What are the responsibilities and job description for the Employee Benefit Plan (EBP) Audit Sr. Associate position at Redpath & Company?
At Redpath and Company, our strength is our people. We believe in our employees and offer a unique culture that values every employee and promotes flexibility, creativity, and growth - both personally and professionally. As a rapidly growing mid-size firm, we are the perfect size to be able to provide incredible upward mobility and career opportunities while maintaining our close-knit, people-first culture. Voted a Top 150 Workplace by Star Tribune and the #5 midsize company out of 50 other honorees, our employees have spoken for themselves and agree that Redpath is the place to be!
Are you interested in working at a CPA firm without the busy season hours? Join our team and work consistently throughout the year, focusing 100% on EBP audits.
The EBP Audit Senior Associate will lead and manage audit engagements for employee benefit plans. This role requires ensuring compliance with US GAAP and ERISA regulations while delivering high-quality service to clients. You will have the opportunity to work on various audit engagements, including defined contribution 401(k) plans, profit-sharing plans, VEBA plans, and ESOP plans.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage employee benefit plan audits from planning through to completion.
- Oversee multiple client engagements, including staffing, outsourced teams, scheduling, and meeting deadlines.
- Review all workpapers, financial statements, and audit letters prior to submission for final approval.
- Collaborate with clients and audit teams to identify and resolve audit and plan-related issues promptly, offering recommendations for operational or internal control improvements.
- Assist in training and developing less experienced team members, providing consistent feedback.
- Deliver exceptional client support both virtually and onsite as needed.
Qualifications for Success:
- Excellent attention to detail and effective communication skills.
- Ability to prioritize work to balance multiple projects and deadlines while producing high-quality work.
- Contributing to the department by offering suggestions to improve and streamline processes.
- Commitment to building strong working relationships in a team environment at all levels of the organization.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.
- Willingness to work overtime on occasion.
Professional Experience:
- 3-5 years of experience auditing employee benefit plans.
- Accounting degree.
- CPA certification is preferred.
More about Redpath and Company - Who We Are
- Caring - We show genuine care for our clients and colleagues through meaningful relationships, collaboration, and a constant commitment to adding value in everything we do.
- Proactive - We take initiative, resolve potential obstacles, and are intentional with solutions provided to stay ahead of challenges and opportunities for our clients.
- Positive - We cultivate a solution-oriented, supportive culture that embraces change, encourages collaboration, and thrives in the face of challenges.
- Driven - We maintain an unwavering focus on excellence, consistently improving and delivering beyond expectations across all our projects.
Areas of service expertise include audit and assurance; personal, business, and international tax; state and local tax; sales and use tax; and succession and estate planning. Redpath also guides clients throughout the entire business life cycle with performance optimization and process improvement; M&A advisory, including corporate and deal strategy, due diligence (financial, tax, operations, and IT), financial modeling, and M&A integration; accounting and management outsourcing; and valuations.
The firm was founded in 1971. With offices located in St. Paul and White Bear Lake, Minnesota, the firm ranks as one of the top CPA and advisory firms in Minnesota. Redpath is a member of HLB International, a global network of independent advisory and accounting firms. For more information, visit www.redpathcpas.com.
Redpath and Company is an equal opportunity employer, and we use E-Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires. Pay range $71,000 - $93,000.
Salary : $71,000 - $93,000
