Senior Associate – Public Sector

Run client engagements from start to finish, including financial statement preparation, engagement staffing, scheduling, budgeting, planning, and administrative functions
Supervise, train, and mentor staff and interns on the audit process and assess staff performance for engagement reviews
Maintain strong client relationships and work with client management and staff at all levels to perform audit services
Work with the audit team to identify and resolve client issues discovered during the audit process
Research and analyze financial statements and audit issues using electronic databases and audit software
Engage key client management to collect information and resolve audit-related problems
Make recommendations for business and process improvements

• 2+ years of recent and relevant public accounting external audit experience
• Experience working with governmental clients
• Organization, social, technical, accounting, and auditing skills
• Experience with engagement management, reviews, and staff supervision
• Ability to multitask across concurrent engagements
• Ability to research technical matters before manager review
• Must meet the education requirement for CPA certification in the aligned home office state
• Existing CPA license in the aligned home office state is advantageous
• Ability to work additional hours as needed
• Ability to travel to various client sites
• Must verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States
• Crowe is not sponsoring work authorization at this time
• Commitment to Crowe’s values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship and to ethical, integrity-driven conduct

Demonstrates expertise in public accounting and external audit processes, with a strong focus on client engagement management, financial statement preparation, and staff supervision. Proven ability to analyze audit issues and recommend process improvements while maintaining strong client relationships.

• Public Accounting Experience
• External Audit Skills
• Engagement Management
• CPA Certification
• Client Relationship Management

• Financial Statement Preparation
• Audit Process
• Staff Supervision
• Budgeting
• Research and Analysis
• Technical Accounting Skills
• Multitasking
• Engagement Reviews
• Problem Resolution

• Organization
• Mentoring
• Communication
• Interpersonal Skills

• CPA License

• Governmental Clients
• Audit Services
• Client Management
• Ethical Conduct
• Integrity

• Audit Software
• Electronic Databases