Audit Staff II

WithumSmith+Brown PC; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

WithumSmith+Brown, PC in Houston, TX seeks an Audit Associate to join our audit team, collaborate with seasoned CPAs, and contribute to client engagements. The position offers a path to Partnership and emphasizes teamwork, client service excellence, and professional growth.

You will analyze client records, evaluate controls, and support audits with a detail-oriented, collaborative approach. A Bachelor’s in Accounting and CPA progress are expected, with travel as needed and a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting; CPA candidate or working towards CPA certification.
• At least 1 year of prior experience working in the audit department of a public accounting firm.
• Excellent analytical, technical audit, organizational, and project management skills with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing projects in a fast-paced team environment.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing and reviewing client accounting records and financial statements.
• Evaluating internal accounting control systems, audit risk, materiality and compliance with GAAS via inquiry, observation and review.
• Creating detailed workpapers that support the accounting work being done.
• Working on portions of larger audit and accounting engagements.
• Collaborating with engagement team seniors or supervisors and partners on client issue resolutions and making recommendations for legal, regulatory and accounting issues during audits.
• Proofreading to become familiar with a wide range of reports.
• Assuming full responsibility on smaller accounting engagements as proficiency increases.

Skills

Auditing

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Project management

Multitasking

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting (CPA candidate / CPA possible)

Job description

Withum is a place where talent thrives - where who you are matters. It’s a place of endless opportunities for growth. A place where entrepreneurial energy plus inclusive teamwork equals exponential results. Explore different industries. Learn new skills. Connect with our diverse teams of professionals to gain insight into the career you envision. Your Career Starts with You. Experience the Transformative Power of Withum Plus You - that’s the Power in the Plus!

Job Description

Withum’s Auditing services are the cornerstone of our firm. Withum’s audit team possess the expertise necessary to give stakeholders confidence in financial information. This team provides audit services, review and compilation services and other agreed upon audit procedures to a variety of client sizes and industries. This Audit Associate role will be based out of our Houston, TX office. You'll work alongside an integrated team of seasoned, well-known CPAs and industry leaders. In this position, you will have the opportunity to build a strong team and will be provided with a path to Partnership. Withum’s brand is a reflection of our people, our culture and our strength. Withum has become synonymous with teamwork and client service excellence. The cornerstone of our success can truly be accredited to the dedicated professionals who work here every day, whose mission is to help our clients grow and thrive - to be in a position of strength. But our commitment goes beyond our clients as we continue to live the Withum Way, promoting personal and professional growth for all team members, clients, and surrounding communities.

How You’ll Spend Your Time

• Analyzing and reviewing client accounting records and financial statements
• Evaluating internal accounting control systems, audit risk, materiality and compliance with generally accepted auditing standards via inquiry, observation and review
• Creating detailed workpapers that support the accounting work being done
• Working on portions of larger audit and accounting engagements
• Collaborating with engagement team seniors or supervisors and partners on client issue resolutions and making recommendations for any legal, regulatory and accounting issues that arise during an audit engagement
• Proofreading (to become familiar with a wide range of reports)
• Assuming full responsibility on smaller accounting engagements, as proficiency increases

The Kinds of People We Want to Talk to Have Many of The Following

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting Licensed CPA, or working towards CPA certification
• At least 1 year of prior experience working in the audit department of a public accounting firm
• Excellent analytical, technical audit, organizational, project management skills and a strong attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing projects in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment
• Ability to travel as needed #LI-JK1; #LI-Hybrid

Equal Opportunities and Diversity

WithumSmith+Brown, PC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, age, sex, (including pregnancy), genetic information, marital status, domestic partnership status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, national origin, disability or handicap, veteran status, weight, height, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

The Withum Way We believe that knowing who you are comes from knowing what you stand for. At Withum, we stand for doing things The Withum Way. This unique philosophy and culture, built on integrity, trust and transparency, give us the power to create immense opportunities for our clients, team members and communities.

Withum is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and an accessible recruiting experience for all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, complete an application, participate in the interview process, or otherwise engage in any part of the hiring process due to a disability, please contact us for assistance. We will work with qualified individuals to provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws and our commitment to an inclusive workplace.

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