Staff Accountant/Auditor

Company: Little and Associates
Location: Monroe
Posted on: August 31, 2020

Job Description:

Staff Accountant/Auditor plans financial audits by understanding organization objectives, structure, policies, processes, internal controls, and external regulations; identifying risk areas; preparing audit scope and objectives; preparing audit programs.Responsibilities------------------Can work through the entire audit process, such as planning procedures, fieldwork procedures, reporting requirements using Firm's reference materials.------------------Understands the flow of financial statements and how to read them.--Also understands audit footnotes and how they relate to the financial statements.------------------Requests information from client in the planning stage and throughout the audit process.--Can decipher which information is necessary from the client and can determine when information is missing and needs to be requested.------------------Assess compliance with financial regulations and controls by executing audit program steps; testing general ledger, account balances, balance sheets, income statements, and related financial statements; examining and analyzing records, reports, operating practices, and documentation.------------------Assess risks and internal controls by identifying areas of non-compliance; evaluating manual and automated financial processes; identifying process weaknesses and inefficiencies and operational issues.------------------Verify assets and liabilities by confirming, comparing and analyzing items and collateral to documentation.------------------Completes audit work papers and memoranda by documenting audit tests and findings.------------------Communicates audit progress and findings by providing information in status meetings; highlighting unresolved issues; preparing working papers; preparing final audit reports.------------------Protects organization's reputation by keeping information confidential.------------------Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.------------------Contributes to team results by welcoming new and different work requirements; exploring new opportunities to add value to the organization; helping others accomplish related job results as and where needed.------------------Has the ability to work through complicated issues that arise in an audit.------------------Also has the ability to be the in-charge on a variety of audit types and audit entities, including housing, first-year housing, A-133, & non-profit.------------------Can research and resolve minor issues as they arise------------------Deal with client's issues and questions as they arise.------------------Production/efficiency level is greater than lower level positions.------------------Other duties as assigned.

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