Not for Profit/Real Estate Audit Senior Associate

Withum’s Auditing and Attest Engagement services are the cornerstone of our firm. Withum’s audit and advisory team possess the expertise necessary to give stakeholders confidence in financial information. This team provides audit services, Review and compilation services and other agreed upon audit procedures to a variety of client sizes and industries. 

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This Audit Senior role will work exclusively with Withum’s Not-for-Profit/Real Estate Industry team and will be based out of the Red Bank, East Brunswick and Princeton NJ offices. You’ll be working with a team of renowned experts and thought leaders in the industry who are passionate about what they do!  In this position, you will take a lead role on all aspects of audit engagements, from planning, execution to completion, to include supervision/mentoring of staff, working directly with partners and managers and building/maintaining relationships with clients.  There are great leadership and advancement opportunities for this role in the Not-for-Profit Industry team. The path for promotion is transparent and we work closely with professional by assigning career coaches to ensure that they obtain the right skills for readiness for the next level in their career.      

Withum’s brand is a reflection of our people, our culture and our strength. Withum has become synonymous with teamwork and client service excellence. The cornerstone of our success can truly be accredited to the dedicated professionals who work here every day, whose mission is to help our clients grow and thrive - to be in a position of strength. But our commitment goes beyond our clients as we continue to live the Withum Way, promoting personal and professional growth for all team members, clients, and surrounding communities.  

How You’ll Spend Your Time: 

• Leading the engagement team staff on the planning and execution of an audit, review or compilation engagement to effectively and efficiently provide world-class client service to our clients in the Not-For-Profit industry
• Overseeing the day-to-day operations of the audit engagement from staffing, planning, risk assessment, fieldwork, financial reporting and the conclusion 
• Providing supervision and support to the engagement staff and promote open communication to the engagement manager and partner 
• Collaborating with managers and partners on client issue resolution and make recommendations for any legal, regulatory and accounting issues that arise during an audit engagement 
• Reviewing all schedule and non-scheduled general ledger accounts for accurate entries 
• Managing multiple engagements concurrently with various teams to efficiently meet client deadlines 
• Creating and tracking engagement budgets to review for inefficiencies that may arise during the audit 

The Kinds of People We Want to Talk to Have Many of The Following: 

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance 
• CPA or CPA eligible 
• At least 2 years of public accounting experience, with experience leading multiple engagements and supervising staff 
• Prior auditing experience with Not-For-Profit/Higher Education organizations desired, but not required
• Excellent analytical, technical, and auditing skills including familiarity with US GAAP due to the complexity of the engagements in this sector 
• Exceptional client service and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships 
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing projects in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment 
• Strong leadership, training, and mentoring skills, coupled with excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills to represent the Firm well to client’s management 
• Excellent analytical, organizational, project management skills, strong attention to detail, and proven innovative problem-solving skill 
• Prior auditing experience with not-for profit/real estate companies is preferred

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