Healthcare Audit Senior Associate

Withum; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Withum is seeking a Healthcare Audit professional to lead engagements from planning through completion. You will supervise staff, mentor junior teammates, and build strong client relationships within the Healthcare Services group.

The role focuses on audits, reviews, and compilations for healthcare organizations, requiring CPA status or progress toward CPA, and experience in US GAAP and healthcare regulatory guidance. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting is required.
• Licensed CPA, or working towards CPA certification.
• At least 2 years of public accounting experience, with leadership of multiple engagements and supervision.
• Experience serving clients in the healthcare industry, including healthcare systems, hospitals, post-acute care facilities, and both for-profit and not-for-profit entities.
• Understanding of uniform guidance as it relates to healthcare organizations.
• Excellent analytical, technical, and auditing skills including familiarity with US GAAP due to the complexity of the engagements in this sector.
• Exceptional client service and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engagement team staff on the planning and execution of an audit, review or compilation engagement to effectively and efficiently provide world‑class client service.
• Oversee the day‑to‑day operations of the audit engagement from staffing, planning, risk assessment, fieldwork, financial reporting and the conclusion.
• Provide supervision and support to the engagement staff and promote open communication to the engagement manager and partner.
• Collaborate with managers and partners on client issue resolutions and making recommendations for any legal, regulatory and accounting issues that arise during an audit engagement.
• Review all scheduled and non‑scheduled general ledger accounts for accurate entries.
• Manage multiple engagements concurrently with various teams to efficiently meet client deadlines.
• Create and track engagement budgets to review for inefficiencies that may arise during the audit.
• Conduct constructive discussions with team members on their evaluations and providing counsel accordingly.
• Serve in professional development programs as an instructor or discussion leader.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Project management

Client service

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

CPA candidate

Job description

Job Description

Withum's Auditing and Attest Engagement services are the cornerstone of our firm. Withum's audit and advisory 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.

The successful candidate will work exclusively with Withum's Healthcare Services group providing audit services to healthcare organizations. You'll be working with a team of seasoned, well-known CPAs and industry leaders who are focused on the Healthcare industry. In this position, you will take a lead role on all aspects of audit engagements, from planning to completion, to include supervision/mentoring of staff and building/maintaining relationships with clients.

How You'll Spend Your Time

• Leading the engagement team staff on the planning and execution of an audit, review or compilation engagement to effectively and efficiently provide world‑class client service


• Overseeing the day‑to‑day operations of the audit engagement from staffing, planning, risk assessment, fieldwork, financial reporting and the conclusion


• Providing supervision and support to the engagement staff and promote open communication to the engagement manager and partner


• Collaborating with managers and partners on client issue resolutions and making recommendations for any legal, regulatory and accounting issues that arise during an audit engagement


• Reviewing all scheduled and non‑scheduled general ledger accounts for accurate entries


• Managing multiple engagements concurrently with various teams to efficiently meet client deadlines


• Creating and tracking engagement budgets to review for inefficiencies that may arise during the audit


• Conducting constructive discussions with team members on their evaluations and providing counsel accordingly


• Serving in professional development programs as an instructor or discussion leader

The Kind 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 2 years of public accounting experience, with experience leading multiple engagements and supervising staff


• Experience serving clients in the healthcare industry, including healthcare systems, hospitals, post‑acute care facilities, and both for‑profit and not‑for‑profit entities


• Understanding of uniform guidance as it relates to healthcare organizations


• Excellent analytical, technical, and auditing skills including familiarity with US GAAP due to the complexity of the engagements in this sector


• Exceptional client service and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships


• Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing projects in a rapidly growing, fast‑paced, interactive, results‑based team environment


• Strong leadership, training, and mentoring skills, coupled with excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills to represent the Firm well to client's management


• Excellent analytical, organizational, project management skills, strong attention to detail, and proven innovative problem‑solving skill


• Ability to travel as needed

The compensation for this position ranges per location. In addition to the base compensation, Withum offers a competitive benefits package and bonus program (for eligible roles) based on individual and firm performance. Final offer amounts are based on multiple factors such as the specific role, hiring location, as well as the individual's skills, experience and qualifications. For additional information on our benefits, visit our website at https://www.withum.com/careers/.

Whippany, NJ ranges are from $80,000 - $97,500 annually
New York City ranges are from $85,000 - $105,000 annually

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.