Audit Senior Associate - Life Science

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At Crowe, you can build a meaningful and rewarding career. With real flexibility to balance work with life moments, you’re trusted to deliver results and make an impact. We embrace you for who you are, care for your well-being, and nurture your career. Everyone has equitable access to opportunities for career growth and leadership. Over our 80-year history, delivering excellent service through innovation has been a core part of our DNA across our audit, tax, and consulting groups.

That’s why we continuously invest in innovative ideas, such as AI-enabled insights and technology-powered solutions, to enhance our services. Join us at Crowe and embark on a career where you can help shape the future of our industry.

Crowe is growing tremendously. We are looking for future leaders, which means a partner career path or growth opportunities. At Crowe, there is the opportunity to transition between different industry verticals within Audit & Assurance that align with your professional goals. Are you up for the challenge? We’re looking for Audit Senior Associates with experience in the Life Science industry vertical.

As an Audit Senior Associate, you will further learn to lead, gain deep industry insight, and grow relationships. With access to many resources and team support, this is what of your work includes:

• Running client engagements from start to finish. This includes all aspects of financial statement preparation, internal staffing of engagements, project scheduling and budgeting, planning of the engagement, and related administrative functions.
• Supervising, training, and mentoring staff and interns on audit process and assess performance of staff for engagement reviews.
• Maintaining an outstanding relationship with clients to increase customer happiness and working with client management and staff at all levels to perform audit services.
• We promote partnership and working together, so work with your audit team to identify and resolve client issues discovered during the audit process.
• We encourage creativity, to grow your expertise, which could make a difference at our firm.
• Researching and analyzing financial statements and audit issues using electronic databases, and employing audit software to review and compile financial information.
• Engage with key client management to collect information, resolve audit-related problems, and make recommendations for business and process improvements.

• 2+ years of recent and relevant public accounting external audit experience.
• A background with experience in external audit working with Life Science clients.
• Organization, social, technical, and accounting and auditing skills to work efficiently with clients and staff as well as build positive relationships.
• Experience with engagement management, reviews, and staff supervision.
• Being able to multi-task since planning, executing, and wrapping up various engagements may have to be performed concurrently.

• Bachelor's degree required.
• This position requires meeting the education requirement for CPA certification in your aligned home office state. (150 eligible credit hours)
• Masters in Accounting, Finance, or related focus is preferred.
• CPA strongly preferred, or pursuing CPA licensing in your state of residence
• Ability to work additional hours as needed and travel to various client sites.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Crowe is not sponsoring for work authorization at this time.

Your exceptional people experience starts here. At Crowe, we know that great people are what makes a great firm. We care about our people and offer employees a comprehensive total rewards package. Learn more about what working at Crowe can mean for you!

We will nurture your talent in an inclusive culture that values diversity. You will have the chance to meet on a consistent basis with your Career Coach that will guide you in your career goals and aspirations. Learn more about where talent can prosper!

Crowe () is one of the largest public accounting, consulting and technology firms in the United States. Crowe uses its deep industry expertise to provide audit services to public and private entities while also helping clients reach their goals with tax, advisory, risk and performance services. Crowe is recognized by many organizations as one of the country's best places to work.

Crowe serves clients worldwide as an independent member of Crowe Global, one of the largest global accounting networks in the world. The network consists of more than 200 independent accounting and advisory services firms in more than 130 countries around the world.

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