Contract External Auditor: SOX & Financial Narratives

Strategic Consulting Partners; Eau Claire (WI); On-site; USD 50,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Consulting Partners in Eau Claire, WI seeks an External Auditor to balance books, model the future, and explain clearly. The contract role offers mentorship, benefits, and flexible scheduling; the position anchors on $50,000–$73,000 annually.

Responsibilities include leading audit prep, revenue schedules, investor reporting, and monthly/quarterly/annual statements, with a focus on SOX controls and intercompany flows.

Qualifications

• 1+ years putting SQL to work in a finance setting.
• Knowledge of Fixed Assets and QuickBooks.
• Able to defend recommendations before skeptics.
• Team player who supports colleagues and shares credit.
• Month-End Close fundamentals with liquidity management focus.
• Strong communicator who can disagree professionally.
• Around 1 year of hands-on experience in a finance role.

Responsibilities

• Keep deferred revenue schedules airtight as contracts renew.
• Lead audit preparation and serve as primary contact for external auditors.
• Assist with quarterly investor reporting and financial narratives.
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Run the cost-accounting layer beneath every finance product line.
• Map intercompany flows to ensure consolidation accuracy.
• Own the SOX-to-QuickBooks handoff to avoid reporting delays.
• Draft tax memos clear enough for legal sign-off.

Skills

SQL in finance

Fixed Assets knowledge

QuickBooks

Presentation skills

Team player

Month-End Close

Liquidity management

Communication

Tools

QuickBooks

Job description

Strategic Consulting Partners in Eau Claire, WI seeks an External Auditor to balance books, model the future, and explain clearly. The contract role offers mentorship, benefits, and flexible scheduling; the position anchors on $50,000–$73,000 annually.

Responsibilities include leading audit prep, revenue schedules, investor reporting, and monthly/quarterly/annual statements, with a focus on SOX controls and intercompany flows.