Audit Senior

Overview

Mowat Mackie & Anderson is looking to add a bright, resourceful, intellectually curious, and organized Audit Senior to its team. This position ensures compliance with laws, rules, and regulations by planning and completing audits, identifying inadequate, inefficient, or ineffective management and accounting operation systems, and recommending improvements. This role requires initiative, attention to detail, quick learning, the ability to build internal relationships, work with senior leadership, excellent communication, and the ability to prioritize daily tasks.

A strong ability to take charge and meet tight deadlines will help you succeed in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

MMA is a dynamic and responsive, high-value CPA firm that serves closely-held businesses, high net worth individuals, trusts and estates, and other clients throughout California and globally. We support our team with a robust benefits package, a blended workforce schedule, and numerous perks and additional benefits, including training, education stipends, community involvement support, competitive compensation, 401(k) and profit-sharing, and medical/dental/vision and long-term disability insurance.

• Ensures compliance with established internal control procedures by examining records, reports, operating practices, and documentation.
• Verifies assets and liabilities by comparing items to documentation.
• Completes audit work papers by documenting audit tests and findings.
• Appraises adequacy of internal control systems by completing audit questionnaires.
• Maintains internal control systems by updating audit programs and questionnaires; recommending new policies and procedures.
• Complies with federal, state, and local security requirements by studying existing and new security legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
• Prepares special audit and control reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing operating information and trends.
• Plans audits by understanding agency objectives, structure, policies, processes, and internal controls; establishing audit schedules.
• Assesses compliance by examining, analyzing, and verifying financial accounts, fixed assets and inventories, payrolls or cash accounts, grant program costs, records, reports, operating practices, documentation, and related instruments.
• Verifies information by comparing and analyzing items to documentation.
• Communicates audit progress and findings by providing information in status meetings; identifying discrepancies; preparing final audit reports.
• Improves compliance by recommending changes in management and accounting operation systems and control structure.
• Protects agency reputation by keeping information confidential.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications and new regulations.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

• At least 4 years of recent experience performing all phases of audits and reviews for privately held companies
• Licensed CPA
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Experience with CCH Engagement or similar paperless audit software
• Strong understanding of GAAP, audit and review standards
• Strong supervisory skills and ability to run multiple engagements
• Analytical skills to assess problems or unusual situations and determine efficient solutions
• Familiarity with CCH Products (CCH Axcess, Engagement, XCM, Client Portal, etc.)

• Familiar with the public accounting line of work (hours, schedule, expectations)
• Ability to prioritize, multitask, work under pressure and handle interruptions while maintaining flexibility
• Ability to independently perform all duties of the position efficiently
• Comfortable providing feedback
• Flexibility in response to changing priorities and needs
• Highly collaborative and team-oriented
• Ability to work under pressure in a deadline-oriented environment
• Ability to work with little direction but know when to ask for help and keep the team informed

We provide a supportive environment with opportunities for growth, competitive compensation, and a comprehensive benefits package as described above. We value autonomy, critical thinking, and delivering high-quality client service.

If you fit this description and are motivated to contribute to a fast-paced, collaborative team, we’d like to speak with you. We…