Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. BerryDunn is a professional services firm providing assurance, tax, advisory, and consulting services to businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies. The Audit Senior, Governmental Accounting role supports governmental accounting and auditing consulting projects, including client engagement delivery, audits, research, project management, business development, and advisory services.
Responsibilities
- Participate in client engagements from start to finish
- Assist in providing consulting services to clients under the supervision of managers, senior managers, and principals
- Maintain active communication with clients to manage expectations, ensure satisfaction, and lead change efforts effectively
- Consult, work with, and service client base to make recommendations on business improvement, process improvement, and internal controls and serve as a business advisor to client
- Collaborate with team members to plan, develop, and implement project activities to achieve project and client goals
- Follow appropriate data collection, fact-finding, and data analysis practices
- Participate in consulting engagements of all sizes, including performing tasks such as conducting research, assisting with detailed and technical aspects of the engagement, documenting the engagement, and assisting with engagement reporting
- Assist with project management tasks, such as tracking and reporting project progress, maintaining project document repositories, and reviewing deliverables for quality assurance
- Participate in business development and client service opportunities for the governmental accounting group
- Perform planning, testing and documentation in accordance with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards and Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards, and Uniform Guidance
- Conduct audits in accordance with established audit program guidelines such as Generally Accepted Auditing Standards and Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards, and Uniform Guidance
- Conduct research of laws, guidelines and other reference materials as needed
- Stay up to date with governmental accounting and auditing standards
- Understand and manage firm risk on audits and proposals
Skills
- * Travel to client sites, including U.S. territories, can range up to 40%
- * Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
- * A minimum of three years experience performing governmental accounting, general ledger reconciliations, financial statement audits, financial statement reviews, and federal grant financial management pursuant to GASB guidelines and 2 CFR § 200 (Uniform Guidance)
- * Excellent written and verbal communication, analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
- * Ability to work independently, balancing multiple assignments and achieving quality results in a timely manner
- * Ability to create and sustain positive working relationships with staff and diverse constituencies and work independently as well as collaboratively as required
- * Knowledgeable in quality assurance/control procedures and demonstrated proactive problem management skills
- * Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- CPA license
- Certified Government Financial Manager credential
Benefits
- This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on factors such as company and personal performance.
- This position is planned to be based in any of our offices or can sit remotely.
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