Accountant - Audit Senior at Orion Placement in Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Job description

• Pay: $90,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year
• Take ownership of multiple audit engagements while working directly with clients and experienced firm leadership.
• Build valuable expertise serving commercial real estate clients while gaining exposure to complex audit, accounting, and financial reporting matters.
• Step into a true senior level role where you will supervise, train, and mentor audit staff while continuing to strengthen your technical expertise.
• Enjoy meaningful flexibility after your initial training period, with hybrid work arrangements based on client engagements and team needs.
• Join an established accounting and advisory firm with a long history of quality service, professional development, and collaborative client relationships.
• Expand your career through opportunities to participate in recruiting, training, mentoring, and firmwide professional development initiatives.
• You will have meaningful ownership of engagements while receiving support from experienced managers and firm leadership.
• You will work with interesting clients and continue developing valuable commercial real estate audit expertise.
• Our flexible approach recognizes that different engagements require different ways of working.
• You will have opportunities to mentor others, broaden your technical expertise, and continue progressing in your public accounting career.
• You will join a collaborative team that values responsiveness, initiative, professional growth, quality work, and strong client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple client audit engagements and projects, taking responsibility for organization, execution, deadlines, and overall engagement success.
• Develop a strong working knowledge of each client's business, operations, financial reporting, and industry considerations.
• Build trusted client relationships while gathering information, resolving issues, and communicating engagement progress.
• Prepare and review financial statements, footnote disclosures, management letter comments, and engagement workpapers.
• Identify, communicate, and help resolve audit, accounting, internal control, and technical issues.
• Develop and tailor audit programs, engagement budgets, work schedules, and other engagement administration materials.
• Research and analyze financial statement and audit matters involving GAAP, auditing standards, internal controls, and complex audit procedures.
• Review engagement workpapers for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with professional standards.
• Supervise, train, and mentor audit staff throughout engagements.
• Participate in recruiting, training, and professional development initiatives across the firm.

Requirements

• Candidates must have 3+ years of audit experience within a public accounting firm and demonstrated commercial real estate audit experience. CPA certification, an active CPA license, or active progress toward CPA certification is required. Nonprofit and employee benefit plan audit experience are strong pluses.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting.
• 3+ years of audit experience within a public accounting firm.
• Commercial real estate audit experience.
• CPA certification, active CPA license, or active progress toward CPA certification.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, generally accepted auditing standards, internal controls, and audit procedures.
• Strong project management, analytical, organizational, communication, and problem solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a client service environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and CaseWare or comparable audit software.
• Nonprofit and employee benefit plan audit experience is preferred.

Skills

Required

• Communication
• Problem solving
• Organizational
• Project management
• Analytical
• Microsoft Office
• CaseWare

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance