Life Science Audit Senior Associate

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Job description

Looking to work at a firm with an unbeatable culture?

WithumSmith+Brown, P.C., is a forward-thinking, technology-driven advisory and accounting firm, helping clients to Be in a Position of Strength in today's modern business landscape. Withum empowers clients and our professional staff with innovative tools and solutions to address their accounting, tax and overall business management and operational needs. Withum is a place where talent thrives. We recruit only the best and brightest people, with a genuine passion for the business.

Our Life Science Assurance practice group provides tremendous career opportunities in an environment of the highest ethical standards and professionalism. We are committed to practicing work/life balance, a culture you can thrive in and offer extremely competitive salary and benefit packages.

Withum's brand is a reflection of our people, our culture and our strength. Withum has become synonymous with teamwork and client service excellence. The cornerstone of our success can truly be accredited to the dedicated professionals who work here every day, whose mission is to help our clients grow and thrive - to be in a position of strength. But our commitment goes beyond our clients as we continue to live the Withum Way, promoting personal and professional growth for all team members, clients, and surrounding communities.

How You'll Spend Your Time

• Lead the engagement team staff on the planning and execution of an audit engagement to effectively and efficiently provide world-class client service
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the audit engagement from staffing, planning, risk assessment, fieldwork, financial reporting and the conclusion
• Provide supervision, training and support to the engagement staff and promote open communication to the engagement manager and partner
• Manage multiple engagements concurrently with various teams to efficiently meet client deadlines
• Create and track engagement budgets to review for inefficiencies that may arise during the audit and maintain profitable realization rates
• Review and evaluate work papers, and determine compliance with professional standards and firm policy
• Review reports and financial statements
• Review with the engagement partner significant findings that raise questions involving auditing standards and firm policy
• Manage risk and ensure quality control procedures are being executed
• Effectively manage employee and client expectations
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with client management
• Assisting in billing and collections when circumstances permit
• Provide on-the-job training to team members
• Develop staff by taking an active role in the Firm's learning and development activities
• Complete performance evaluations constructively and timely, and also provide ongoing performance feedback to employees
• Participate in firm-sponsored activities
• Maintain annual CPE requirements
  

The Kinds of People We Want to Talk to Have Many of The Following:

• BBA/BS/MS in Accounting
• Advanced knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• 3+ years of relevant experience
• Excellent analytical, technical, and auditing skills including, specifically within the Life Science niche
• Ability to articulately communicate professional/technical knowledge
• Effective business advisory skills
• Decisively identify and execute solutions to problems
• Ability to meet deadlines with accuracy
• Exceptional client service and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing projects in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment
• Strong leadership, training, and mentoring skills, coupled with excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills to represent the Firm well to engagement partners or client's management
• Excellent organizational and project management skills and strong attention to detail
  

Withum will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or because he or she is a protected veteran.