Audit Senior Associate
Eide Bailly

Job Info

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Who We Are
Eide Bailly is one of the top 25 CPA and business advisory firms in the nation. We have over 40 offices in 15 states across the Midwest and western United States and offer our staff and Partners the opportunity to serve a variety of industries. Founded in 1917, our culture is the foundation of who we are, and we pride ourselves on supporting our employees to help them achieve their goals and pursue their interests both in the office and at home. At Eide Bailly we are passionate about the clients we serve, the work we do, and most importantly, having fun while we do it!

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 along with 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 Mankato, MN might include the following:

• Initiates client engagement meetings and determines timelines, objectives and expectations of an engagement.
• Performs audit, review, or compilation procedures for clients.
• Plans and performs all phases of an engagement including workpaper preparation, financial statement preparation, and report preparation.
• Analyzes and prepares trial balances, complex financial statements and audit reports using audit software programs, Word, and Excel.
• Reconciles accounting information to control accounts.
• Conducts fraud interviews on an as-needed basis with CEO, accountants and other employees.
• Reviews staff work, prepares high risk audit sections and drafts financials statements.
• Provides financial analysis upon completion of fieldwork in an effort to improve client internal controls and accounting procedures.
• Requests and collects appropriate information to diagnose and solve client problems.
• Coordinates various activities to meet client needs within a specified time frame.
• Trains lower-level staff on the various aspects of an audit and delegates work based on availability and experience.
• Understands and applies work procedures and effectively tailors plans as necessary.
• Maintains awareness of general business trends and issues, and applies that knowledge to client issues and solutions.
• Performs field work at client locations as necessary.
• Networks, builds relationships and attracts new clients or business to the Firm.
• Attends training seminars, professional development and networking events.
• Ensures timely and accurate performance on assigned projects.
• Maintains compliance with project budgets, turnaround times, and deadlines.

Who You Are

• You are inquisitive and enjoy learning about various client business processes and traveling to different locations to help clients (10-20 percent travel is required in the role).
• You have excellent communication skills as well as the ability to effectively interact with all levels of Firm management and staff, clients and other external business contacts.
• You are a multi-tasking master, and there has never been a deadline you could not meet.
• You like the challenge of in-charging engagements and providing constructive feedback to other team members.
• You have knowledge of and experience with a variety of Microsoft based platform of applications and enjoy learning new technologies.
• You hold yourself to the highest professional standards and maintain strict client confidentiality.
• You are motivated to learn and are looking to get promoted throughout your career.
• You have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• You have an active CPA license or are eligible to sit for the CPA exams and are working to obtain it.
• You have 2+ years of audit experience in public accounting.

Must be authorized to work in the United States permanently without the requirement of sponsorship at any point in the future.

What to Expect Next
We'll be in touch! If you look like the right fit for our position, one of our recruiters will be reaching out to schedule a phone interview with you to learn more about your career interests and goals. In the meantime, we encourage you to check us out on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram , LinkedIn or our About Us page.

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