Audit Staff

Description

SUMMARY: Under close supervision, applies technical knowledge to assess risks, evaluate clients’ internal control structure, perform testing to identify and resolve accounting or reporting issues, and draft financial statements by performing the following duties.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Executes client audit engagement activities under the direction of the In-Charge, Senior, Manager, Senior Manager, Director or Partner by providing timely, high quality service.
• Gathers and reviews documentation necessary to complete the engagement.
• Meets time constraints and client deadlines for audit fieldwork and report issuance.
• Meets with client contact on questions, recommendations, and findings.
• Prepares workpapers, and assists in the preparation of audit reports, management letters, and other client deliverables.
• Maintains knowledge of accounting and audit requirements, ensuring compliance with internal and external requirements, staying abreast of any changes.
• Actively prepares for and takes the CPA exam until successful completion of the exam.
• Maintains the required CPE for Firm and licensing standards.
• To accommodate needs of clients, 20-30% time may be spent traveling, with 10-15% being overnight travel.

COMPETENCIES:

• Strong communication skills, both orally and in writing.
• Ability and confidence to interact and maintain professional relationships with staff as well as clients.
• Ability to handle multiple engagements simultaneously while maintaining consistency, accuracy and providing superior service.
• Must be well organized, detail oriented, and thorough.
• Exhibits strong analytical ability and diligently performs assigned tasks with the highest degree of professionalism and integrity.
• Must exhibit a high degree of professionalism including the ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team with professionals at all levels.
• Participates in Firm, professional, and civic activities that contribute to the community and overall marketing effort of Heard, McElroy, & Vestal.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university in Accounting with strong academic track record (minimum GPA of 3.0); must meet minimum requirements to sit for CPA exam; accounting-based internship and/or recent accounting or audit experience preferred; participated in campus and civic activities serving in leadership positions in those organizations.

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel, office equipment, computer hardware, and peripheral devices. Develops proficiency with computer audit applications and technology as well as Firm software applications and procedures.

Other Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Statements on Auditing Standards (SAS), and general audit procedures.

Firm Culture/Client Service:

Promotes the firm’s culture, including supporting Heard, McElroy & Vestal’s philosophy of developing a relationship with each client on a personal level, and catering to their specific needs. Ability and judgment to interact and communicate appropriately with other employees, clients, and management. Actively develops team members at all levels. Ability to serve clients, both internal and external (community/public) in a manner that will support superior client relations.

Physical Demands/Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk or use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions. It does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Heard, McElroy & Vestal shall, in its discretion, modify or adjust the position to meet the Firm’s changing needs. This job description is not a contract and may be adjusted as deemed appropriate in the Firm’s sole discretion.

Heard, McElroy & Vestal is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively seek and employ qualified persons in all job classifications and administers all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender or sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, marital status, non-job related disability, veteran/military status, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.