Senior Audit & Assurance Associate

Jobtailor; Modesto (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Modesto, CA seeks an Assurance Associate to prepare financial statements, maintain work papers, and ensure quality and accuracy.

This role trains associates, manages client relationships, and contributes to firm growth while meeting tight deadlines and leveraging research tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting required.
• CPA exam eligibility required or pursuing.
• 1+ year as assurance associate or equivalent experience.
• Strong communication and client service skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial statements, organize work papers, maintain open items list, and conduct self-review of work before submission to reviewer.
• Takes responsibility for service quality, thoroughness, and accuracy.
• Trains, monitors and develops associates.
• Client relationship contact and management as necessary.

Skills

Project management

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Oral communication

Written communication

Teamwork

Learning from mistakes

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

CPA exam eligibility

Tools

Firm’s Software

Research technology tools

Job description

• Ability to focus on complex tasks, understand the Firm’s comprehensive compliance process and persevere to bring work to completion for review.
• Prepares financial statements, organizes work papers, maintains open items list, and conducts self-review of work before submission to reviewer.
• Takes responsibility for service quality, thoroughness, and accuracy.
• Trains, monitors and develops associates.
• Client relationship contact and management as necessary.
• Develops or offers a proposed solution when communicating an issue.
• Works autonomously under the pressure of tight deadlines and multiple priorities.
• Demonstrates ability to learn from mistakes and change approach/actions.
• Seeks feedback to learn and develop in role.
• Works effectively and builds relationships with client service team.
• Proactively informs engagement team of work status and requests information from client as needed.
• Recognizes the importance of professional growth activities of the firm and starts to develop a peer network.
• Ability to organize facts, analyze and interpret information/research according to client circumstances.
• Identifies and develops alternatives for issues and consults with engagement team.
• Masters the Firm’s software, research technology tools and related products to accomplish work efficiently.
• Able to work extended hours as needed during peak busy periods or as needed to meet deadlines.

Requirements

• B.A./B.S. degree in accounting.
• Adequate semester units to sit for the CPA exam.
• Minimum one year as assurance associate or equivalent work experience.
• Ability to lead, prioritize, thrive, and adapt in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Excellent project management, analytical, interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Superior client service with the ability to manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously (multi-task)
• Has a strong conviction and holds to the Firm’s core values of Integrity, Commitment, Excellence, Innovation, and Teamwork

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in financial statement preparation, compliance processes, and client relationship management while effectively managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Proficient in project management and analytical skills, with a commitment to service quality and professional growth.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• B.A./B.S. Degree In Accounting
• CPA Exam Eligibility
• Financial Statement Preparation
• Client Relationship Management
• Project Management

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Financial Statement Preparation
• Compliance Process Understanding
• Analytical Skills
• Research Technology Tools Mastery
• Self-Review of Work

Soft Skills

• Interpersonal Skills
• Oral Communication Skills
• Written Communication Skills
• Adaptability
• Teamwork

Certifications & Qualifications

• CPA Exam Eligibility

Industry Keywords

• Assurance Associate Experience
• Service Quality
• Professional Growth Activities
• Multi-Tasking
• Core Values

Tools & Technologies

• Firm’s Software
• Research Technology Tools