Senior Audit Lead - Mentorship & Client Impact

Elliott Davis; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Flexible schedules

Maternity/Adoption leave

Health and wellness benefits

Professional coaching

Leadership development

Beyond program

Job summary

Elliott Davis is seeking an Audit Senior to participate in the audit process from planning to completion for clients on the annual audit plan. You will plan, research, review processes, and provide recommendations to enhance policies and procedures, while supervising and mentoring audit staff.

Responsibilities include supervising audits, building client relationships, evaluating internal controls, and preparing financial statements and reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
• 2+ years of public accounting experience.
• CPA certification or significant progress toward certification.
• Ability to prepare and/or review a complete set of financial statements.
• Strong oral and written communication skills; effective listening.
• Analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Strong time and work management skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan, supervise and perform financial statement audits for clients
• Build trust-based relationships with clients by developing a comprehensive knowledge of key clients' business
• Evaluate the client's internal control systems and develop recommendations to improve client processes, accounting systems, control structure and procedures, and efficiency.
• Prepare financial statements, audit reports, budget and cash flow analyses, and special reports for clients
• Resolve all open items/issues encountered on assigned engagements
• Actively monitor engagement economics by managing budgets and seeking efficiencies
• Bottom-line management of assigned engagements and individual productivity opportunities, becoming a subject-matter expert in one or more technical aspects
• Teach, develop, and oversee staff throughout engagements, delegate assignments and tasks.
• Provide honest, objective, and constructive feedback in a timely manner to staff.
• Collaborate to identify and sell opportunities among existing clients
• Serve as a mentor and role model through active participation in firm committees, departmental matters, and events

Skills

Public accounting experience

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Job description

Elliott Davis is seeking an Audit Senior to participate in the audit process from planning to completion for clients on the annual audit plan. You will plan, research, review processes, and provide recommendations to enhance policies and procedures, while supervising and mentoring audit staff.

Responsibilities include supervising audits, building client relationships, evaluating internal controls, and preparing financial statements and reports.