Senior Audit Associate - Private Foundation Practice

PKF O’Connor Davies is looking for a Senior Audit Associate to join our Private Foundation practice. The senior will perform a broad range of accounting tasks and will assist the engagement manager in the development of audit strategy, planning, review, and interpretation of audit findings for various private foundation clients.

This is a great opportunity for individuals with either a background in Not-for-Profit accounting or Financial Services as many foundation’s investment portfolios are similar to a Fund of Funds.

These duties may include (but are not limited to) :

Essential Duties :

• Lead multiple private foundation audit engagements.
• Apply technical skills, take the initiative to identify best practices and improvements, and consider applicability of best practices for other clients.
• Research complex accounting topics and form a conclusion utilizing the Firm’s research tools.
• Understand internal control deficiencies, work on training Associate level staff on internal control processes and develop comments for management letters.
• Understand risk assessment process and apply knowledge in completing all related forms.
• Prepare financial report (statements, footnotes and any supplemental information) and all other client deliverables.
• Understand cash flow effects of complex activities (non-cash, acquisitions, etc).
• Apply industry trends to analytics, formulate expectations and determine reasonableness.
• Seek to understand the client’s business as a whole, including competitors, trends and key customers and show sensitivity to the client culture and business strategy.
• Demonstrate the ability to provide team with direction, play a key role in execution of audit engagement from planning to wrap-up, and develop audit program steps to identify risks to ensure that the assignment quality standards are achieved.
• Perform a detailed effective in-charge level review of the team’s work for finalization requirements.
• Express ideas clearly and concisely both verbally and in written form and be capable of writing detailed document findings.
• Manage engagement staff to meet deliverable deadlines; identify roadblocks and understand critical milestones to meet client service expectations.
• Provide quality on the job training and constructive feedback to Interns and Staff.
• Actively participate in learning and development opportunities, formal learning (CPE) and training programs.

Qualifications :

• BA / BS degree in Accounting from an accredited college / university required.
• 3+ years of progressive audit experience in public accounting required.
• Experience auditing Nonprofits or Financial Services clients, and any experience with Private Foundations a plus.
• CPA certification or demonstrated progress towards obtaining CPA certification, including required 150-credit coursework.
• In-depth knowledge of GAAP and assurance services.
• Proficient with computer software packages and platforms such as Microsoft Office Suite, ProSystems & CCH.
• Ability to meet challenging client requirements, provide services, and possess strong communication, interpersonal, analytical, and research abilities.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and make sound decisions and recommendations in client related matters pertaining to the audit.
• Ability to work additional hours as needed to meet client deliverables.
• Must be willing to travel locally to clients when required and have access to a car / public transportation.

The compensation for this position ranges from $80,000 - $95,000. Actual compensation will be dependent upon the specific role, office location as well as the individual’s qualifications, experience, skills, and certifications.