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 duties of financial statement preparation and nonprofit tax returns.
  • Associate's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
  • Experience in public accounting or client-focused engagements is essential.
  • Active CPA license or progress toward a CPA is preferred.
  • Bachelor's or Master's in Accounting, Finance, or related field is advantageous.
  • Familiarity with Real Estate clients and/or nonprofit organizations is a plus.
  • Prior use of Engagement Manager and CCH Axcess software is beneficial.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver detailed fieldwork and ensure compliance in financial engagements.
  • Prepare financial statements and complete nonprofit tax returns.
  • Enhance Microsoft Excel skills to support efficient financial data analysis.
  • Coordinate with clients during fieldwork to manage timelines effectively.
  • Review staff workpapers for clarity and thorough documentation.
  • Fortify client relationships through solution implementation and insights sharing.
  • Identify process improvement opportunities and enhance service quality.

Benefits

  • Firm contributions to Health Savings Accounts.
  • CPA reimbursement and bonus program.
  • Annual in-house CPE training.
  • Flexible and hybrid work arrangements available.
  • Engaging firm/team events.
  • Free onsite parking provided.
  • Access to an 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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