What are the responsibilities and job description for the Audit Senior (Hybrid Options Available) position at Thompson Greenspon?
Looking for a fantastic career opportunity with excellent work/life balance?
Thompson Greenspon is seeking exceptional, experienced Senior Auditors to join its growing mid-size CPA firm in the metro DC area. We believe our outstanding client service starts with our exceptional team. Employees experience a collaborative work environment, opportunities to learn and grow, and challenging and meaningful work.
An Audit Senior leads or is the senior field personnel for specific audits, reviews and compilations for clients in various industries, including not-for-profit, construction, real estate, government contracting and financial services.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Developing relationships with engagement-related client personnel who are responsible for accounting matters
- Maintaining contact with client personnel responsible for the engagement matters throughout the year; possessing a deep knowledge of the client and the client’s business
- Identifying planning & consulting opportunities
- Planning, directing and reviewing all phases of select engagements
- Having the ability to establish workload priorities and work independently
- Ensuring delivery of quality client service and maintaining profitable client relationships
- Beginning to supervise and mentor team members and delegate work
- Conducting tax research and perform other related tasks
- Starting to analyze more complex accounting and/ or tax issues
- Responsible for supervision of certain tax return preparation engagements
- Being cognizant of time budgets, but does not allow time budgets to sacrifice the quality of the audit procedures
Qualified candidates will have several years of CPA firm experience and will:
- Possess and continue to develop a knowledge of GAAP and GAAS related to specific engagements and industries and knowledge of Federal and state taxes
- Continue gaining an understanding for a range of accounting issues including those involving professional judgment such as: priority for income taxes, revenue recognition, subsequent events, contingencies and industry specific procedures
- Be knowledgeable of business trends
- Have the ability to review and provide feedback on work prepared by staff auditors in a professional manner
- Possess the skill to establish a rapport and good communication with clientele
- Be able to gather, organize and summarize information efficiently and effectively
- Have the capacity to adhere to budgets and time deadlines
- Be proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and the Internet
- Motivate, develop and direct people as they work
- Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Apply principles of logical thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
- Demonstrate strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Have the ability to train, orient and mentor staff
- Have their CPA license or actively pursuing
Thompson Greenspon's top priority is ensuring a happy and healthy workplace and has been ranked as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for many years. The Firm achieves this by:
- Focusing on a work/life balance, including: offering competitive salaries and benefits package, many Fridays off in the summer, free parking and gym access.
- Being one of the top 20 accounting firms headquartered in Virginia, and providing new challenges, opportunities and exposure to all facets of public accounting and a diverse client base, while still maintaining a personal, collaborative environment.
- Fostering career development by providing opportunities for regular training, seminars, continuing education programs/conferences, and sponsoring a mentoring program.
- Offering growth potential: Thompson Greenspon strongly believes in organic growth; many members of the leadership team began with the firm as a staff accountant.
- Providing the technology and resources available at larger firms.
If you have at least 3 years of recent experience, visit www.tgccpa.com for more information about this challenging and rewarding position and benefits offered.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to the individual's race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, status as a military veteran or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
