to sit for the CPA exam is preferred.
• 2 years of public accounting audit experience required, with emphasis in financial statement preparation, audits, reviews, and compilations is required.
• Prior experience with an established public accounting or professional services firm is preferred.
• Ability to travel to client sites which may also require infrequent overnight travel.

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