Audit Senior Associate

Why You'll Love Working Here

At Eide Bailly, we believe respect is how to treat everyone, not just those you want to impress. Our culture focuses on collaboration to achieve career growth.

Innovation is highly encouraged, which is where programs like our EB Xchange originate. This program allows interested tax and audit employees to complete a rotation into a specialty area.

We promote happy employees by making work-life balance a priority and being actively involved in our communities. Our dedication to service can be seen through the Firm's decision to match charitable donations made by employees as well as providing opportunities to volunteer throughout the year.

Most importantly, we like to have fun! We offer a professional and fun work environment with frequent lunch and learns, socials, contests, outings and other events.

Typical Day in the Life

A typical day as an Audit Senior Associate in Billings, might include the following :

• Initiate kickoff meeting with main client and determine timelines, goals and expectations of an engagement.
• Lead the engagement meeting with audit team members and share your knowledge from the client call. This is where you will set timelines, assign roles and determine goals for the audit.
• Set some time aside in your busy day to research business trends related to clients and apply this knowledge to clients' solutions while professionally representing the Firm.

You will work with a variety of industries, like healthcare, commercial, and construction.

• Conduct fraud interviews on an as-needed basis with CEO, accountants, and other employees.
• Provide financial analysis upon completion of fieldwork in an effort to improve client internal controls and accounting procedures.
• Coach staff, train on areas of audit, and collaborate on how to best handle aspects of the engagement.
• Network, build relationships, and attract new clients or business to the Firm.
• Attend training seminars, professional development and networking events.

Who You Are

• You are inquisitive and enjoy learning about various client business processes and traveling to different locations to help clients (20 percent is required).
• You are motivated to learn and are looking to get promoted throughout your career.
• You like the challenge of in-charging engagements and providing constructive feedback to other team members.
• You are a multi-tasking master, and there has never been a deadline you could not meet.
• You have excellent communication skills as well as the ability to effectively interact with all levels of Firm management, staff, clients, and other external business contacts.
• You have knowledge of and exposure to a variety of industries.
• You are a team player and love collaborating with others.
• You hold yourself to the highest professional standards and maintain strict client confidentiality.
• In addition to all of this, you have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, have an active CPA license or are working towards it, and have 2-5 years of experience in public accounting audit work.

Must be authorized to work in the United States now or in the future without visa sponsorship.