US Auditor

Location:

Philippines, Latin America, South Africa (100% Remote)

Employment Type:

Full-time Independent Contractor (exclusive commitment)

Compensation:
Competitive and commensurate with the candidate's market rate, experience, skills, and overall qualifications

• Philippines: $1,600–$2,600 USD per month
• Latin America: $2,100–$3,800 USD per month
• South Africa: $1,500–$2,100 USD per month

Be the steady hand behind numbers leaders can trust. As a US Auditor supporting a dynamic portfolio of US clients, you’ll plan and execute audits, turn complex standards into clear insights, and help clients strengthen controls before issues become findings. You’ll partner with accounting teams and CPA firms across US time zones, blend rigor with practicality, and document a story that stands up to scrutiny.

Full-time IC with exclusivity (no other part-time or freelance engagements once hired). If you thrive on precision, process, and crisp communication—welcome.

You orchestrate the audit from kickoff to wrap: set materiality, map risks, walk through processes, and design procedures that test what matters. You’ll dig beneath the ledger—control design, evidence quality, sampling logic—then package conclusions so any reviewer (or regulator) can follow your trail. Expect variety (industries, systems, maturities) and real ownership: you’ll refine playbooks, mentor teammates, and leave every client a little stronger than you found them.

• Plan the engagement:
  Define scope, materiality, and risk assessment; build audit programs tailored to client size, industry, and control environment.
• Understand & test controls:
  Perform walkthroughs of key processes (rev rec, purchasing, payroll, inventory), document narratives/flowcharts, and test design & operating effectiveness.
• Execute substantive work:
  Design and perform substantive analytical procedures and tests of details (confirmations, cut-off, existence/valuation, completeness).
• Revenue & leases focus:
  Evaluate ASC 606 revenue recognition (contracts, performance obligations, variable consideration) and ASC 842 lease accounting (classification, ROU assets, discount rates).
• Key estimates & areas:
  Audit AR allowances, inventory (lower of cost or NRV), impairments, contingencies, share-based comp, and depreciation/amortization.
• Sampling & data:
  Apply defensible sampling approaches; reconcile populations; leverage data tools (queries, pivots) to spot outliers and anomalies.
• Work papers that tell a story:
  Build PBC lists, tie-outs, and cross-references; maintain GAAS-compliant documentation with clear conclusions and reviewer-ready notes.
• Findings & recommendations:
  Identify control deficiencies, propose remediation steps, and communicate status/findings with calm, client-friendly clarity.
• Compliance & updates:
  Stay current on US GAAS (AICPA) and relevant GAAP updates; apply firm methodology consistently; support EQR/reviewer comments promptly.
• Close the loop:
  Manage wrap-up, representation letters, subsequent events procedures, and final reporting deliverables (management letters, audit reports).

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline
• 3+ years of US external audit experience (public practice or equivalent).
• Strong command of US GAAP and US GAAS (AICPA); exposure to PCAOB standards a plus.
• Proficiency with audit software (e.g., Caseware, CCH Pro System fx Engagement, Workpaper Manager, or similar) and cloud collaboration tools.
• Solid Excel/Google Sheets skills (lookups, pivots, reconciliations); comfort working from client ERPs/GLs (QBO, Xero, Net Suite, etc.).
• Clear, concise English communication (written & spoken), client-facing professionalism, and strong stakeholder management.
• Time-zone alignment:
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