Audit Senior

Withum’s Auditing and Attest Engagement services are the cornerstone of our firm. Withum’s audit and advisory team possess the expertise necessary to give stakeholders confidence in financial information.  This team provides audit services, review and compilation services and other agreed upon audit procedures to a variety of client sizes and industries. 

This Audit Senior role will be based out of our Houston, TX office. You'll work alongside an integrated team of seasoned, well-known CPAs and industry leaders. In this position, you will take a lead role on all aspects of audit engagements, from planning to completion, to include supervision/mentoring of staff and building/maintaining relationships with clients. 

Withum’s brand is a reflection of our people, our culture and our strength. Withum has become synonymous with teamwork and client service excellence. The cornerstone of our success can truly be accredited to the dedicated professionals who work here every day, whose mission is to help our clients grow and thrive - to be in a position of strength. But our commitment goes beyond our clients as we continue to live the Withum Way, promoting personal and professional growth for all team members, clients, and surrounding communities.  

How You’ll Spend Your Time: 

• Leading the engagement team staff on the planning and execution of an audit, review or compilation engagement to effectively and efficiently provide world-class client service 
• Overseeing the day-to-day operations of the audit engagement from staffing, planning, risk assessment, fieldwork, financial reporting and the conclusion 
• Providing supervision and support to the engagement staff and promote open communication to the engagement manager and partner 
• Collaborating with managers and partners on client issue resolutions and making recommendations for any legal, regulatory and accounting issues that arise during an audit engagement 
• Reviewing all scheduled and non-scheduled general ledger accounts for accurate entries 
• Creating and tracking engagement budgets to review for inefficiencies that may arise during the audit 
• Conducting constructive discussions with team members on their evaluations and providing counsel accordingly 
• Serving in professional development programs as an instructor or discussion leader 

The Kinds of People We Want to Talk to Have Many of The Following: 

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• Licensed CPA, or working towards CPA certification
• At least 2 years of public accounting experience, with experience leading multiple engagements and supervising staff 
• Excellent analytical, technical, and auditing skills including familiarity with US GAAP
• Exceptional client service and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships 
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing projects in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment 
• Strong leadership, training, and mentoring skills, coupled with excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills to represent the Firm well to client’s management 
• Excellent analytical, organizational, project management skills, strong attention to detail, and proven innovative problem-solving skill 
• Ability to travel as needed 

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