Senior Associate - Accounting Advisory

The Senior Associate position has the primary responsibility of oversight over the Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting engagement work plans. Serving as a current and future leader of the firm, the Senior Associate demonstrates the attributes of excellent client service and assists team members in developing technical and professional competency. 

Core Responsibilities:  

• Understand complex Accounting Advisory topics, including the corresponding impact to the financial statements and related disclosures. Execute a comprehensive self-review and begin articulating key concepts to staff and begin to review completed work product. 
• Research basic technical topics while identifying relevant guidance and corresponding SEC rules and regulations. 
• Apply guidance to basic technical topic at hand within a technical accounting position paper with detailed oversite and directions from Manager.   
• Apply guidance to basic technical topics and understand corresponding financial statement impact through performing basic level research. 
• Identify technical accounting issues for broader discussion and hold high level conversations with Managers about related accounting considerations. 
• Review and provide comments on all staff work as it relates the preparation of financial statements and consolidation of trial balances. 
• Delegate and provide a detailed review of staff work, ensure technical accuracy of overall financial statements, and identify disclosures which are inaccurate/incomplete. Responsible for understanding more complex areas such as SOCF, Equity, and EPS. 
• Build in person connections with peers and managers. 
• Engage with the client for requests and leading client calls.  
• Support Firm initiatives and development opportunities.  
• Work to build relationships and promote collaboration in a hybrid environment. 

Required Skills/Abilities: 

• Strong working knowledge of the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.  
• Being a strong champion for and thrives in an environment of changing priorities.  
• Interpersonal skills to interact in a team environment and foster client relationships. 
• Understand the services offered by the Firm, look for opportunities to represent the Firm, grow the client base, and increase brand recognition. 
• Recognizes opportunities for learning by pursuing challenging assignments and a hunger to become an expert. 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite with an emphasis on Excel skills.  

Education and Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent required.  
• Begin taking exams for the pursuit of the CPA certification. 
• 4+ years of relative accounting experience; at least 1 in public accounting or professional services highly preferred.