Audit Senior, Construction

CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen); Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) North Carolina is hiring an Audit & Assurance Senior to join our Construction team. This in-office role is based in Charlotte, NC or Raleigh, NC, and focuses on client construction engagements from planning through financial statement issuance.

You will lead engagements, review procedures, and help design internal controls while collaborating with clients and staff to ensure quality deliverables and professional service.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Executing and managing the day-to-day activities of audit engagements for construction clients from start to finish, including budgeting, planning, fieldwork, directing staff, and completing financial statements with disclosures.
• Reviewing client accounting and operating procedures.
• Developing and assessing the design and implementation of internal controls.
• Preparing all necessary financial statements and related disclosures and reportable condition correspondence letters.
• Communicating technical matters effectively with staff, management, and clients.

Skills

Audit & Assurance

Construction focus

Client communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

CPA candidate or CPA preferred

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 North Carolina's Construction team. In this role, you'll work with our construction 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 Charlotte, NC or our Raleigh, NC office locations.

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

• Executing and managing the day-to-day activities of audit engagements with our construction 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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