ASSOCIATE, AUDIT - SHARED SERVICE CENTER
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Individuals at this level normally have a college degree with a major in accounting or a business field. These individuals will have zero to three years’ experience which may include an internship. The expectations of a Staff Accountant in Audit include:
- Become familiar with firm policies and procedures
- Understand the rules, regulations and code of professional conduct of the AICPA
- Exhibit (or develop) skills and characteristics delineated in the Firm’s Evaluation Forms
- Become familiar with pronouncements of the FASB and the AICPA, as well as those of the GAO, GASB, and PCAOB, if applicable
- Become proficient at preparing financial statements
- Obtain exposure to the various types of financial statement engagements/tasks
- Assume responsibility for unaudited financial statement engagements or segments/tasks of audits under the supervision of more experienced staff
- Interact with core engagement teams and lower‐level client personnel in an intelligent and professional manner
Essential Functions:
- Obtain an understanding of the client’s business and industry as well as a working knowledge of the client’s system cycles and account balances that are within the scope of specifically assigned tasks
- Obtain an understanding of the work to be performed and the purpose of the work
- Perform substantive and analytical auditing procedures in assigned areas/tasks
- Prepare working papers