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Staff Auditor Position
Hayes & Associates, LLC is seeking a Staff Auditor to join our growing firm. The position would office out of our Omaha, Nebraska office, but offers great flexibility with the opportunity for a partial remote working arrangement up to three days a week. This position will serve a diverse client base with an emphasis in the nonprofit, state & local government, and single audit areas and is responsible for providing a variety of accounting and auditing functions in support of client objectives within the audit service areas.
Primary Duties Include, But Are Not Limited To
The Ideal Candidate Will
Hayes & Associates, LLC is seeking a Staff Auditor to join our growing firm. The position would office out of our Omaha, Nebraska office, but offers great flexibility with the opportunity for a partial remote working arrangement up to three days a week. This position will serve a diverse client base with an emphasis in the nonprofit, state & local government, and single audit areas and is responsible for providing a variety of accounting and auditing functions in support of client objectives within the audit service areas.
Primary Duties Include, But Are Not Limited To
- Performing audit fieldwork including record verification, developing and completing audit program steps, and preparing financial statements.
- Examines financial records, prepares reports and financial statements, results of operations, compliance reports, and internal control reports.
- Coordinates or participates in pre-audit planning for audit engagements, review of client accounting and operating procedures and systems of internal control.
- Presents a professional image of the firm when interacting with the client.
- Perform audit, agreed-upon procedure, review, compilation, and preparation engagements.
- Conduct the fieldwork portion of audits including substantive and analytical procedures over areas such as: Cash, investments, receivables, capital assets, payroll, payables, debt, revenue, and expenses.
- Review the adequacy of internal controls throughout an audit, creating workpapers that support the findings and audit steps, development of solid recommendations and alternative solutions to issues identified during the audit.
- Assist in coordinating communications between the audit team and clients as it relates to requested documentation.
- Assist in planning, risk assessment, and preparation of financial statements.
The Ideal Candidate Will
- Be able to research technical accounting and auditing issues.
- Work with the team to identify audit issues and provide timely solutions and consultation for our clients.
- Demonstrate excellence in communication skills, data gathering, analysis, reporting, and process improvement.
- Meet assigned deadlines and budgets and provide advance warning of problems.
- Be self-motivated and effectively work independently.
- Possess excellent client relationship skills and time management skills.
- Be organized with the ability to execute on multiple, concurrent client engagements.
- Organize outstanding client requests and documentation for multiple clients and keep each engagement’s In-Charge updated on what remains outstanding in order to complete your assigned sections.
- Familiarity with accounting and auditing software including QuickBooks, CCH ProSystem fx Engagement, and CCH Knowledge Coach are a plus.
- A CPA certificate or demonstrated ability to sit for the exam, including all required coursework, while not required, is a plus.
- A degree in accounting is required and previous public audit experience or experience in performing nonprofit or governmental accounting or auditing is highly desirable.
