What are the responsibilities and job description for the Audit Associate position at Symphona?
Summary of Responsibilities:
The Audit Associate is the team member who performs the majority of the day-to-day fieldwork on accounting and auditing engagements. The Audit Associate supports the Firm’s goals and values through all professional communication and maintains positive working relationships.
Essential Functions:
- Become familiar with the Firm’s policies, procedures, manuals, forms, and relevant software.
- Perform audit review, compilation, or accounting procedures as assigned by the Supervisors.
- Document understanding of accounting systems and transaction flows, review, and test internal controls.
- Understand the basic business environment and perform basic analytical procedures.
- Prepare a working trial balance and adjust journal entries.
- Prepare work papers and perform tests to support attested function.
- Prepare and reconcile account schedules as required.
- Prepare, mail, and control confirmation requests.
- Assist with gathering supplies, files, and equipment to support fieldwork.
- Become responsible for documenting engagement planning.
- Contribute to the development of management letters and internal control findings and recommendations.
Other Functions:
- Develop personal priority goals and adhere to them.
- Participate in community involvement.
- Begin to enhance sales, writing, communication, interpersonal, and other human relations skills.
- Possess an understanding of the economics of the A&A business and its relation to the Firm.
- Support departmental goals, policies, and guidelines.
- Actively pursue the CPA certification by sitting for all scheduled exams (if not already completed).
- Participate in other administrative activities or other duties as requested by the Partners, Directors, and/or Managers.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's and/or Master's in Accounting
Eligible to sit for the CPA exam
