Senior Audit Supervisor - Grants & Compliance

Sikich LLP; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Sikich is seeking a highly motivated auditing professional with a background in evaluating grant compliance with state, federal, and agency regulations. This role is contingent upon award of contract.

The successful candidate will provide first line supervision to a team of auditing professionals, perform testing, prepare deliverables, review work, and liaise with clients to ensure timely, high-quality results in accordance with firm standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required. Accounting degree preferred.
• CPA or CPA candidacy is required.
• Minimum of 4 years of accounting, auditing, and/or related technical experience.
• Familiarity with state/federal grants and evaluating compliance with Uniform Guidance is highly desired
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Ability to travel up to 25%
• US Citizenship is required

Responsibilities

• Provide first line supervision to a team of auditing professionals.
• Conduct testing to determine accuracy and completeness of amounts reported and to conclude upon the operating effectiveness of internal controls.
• Prepare work products, including workpapers, findings, reports, and other written deliverables, in accordance with auditing standards and firm guidelines.
• Review work products prepared by team.
• Develop team through effectively delegating tasks and providing guidance.
• Act as primary liaison to the client, including leading meetings.
• Own assigned work areas.
• Execute tasks for assigned work areas in accordance with an internally developed schedule that ensures the completion of tasks with sufficient time for secondary review and submission to client in accordance with contractual deadlines.
• Leverage technology, including data analysis tools and AI, to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of audit procedures.
• Meet expectations for attendance, punctuality, and company/client deadlines and abide by all company policies.
• Actively participate in formal and informal training to continuously grow technical and non-technical competencies

Skills

CPA eligibility

Auditing

Communication skills

Travel readiness

US citizenship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Sikich is seeking a highly motivated auditing professional with a background in evaluating grant compliance with state, federal, and agency regulations. This role is contingent upon award of contract.

The successful candidate will provide first line supervision to a team of auditing professionals, perform testing, prepare deliverables, review work, and liaise with clients to ensure timely, high-quality results in accordance with firm standards.