Senior Audit Associate

Mahoney | CPAs and Advisors

$77K — $87K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proven ability to perform core audit duties and detailed fieldwork
  • Associate's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
  • Experience in public accounting or client engagement
  • Active CPA license or progress towards it preferred
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in related fields preferred
  • Experience with Real Estate or nonprofit clients preferred
  • Familiarity with Engagement Manager and CCH Axcess preferred

Responsibilities

  • Perform detailed fieldwork and prepare financial statements
  • Complete nonprofit tax returns (990's)
  • Apply advanced Microsoft Excel tools for financial data analysis
  • Coordinate with clients during fieldwork and manage audit timelines
  • Review staff workpapers for clarity and documentation
  • Identify process improvement opportunities and elevate service quality
  • Engage in coaching and targeted learning for continuous development

Benefits

  • Firm contributions to Health Savings Accounts
  • CPA reimbursement and bonus program
  • Annual in-house CPE training
  • Flexible and hybrid work arrangements
  • Company-sponsored team events
  • Free onsite parking
  • Access to in-house fitness center
Full Job Description
What You'll Do

As a Senior Associate, you play a critical role in delivering premium engagements by performing detailed fieldwork, preparing financial statements, and completing nonprofit tax returns (990's). You apply and broaden your technical expertise to support in-depth analyses and ensure each engagement meets the firm's standards for accuracy and compliance.

This position continues to refine Microsoft Excel capabilities with essential tools such as shortcuts, formulas, pivot tables, and more complex functions. These skills support financial data analysis, automation of routine tasks such as data entry and report generation, and the creation and management of financial statements and audit reports. As you progress, these growing skills will help you work more efficiently, produce higher-quality work, and contribute more directly to engagement success.

Ownership of key audit components begins to take shape as you coordinate with clients during fieldwork, manage timelines, and review staff workpapers to ensure conclusions are clear, well-supported, and properly documented. These expanding responsibilities position you as a reliable point of contact for clients and help keep engagements moving smoothly from planning through completion.

You play a central role in fortifying client relationships by implementing solutions, offering insights, and working closely with clients and colleagues to deliver meaningful results. As expertise deepens, you identify opportunities to improve processes and elevate service quality. Ongoing development continues through coaching, feedback, and targeted learning that sharpens technical and leadership capabilities.

Additional work hours are required from January through April 15th.

Required Education & Skills
  • Proven ability to perform the core duties outlined above
  • Associate's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related degree
  • Background in public accounting or a client-focused engagement

Preferred Education & Skills
  • Active CPA license or working toward completion
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related degree
  • Experience with Real Estate clients and/or nonprofit organizations
  • Prior experience with Engagement Manager and CCH Axcess

What We Provide

Our leadership embraces a culture of curiosity, adapability, and continuous growth. We firmly believe that this mindset is essential for providing exceptional service to our clients and making a positive impact on our community. We are committed to developing every employee to unlock their true potential, and our close-knit environment fosters teamwork while building strong internal relationships.

Mahoney offers a range of unique benefits to our staff. These include firm contributions to Health Savings Accounts, CPA reimbursement and bonus program, annual in-house CPE training, flexible and hybrid work arrangements, fun firm/team events, free onsite parking, and access to our in-house fitness center.

Our compensation package includes a competitive base salary ranging from $77,000 to $87,000. You will be eligible for annual bonuses and profit-sharing with immediate vesting, based on individual performance and the firm's overall success.

Mahoney does not accept resumes from third-party vendors.

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