Audit Associate Financial Institutions

Doeren Mayhew is a $120 Million certified public accounting and advisory firm headquartered in Troy, Michigan with offices in Houston, Miami, Dallas, Charlotte, Tampa, Grand Rapids, Zurich, and London. Founded in 1932, Doeren Mayhew is recognized as an Inside Public Accounting Top 100 public accounting firm. Today we are a Top 60 CPA firm in the nation. If you want to join a rising firm that is consistently named among the 50 best-managed firms in the nation and is recommended by 98% of our clients, visit our career page at Doeren.com/careers for a list of our current employment opportunities.
Doeren Mayhew's Financial Institutions Group is comprised of cross-functional professionals delivering industry-focused expertise to more than 350 institutions across the nation. Our group of trusted advisors assists a wide range of financial organizations in assessing opportunities, managing risk and delivering stakeholder value.
We are seeking an Audit Associate to join the Financial Institutions Group in our Charlotte, North Carolina office.
Responsibilities:

• Work as a member of an engagement team serving Financial Institutions such as community banks and credit unions.
• Participate in all phases of an audit, review or compilations, including planning, control analysis and testing, substantive procedures, as well as identifying and assisting clients with issues and reporting.
• Prepare and review of financial statements, workpapers, audit programs, etc.
• Review and analyze client internal controls.
• Identify and resolve discrepancies and problems that may arise.
• Work closely with clients and engagement team to develop client and project risk assessments, implementations, and recommendations.
• Maintain active communication with engagement team and clients to manage expectations, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Present new ideas and improvements to current processes and tasks in order to achieve firm and departmental goals.
• Seek opportunities to participate in business development and begin to build network of referral sources.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• CPA License preferred, CPA-eligible, or has a progressive plan toward passing the CPA exam in place
• Prior experience in audit preferred
• Financial institution industry experience a plus
• Ability to demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Ability to adapt quickly to new technology platforms
• Ability to travel up to 25%

Doeren Mayhew is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; veteran, marital, or any other status protected by law.