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Louis Plung & Company · 18 hours ago

Audit Senior Accountant

Pittsburgh, PA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

Louis Plung & Company is seeking an Audit Senior Accountant who will direct work on client engagements and assist in larger projects. The role involves supervising staff, ensuring compliance with professional standards, and maintaining communication with supervisors and clients.

AccountingConsultingManagement Consulting

Diversity & Inclusion

Responsibilities

Performs diversified accounting, auditing, and other assignments under the direction of other seniors, supervisors, managers or partners

Demonstrates competency in technical skills, work quality, and application of professional and Firm standards

Meets time constraints and client deadlines

Participates in planning and scheduling client engagements

Provides supervision and on-the-job training to staff assigned to engagement

Directs and instructs staff accountants or interns, where applicable, in work to be performed and working paper review

Determines the sample size required in an audit and selects the transactions to be tested and communicates this to the supervisor, manager or Partner

Prepares and indexes working papers; performs various procedures established under generally accepted accounting principles to verify accuracy and validity of client's financial matters

Prepares routine correspondence to client for approval and signature of a partner; writes comments for management letters

Drafts reports including notes to financial statements

Performs the broadest range of accountant tasks with participation of supervisors, managers or partners

Maintains good communication with staff to make sure that all work is being performed in an accurate and timely manner

Maintains communication with supervisors, managers, and partners to ensure that the work process is continuing in an organized, efficient, and professional manner

Begins developing relationships with clients and handling routine responsibilities and engagements while targeting subjects that should be discussed with managers or partners

Reviews work papers prepared by staff accountants

Decisions made by senior should be communicated to supervisor, manager or Partner

Communicates status of the engagement to the supervisor, manager or Partner on a regular basis

Maintains high professional standards

Participates in evaluations of staff

Supervising staff on engagements (may include delegating duties)

Participating in several engagements simultaneously

Handling written correspondence with minimal supervision

Preparing other reports, projects, and duties as may be assigned

Keeping supervisors, managers, and partners in the loop on engagements

Qualification

AccountingAuditingCPA LicenseProfessional StandardsCommunication Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in accounting or Master's degree in accounting. A Bachelor's or Advanced degree in another business discipline may qualify if it includes enough accounting credits to qualify for the CPA exam

Either hold a current and valid certified public accountant's license, or be working toward obtaining the license by taking and passing the applicable state CPA exam

Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in English, oral and written

Continuing professional education as established by the AICPA and applicable state society, averaging 40 hours annually

If licensed, should be a member in good standing with the AICPA and applicable state society