Assurance Senior - Columbia

Assurance Senior

As an Assurance Senior in our Captive Insurance practice, you'll lead audit engagements for captive insurance entities across a range of structures - single-parent captives, group captives, and association captives. You'll work directly with sophisticated clients who use captives as a strategic risk financing tool, and you'll be part of a practice area experiencing real national momentum.

• Leading audit fieldwork and managing day-to-day engagement logistics for captive insurance clients
• Preparing and reviewing financial statements in accordance with GAAP and statutory accounting principles (SAP)
• Building working relationships with clients—including CFOs, risk managers, and captive managers—who value a team that understands their business
• Supervising and developing staff and associates on your engagements
• Collaborating with practice leadership to deliver high-quality work product on time and within budget
• Supporting business development through exceptional client service and your growing industry knowledge

• 3–5 years of public accounting audit experience
• Active CPA license or CPA exam in progress
• Solid technical foundation in GAAP; statutory accounting experience is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to lead engagements and manage client relationships
• Strong communication skills—written, verbal, and in the room

• Experience auditing insurance entities, specialty finance, or financial services clients
• Familiarity with captive insurance structures (single-parent, group, or association)
• Interest in growing into a practice leadership or manager role

• Captive insurance is a niche—and that's the point. Professionals who develop deep expertise here are in high demand, work with clients at the strategic level, and aren't competing in a crowded field. At Smith + Howard, you'll have the backing of a full-service firm with the feel of a specialty boutique. You'll get meaningful client access early, work on technically engaging engagements, and have real room to grow.