Audit Senior

Full Time
Naperville, IL 60563
Posted
Job description

AUDIT SENIOR – GOVERNMENT

REMOTE/ HYBRID/ ON-SITE

Sikich LLP www.sikich.com is a global company specializing in technology enabled-professional services. With employees across the nation, Sikich draws on a diverse portfolio of technology solutions to deliver transformative digital strategies and ranks as one of the largest CPA firms in the United States. Our dynamic environment attracts top-notch employees who enjoy being at the cutting edge and seeing every day how their work makes a difference.

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Working in a fast-paced environment while also dealing hands-on with valued clients, audit professionals at Sikich are highly motivated and detail-oriented individuals. Professionals in this field possess excellent communication skills and are comfortable providing strategic and tactical accounting advice and recommendations to firm clients. Our audit professionals utilize technology to deliver effective client solutions and spend time researching new and developing changes in the field. Sikich’s audit team members are educated in finance, accounting and related fields.

Primary Job Responsibilities

  • Oversee the efforts of multiple client engagements with the ability to manage to budget.
  • Manage key components of multiple audit engagements including strategy, planning, risk assessment, team management, and delivery of exceptional client service.
  • Provide thought leadership and insightful recommendations surrounding a broad range of complex issues related to business processes and controls by leveraging expertise and experience.
  • Perform a detailed review of higher-risk areas to ensure technical accuracy and completeness of the audit work, that sufficient and appropriate evidence is obtained, and conclusions are appropriate.
  • Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with key client sponsors.
  • Develop people through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring all levels of staff.
  • Assist partners and senior leaders with generating new business opportunities and building client networks and relationships.
  • Understand our service offerings and actively identify opportunities to better serve clients.
  • Contribute to people initiatives including recruiting, retaining and training audit and assurance professionals.
  • Ensure professional development through ongoing education.
  • Deliver exceptional client support virtually and onsite as needed

Requirements

  • BA/BS Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
  • 3+ years of progressive public accounting background with management experience.
  • 1+ years leading teams and audit engagements.
  • Experience with governmental audits preferred (both GASB and GAGAS)
  • Ability to manage multiple engagement and competing priorities in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment.
  • Strong leadership, recruiting, training, and mentoring skills, coupled with excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
  • Strong computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and audit preparation software.
  • Strong technical accounting skills with proficiency in US GAAP and GAAS.
  • CPA certification or eligibility to sit is highly desirable.

Sikich Benefits
Our employees enjoy expansive benefit offerings, ranging from wellness programs to our flexible time off policy. Sikich prioritizes our employees’ personal welfare; making sure our staff’s health, family time and well-being are not compromised in order to further their career.

Flexible time off policy , we encourage every full-time employee to take off at least four weeks for personal, vacation or sick leave. This benefit is activated as soon as you start with the firm.

Holiday closure , we observe firm-wide office closure during the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.

Wellness program , we provide a wellness program to engage, challenge and empower you to take responsibility for your own well-being. Activities can be tracked through our wellness provider to obtain gift cards or other rewards.

We also offer:

  • Health, dental, vision, life and accident/death/disability insurance options
  • HSA employer contribution
  • 9 paid holidays annually
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • 10 weeks of paid parental leave due to the birth of your child
  • 6 weeks of paid paternity leave for fathers for the birth of their child
  • 6 weeks of paid leave for the placement of an adopted child within your home
  • 401(k) with employer contributions
  • CPA bonus with 4 paid exam days & 4 paid study days
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Employee referral bonus program
  • Client referral bonus program
  • Pet insurance
  • FORCE – our community volunteer program (each employee may use up to 4 hours of paid time annually to volunteer and make a difference in their local communities)

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Sikich LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

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