Senior Associate Auditor

FINITETEK INC; Pleasant Hill (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

FINITETEK INC is seeking an experienced Audit professional in California to lead multiple engagements under PCAOB standards. You will plan, execute, and supervise audits, reviews, and compilations for SEC issuers, ensuring GAAP compliance and high-quality deliverables.

You will mentor staff, manage client relationships, monitor budgets, and contribute to practice development by identifying new opportunities with existing clients.

Qualifications

• Public accounting audit experience (2-5 years).
• Experience with SEC issuer/PCAOB engagement standards.
• Strong accounting and analytical skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and prepare audit, review and compilation engagements with risk-based programs.
• Prepare higher level risk workpaper sections.
• Review staff workpapers and provide feedback for timely completion.
• Provide clients with GAAP financial reporting guidance and disclosures.
• Prepare financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
• Draft client communication letters on audit findings and recommendations.
• Serve as primary client contact and keep management informed.
• Plan, audit, and complete engagements using PCAOB standards.
• Independently manage full lifecycle of complex engagements with minimal oversight.
• Demonstrate critical thinking on technical issues.
• Manage multiple clients, budgets and production goals.
• Ensure audit efficiency and monitor job economics.
• Research issues and document conclusions.
• Supervise staff and write evaluations after fieldwork.
• Perform self-review of workpapers.
• Stay updated on CPA licensing requirements and pursue credentials if needed.
• Train and mentor associates.

Skills

Public accounting audit experience

SEC issuer/PCAOB engagement standards

Interpersonal, oral and written comms

Strong accounting and analyticalskills

Education

CPA Certification or Candidate

Job description

In this pivotal role, you will prepare multiple audits, review and compilation engagements to deliver efficient, accurate, complete and timely services for our clients.

Job Responsibilities:

Technical

• Plan and prepare audit, review and compilation engagements, including designing and implementing risk-based audit programs and procedures, executing fieldwork and managing budget to obtain a profitable realization rate.
• Prepare higher level risk workpaper sections.
• Review staff workpapers, providing constructive feedback and manage the efficient completion of workpapers by staff.
• Provide clients with financial reporting guidance to assist in the preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in accordance with GAAP.
• Prepare financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
• Prepare client communication letters regarding audit findings, recommendations and required communications in accordance with GAAP.
• Serve as the primary contact between the audit engagement team and the client representative, ensuring the audit manager and partner are adequately informed of all relevant issues.
• Plan, audit, and complete audit engagement using PCAOB standards.
• Independently manage the full lifecycle of complex or higher-risk engagements, including alternative investment or private fund audits, with minimal partner and manager oversight.
• Demonstrate ability to critical think through and discuss technical issues.
• Manage multiple clients, budgets and production goals.
• Ensure that audit efficiency is driven into each engagement and that job economics are diligently monitored.
• Research issues and document conclusions.
• Supervise staff and write evaluations promptly after fieldwork.
• Perform a self-review of all workpapers.
• Stay abreast of required CPE license renewal requirements or actively pursue required CPA credentials.
• Train and mentor associates

Practice Development

• Begin to look for opportunities to increase services with existing clients as well as look at new client opportunities.
• Begin attending networking events including career fairs to gain new staff
• Begin interviewing potential audit associates and interns

Qualifications:

• CPA Certification or Candidate
• 2-5 years prior experience in public accounting audit
• Experience with SEC issuer/PCAOB engagement standards
• Strong accounting and analytical skills
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills