Job description

Summary

Reporting directly to Director, works independently performing a wide range of complex accounting, audit, and business advisory duties. Requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to provide information and service to a wide range of internal and external contacts. Requires knowledge of the Firm and departmental policies and procedures. This is not an IT professional position.

PURPOSE

The Experienced External Auditor role is responsible for learning and applying their technical skills and working as part of a team carrying out tasks without close coaching and supervision.

REPORTS TO/ ACCOUNTABILITY

Director

KEY SUCCESS FACTORS

• Ability to apply self to learning and applying technical skills.

• Co-operative team player.

• Interest in business and commercial affairs.

• Strong analytical skills

• Excellent evidence documentation skills

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops technical skills both on the job and through formal learning channels.

• Works as an effective team member to complete project components and assignment tasks.

• Builds working relationships at peer client level.

• Seeks to gain knowledge of client businesses.

• Effectively documents work.

• As a member of the team - implements solutions for clients.

• Identifies task issues as well as task progress in a timely and organized manner.

• Demonstrates an active interest in the business world by keeping abreast of market trends and business developments.

• Assists in proposal development and research gathering as requested.

• Participates in office wide initiatives – recruitment, marketing etc.

• Actively pursues self-development opportunities in line with the competency model.

• Builds strong team relationship skills.

• Technical and Client Management Skills

• Maintains current knowledge and understanding of the audit field to add value to clients and be seen as a specialist

• Maintains current knowledge of professional standards, emerging laws and regulations, and corporate governance requirements

• Analyze problems, designs and implements solutions that accomplishes the clients’ objectives

• Assigns adequate resources to projects in light of other scheduling requirements

• Manages agreed upon clients and workload

• Establishes budgets for time spent in each phase of an audit engagement he or she is responsible for and then directs the project team to meet the budgets and client expectations

• Ensures work papers and client deliverables are accurate, high quality and comply with the required standards

• Manages budgets for his or her jobs, raising red flags when a project grows out of scope or is over budget

• Supervises staff assigned to his or her projects to ensure that schedules, budgets and quality requirements are met

• Serves as mentor and advisor to partners and staff during various phases of client relationships and technical matters

• Handles escalated client concerns in the audit department

• Nurtures long term relationships with clients – develops a partnership with the client to identify issues and trends and identify innovative solutions and ideas

• Responsible for client satisfaction of all audit clients

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• Demonstrated record of retention of application of technical skills.

• Quality of work output.

• Integration into the team.

• Meeting assignment objectives (timeframes, budgets, outcomes).

• Client satisfaction.

• Participation in firm wide initiatives.

• Participation in recruiting and high school visitation activities.

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• College degree in business or accounting

• Minimum of 3 years of financial statement audit experience

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills ( public speaking skills a plus)

• Excellent understanding comprehension, and ability to articulate various business processes

• Strong leadership, communication, project management, and team building skills

• Ability to multi-task

• CPA licensed or actively pursuing the exam (evidenced by currently passed sections)

Supplemental Pay

• Bonus pay

Work location

• Remote in Philadelphia, PA

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)

• 401(k) matching

• Dental insurance

• Health insurance

• Life insurance

• Paid time off

• Parental leave

• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus opportunities

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Accounting: 3 year (Required)

• Auditing: 3 years (Required)