Audit Supervisor Sed Department

Audit Supervisor SED Department

The Audit Supervisor represents a transitionary role between focusing on client-centric activities and those of the firm. The Audit Supervisor will be expected to begin developing skills needed to migrate to the role of Audit Manager. The Audit Supervisor will function as the in-charge Auditor for most engagements that he/she serves on. The Audit Supervisor will serve as the principal contact for most engagements that he/she serves on and will be ultimately responsible for all services performed for in-charge engagements. The distinction between the Audit Supervisor and a Senior Auditor is in the depth of understanding of the firms client base and issues that it is facing and an ability to effectively and efficiently manage a larger and more diverse client base than a Senior Auditor. The Audit Supervisor will also generally be most responsible for higher-risk, higher-profile, and new clients.

Responsibilities

• Serving as the in-charge Auditor for any type of engagement, with minimal guidance from management for in-charge engagements;
• Serve as an Auditor for high-risk, time-consuming engagements beneath a Manager or higher;
• Serving as the primary client liaison for all in-charge engagements;
• Scheduling in-charge engagements in a punctual and orderly fashion;
• Managing lower-level staff members on essentially all engagements, including (but not limited to): overseeing and reviewing their work on a consistent basis; providing feedback as to their performance and areas for improvement; educating them on accounting and accounting concepts that they are not familiar with; and properly delegating appropriate levels of work based on their abilities and workloads.
• Developing testing strategies (with only top-level input from Managers and above) during the planning phase of in-charge engagements and completing planning documentation according to firm standards, GAAS, and best practices;
• Ensuring effective planning meetings take place before the start of each engagement;
• Completing internal controls documentation, risk assessment, testing and random sample generation for internal and external audit engagements;
• Performing substantive external audit procedures in moderate and high-risk audit areas, generally accounts receivable, revenue, debt, net assets, and other areas;
• Conducting end of audit exit conferences with management for all in-charge engagements prior to leaving the field;
• Handling the reporting phases of engagements, including completing reporting documentation according to firm standards, GAAS, and best practices;
• Preparing financial statements and other financial reports for essentially all engagements on which he/she serves;
• Preparing management letters for essentially all engagements on which he/she serves;
• Promptly replying to, and satisfactorily clearing, review notes from Managers and above, including those for financial statements, management letters, and other financial reports, as applicable;
• Communicating with clients with regards to financial statements, management letters, SAS 114 letters, Board reports/presentations, and other financial reports for essentially all engagements on which he/she serves in an effort to have final reports issues within firm-standard timeframes;
• Assisting management in presenting financial information to client governing bodies; and
• Helping to coordinate the staffing patterns for multiple engagements with management;
• Helping to coordinate scheduling of engagements with management and Senior and Staff I, II, and III (when applicable) Auditors;
• Reviewing detailed working papers and providing feedback to staff members to assist in completing their audit responsibilities efficiently and effectively; and
• Assisting in the development of reviews of assigned staff members and all engagements that are to be reviewed pursuant to the firms review policies and procedures.
• Get involved in Firm development and growth through involvement in marketing activities

Qualifications:

• Four-year Accounting degree from an accredited college/university is required.
• 5 to 8 years of audit experience in public accounting, preferably with non-profit organizations and/or schools
• CPA licensure
• Applied working knowledge of US GAAP and GAAS. GAGAS experience is preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word is required.
• Familiarity with ProSystem fx Engagement is preferred.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, analytical, and research abilities.

Spartan Placements is an equal opportunity employer. All terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, recruitment, placement, title, promotion, compensation, benefits, transfers, training, education, research, administration and programming, will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, handicap, or status as a disabled veteran.