Individuals at this level have a minimum of two years' experience as a staff accountant and normally have passed the CPA or Chartered Accountant exam. Senior Accountants in Audit are expected to:

·          Know and understand the reason behind the firm's policies and procedures

·          Possess technical knowledge sufficient to supervise (“coach”) staff accountants

·          Begin acquiring the skills necessary to develop quality client relationships and loyalty

·          Exhibit (or develop) skills and characteristics delineated in the Firm's evaluation forms

·          Begin to develop a command of GAAP, OCBOA, unique or specialized accounting principles, and financial statement presentations

·          Obtain a thorough understanding of generally accepted auditing standards and common audit procedures and techniques

·          Assume responsibility for efficiently supervising both audit and non-audit engagements/tasks

·          Interact with core engagement teams and all low-levels of client personnel in an intelligent and professional manner

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

·        Performs diversified accounting and auditing assignments under the direction of supervisor and manager

·        Participates in planning and executing client engagements/tasks

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

·        Begins to develop a command of GAAP, other comprehensive bases of accounting, unique or specialized accounting principles, and financial statement presentations

·        Obtains a thorough understanding of generally accepted auditing standards and common audit procedures and techniques

·        Effectively communicates with core engagement teams to receive information necessary to complete the engagement with a minimum of disruption to client

REQUIREMENTS

·        Master's or Bachelor's degree in Accounting with the 150 hours and must have completed all requirements to be able to sit for the CPA or Chartered Accountant exam

·        Minimum of 2 years in public accounting, demonstrating a progression in complexity of auditing and accounting tasks as well as having in charged engagements

·        Proficiency in accounting software

·        Oral and written communication skills in English

·        Strong organizational and analytical abilities

·        Ability to work well in a team environment