Senior Audit Supervisor — State Grants and Compliance

Sikich LLC; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Time Off

Health Insurance

401(k) with employer contributions

Paid holidays

Job summary

Sikich is seeking a Supervisory Senior Auditor for the State Audit team in Alexandria, VA. The role focuses on supervising auditing professionals, testing internal controls, and assessing compliance with regulations.

The position is contingent on award of contract and requires travel up to 25% and US citizenship. The candidate will lead the team, develop staff, and liaise with clients while leveraging data analysis tools to enhance audit procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Accounting degree preferred.
• CPA or CPA candidacy 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.
• Management/leadership experience; excellent verbal and written communications skills.

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

Auditing

Leadership

Communication

Data Analysis

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

CPA or CPA candidacy

Job description

Sikich is seeking a Supervisory Senior Auditor for the State Audit team in Alexandria, VA. The role focuses on supervising auditing professionals, testing internal controls, and assessing compliance with regulations.

The position is contingent on award of contract and requires travel up to 25% and US citizenship. The candidate will lead the team, develop staff, and liaise with clients while leveraging data analysis tools to enhance audit procedures.