Executive Assistant - Audit Practice Ops & Growth

Gursey; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

medical/dental/vision insurance

profit-sharing plan contributions

401K match

parental leave

generous PTO

holiday-paid time off

annual ski/camping trip

black-tie holiday party

quarterly departmental mixers (travel;

paid continuing education

Job summary

Gursey | Schneider LLP in Los Angeles, CA seeks an Executive Assistant to support the Audit Practice's operational excellence. The role partners with Audit leadership to coordinate engagement administration, resource planning, and team initiatives, enabling professionals to focus on delivering client service.

The successful candidate will manage the full administrative lifecycle of audit engagements, assist with scheduling, billing workflows, and internal training initiatives, and help maintain

Responsibilities

• Support the full administrative lifecycle of audit engagements from client acceptance through report issuance.
• Prepare engagement letters and related documentation.
• Coordinate conflict checks and client acceptance and continuance procedures.
• Set up new clients and engagements in Aderant.
• Coordinate audit confirmations.
• Monitor and track client PBC requests.
• Format financial statements and audit reports.
• Coordinate report issuance and preparation of bound financial statements.
• Maintain engagement files, electronic workpapers, and client portals.
• Assist with practice scheduling and resource coordination.
• Maintain the audit resource management schedule.
• Coordinate staffing assignments and schedule updates; track PTO, training, and availability.
• Monitor engagement timelines and deadlines.
• Identify scheduling conflicts and recommend solutions.
• Support busy season staffing and capacity planning.
• Prepare workload and utilization reports for leadership.
• Maintain audit playbooks, templates, and standard documentation.
• Coordinate LC Vista and other internal training initiatives.
• Assist with technology implementations and process improvements.
• Maintain operational dashboards and reporting.
• Coordinate team meetings, agendas, and follow up action items.
• Support billing administration and workflow enhancements.
• Track audit quality and SQMS compliance requirements.
• Including engagement quality review needs, independence confirmations, outstanding review notes, required documentation, report release milestones, and archive deadlines.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and team events.
• Assist with client communications and other practice initiatives.

Job description

Gursey | Schneider LLP in Los Angeles, CA seeks an Executive Assistant to support the Audit Practice's operational excellence. The role partners with Audit leadership to coordinate engagement administration, resource planning, and team initiatives, enabling professionals to focus on delivering client service.

The successful candidate will manage the full administrative lifecycle of audit engagements, assist with scheduling, billing workflows, and internal training initiatives, and help maintain