Audit Senior Associate

Position Overview

As an Audit Senior Associate, you’ll listen to learn about your client’s operations, processes, business objectives, and risks, and apply that knowledge to enhance the financial statement audit — all with the resources, environment and support to help you excel. You’ll build relationships with your clients and your engagement team, and use our world-class audit technology to work collaboratively, solve smarter, and improve the client’s overall financial reporting process. From day one, you’ll be empowered with access to firm leaders and mentors, training programs, resource groups, team-based communities, and growth opportunities to help you develop your career and achieve more, confidently.

Key Responsibilities

• Listening and communicating clearly with clients about engagement expectations, as well as informing them about accounting, financial and regulatory developments that may affect their organization.
• Planning, executing and completing financial statement audits while managing the budget; performing an in-charge role as needed.
• Training and supervising audit associates and interns and providing consistent, regular feedback.
• Working with the team to design audit procedures using audit technology and innovation tools; researching accounting and auditing matters and documenting conclusions.
• Working at a client site, in the office, or remotely, with the flexibility to determine when and where to work while receiving the support needed to thrive.
• Representing Grant Thornton at recruiting and professional networking events.
• Building technical and professional skills through formal training.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in accounting, economics, finance, mathematics, or related disciplines
• Experience Required: Minimum of two years of progressive public accounting experience with in-charge auditing
• Meeting the education requirement for CPA certification in the state where you are applying for employment
• Qualifications: Analytical, technical, and auditing skills, including proficiency in US GAAP, GAAS, and PCAOB rules and standards
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing priorities
• Value teamwork, demonstrate agility, and build strong relationships
• Exposure to automation and digitization tools as part of audits or in a professional services environment
• Can travel as needed (Travel expectation: up to 25%)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills