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Audit Senior
CliftonLarsonAllen
Pasadena, CA, United States
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Position Summary
An Audit Senior provides audit, consulting, or other services to clients, with a primary focus on deepening expertise within a specific industry. As an industry professional, s/he may have experience in delivering the services within one or more industries, and is becoming established as an advisor to clients within the non-profit public / assurance sector. S/he is involved in all stages of a project or engagement. S/he understands the full suite of services the firm can offer, and can make recommendations to supervisors and/or leadership about how each can be delivered to meet the needs of clients in a particular industry. S/he assumes day-to-day “in charge” responsibilities for many projects and engagements, often supervising and training staff at lower levels and delegates work effectively.
Work Activities & Accountabilities
The below functions reflect the general details of the essential work activities and accountabilities of this position and are not all inclusive. Other activities may be assigned.
• Industry Service: Gains experience, exposure, and knowledge in one or more industries. Has targeted a particular industry to specialize in and begins to develop deeper knowledge and expertise about serving clients within that industry. Continues to expand industry knowledge through greater exposure to peers, internal experts, clients, regular self-study, and formal training opportunities. Provides a variety of services to clients within the industry.
• Assurance: Directs audit field work, assignment of detail work to Associates, and review of their working papers. Recommends changes in operations and financial activities to clients. Examines and evaluates financial systems, recommending controls to ensure system related and data integrity. S/he reviews engagements with consistent accuracy and within tight time frames. S/he assists in planning engagements including developing time budgets and delegating of duties to appropriate Associates. Monitor time budgets throughout the engagement and update the supervisor on engagement status. S/he assists managers in preparing final reports during engagement wrap-up.
• Other Services: May provide other services to clients within the industry. Details on those services and requirements can be found in the appropriate description.
• Technical Competencies. General knowledge of accounting principles and/or regulations impacting each engagement or project, financial markets, analysis and reporting of financial data. Understand internal software systems including Pfx Fixed Assets, GoFileRoom, Pfx Engagement, Pfx Tax, etc. Proficiency with Microsoft (MS) Windows and MS Office products is necessary.
Organizational Interfaces
The Senior works with a variety of Associates, Managers, Directors and Principals on assigned projects. S/he is involved in multiple client engagements that include a variety of different reporting relationships. S/he reports directly to a Manager, Director, or Principal. The Senior may take on responsibilities of a career coach. S/he may also be in a position to delegate work to Associates on routine engagements.
S/he interacts with a variety of industry and service professionals across the firm to deliver seamless service capabilities to clients in the industry.
S/he is aligned with a career coach (who may or may not be the same as the direct supervisor) to help with career planning, be an advocate for the experiences needed to reach goals, navigate the firm’s resources, and share insights, expertise, and guidance to develop his/her full potential.
Key Behavioral Competencies
The Senior must possess several key personal effectiveness traits to be successful. These include a high degree of passion for doing impactful work, accountability for actions, initiative make visions a reality, integrity that places honesty and trust above all else, professionalism, and conscientiousness. Actions and behaviors that are the foundation of successful careers at CLA are broadly defined below.
• Leading with Impact: Sets an example and exhibits behaviors for others to emulate.
• Entrepreneurial Grit: Expresses new ideas to creatively and innovatively deliver quality service.
• Ownership Mindset: Engineers productive change and positive results.
• Client Excellence: Understands the client’s perspective and helps others to complete high quality work.
• People Development: Takes ownership of career development and begins mentoring others.
• Clear Communication: Engages others through effective communication methods.
• Teamwork & Collaboration: Encourages collaboration and actively solicits the ideas and opinions of others.
• Growing the Business: Focuses efforts on managing work and key relationships to exceed expectations.
Minimum Required Experience, Education, and Certifications
• Experience: A minimum of five years of experience in public accounting.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Certifications/Licenses: CPA certification or eligible to sit for CPA.
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and to use standard office equipment, including a computer, stamina to maintain attention to detail despite interruptions, strength to lift and carry files weighing up to 5 pounds; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen, and hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone. Individuals in client-serving positions must be able to travel to/from client sites, as required.
• Normal office working conditions. The noise level in the work environment is quiet to moderate. Client environments may vary, depending on services provided, but most, if not all, work will be performed in a traditional office setting under normal working conditions.
• Travel: This position requires frequent local travel to/from client sites and may require occasional non-local or overnight travel for client visits, training, meetings and/or other business-related purposes.