Sr External Audit Liaison

DPR Construction; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

DPR Construction seeks an experienced auditor-focused professional to coordinate external audit requests and prepare required documentation. You will collaborate with internal finance and operations to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant deliverables.

The role supports audit readiness, addresses auditor inquiries, and helps improve processes and controls. CPA or CIA certification is preferred, with 4–6 years in project cost accounting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.
• 4-6 years of experience in project cost accounting required. General knowledge of job cost ledgers required.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates external audit requests by gathering, validating, and submitting required financial documentation.
• Facilitates audit kick-off meetings and requests with trade partners, and coordinates reviews with internal, external, and operational leaders.
• Reviews audit schedules and reconciliations for completeness, accuracy, and consistency with accounting standards and DPR policies.
• Communicates audit timelines, requirements, and findings between auditors, internal accounting teams, and operational leaders.
• Investigates and resolves moderately complex audit discrepancies or data variances in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Supports audit readiness by maintaining organized documentation, process narratives, and controls testing evidence.
• Assists in the implementation of process enhancements and documentation improvements based on audit feedback and recommendations.
• Contributes to training and guidance for accounting staff on audit documentation preparation and best practices.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Description At DPR, roles and responsibilities are more than describing a job title—they are a commitment to building great things together. The job description(s) below defines core responsibilities and the scope of the role and is a starting point. Every employee is expected to lead from where they are, take ownership of outcomes, and always act in the best interest of the team, customer, project and organization. As a purpose-driven organization on a journey to be most admired, we rely on trust, shared leadership, open communication, disciplined action and a deep respect for the individual to drive exceptional performance. Success is not just about what we build, but who we build and how we build it: with integrity, enjoyment, uniqueness and an ever-forward mindset.

Job Summary

Serves as a key liaison between DPR Construction and external audit partners, coordinating the flow of information and ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant audit deliverables. Applies professional accounting and auditing knowledge to prepare, review, and reconcile documentation required for external financial and compliance audits. Supports audit readiness, responds to auditor inquiries, and collaborates with internal finance and operational teams to resolve issues. Contributes to process improvements that strengthen audit efficiency, accuracy, and alignment with DPR's financial reporting standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinates external audit requests by gathering, validating, and submitting required financial documentation and facilitating audit kick-off meetings and requests with trade partners, and coordinating reviews with internal, external, and operational leaders.
• Reviews audit schedules and reconciliations for completeness, accuracy, and consistency with accounting standards and DPR policies.
• Communicates audit timelines, requirements, and findings between auditors, internal accounting teams, and operational leaders.
• Investigates and resolves moderately complex audit discrepancies or data variances in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Supports audit readiness by maintaining organized documentation, process narratives, and controls testing evidence.
• Assists in the implementation of process enhancements and documentation improvements based on audit feedback and recommendations.
• Contributes to training and guidance for accounting staff on audit documentation preparation and best practices.

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.

Work Experience

• 4-6 years of experience in project cost accounting required. General knowledge of job cost ledgers required.

Certifications and Licenses

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) certification preferred.

Anticipated starting pay range

• $80,000.00- $120,000.00

DPR offers a variety of medical, dental, vision and wellness benefits to keep you healthy. Read more about eligibility and available benefits programs for skilled craft and labor or experienced professionals and recent graduates.

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world. Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore unique paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together-by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek.

The DPR family of companies is closing the gap between design and construction with an integrated collection of products and services to build smarter, move faster and achieve strong results. Our approximately 11,000 employees share a commitment to growth, innovation and building great things—great teams, great careers and great projects that change the world.

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