Assurance Staff - Experienced

As an Experienced Assurance Staff, you will conduct the fieldwork on audit assignments and will be responsible for planning, directing, and completing the audit assignment. RKE’s Assurance practice provides our clients with valuable insight regarding managing risk and improving business performance. We assist our clients with improving their overall financial reporting processes. Our goal is to help our clients better understand their business by keeping them regularly informed about their financial progress and by discussing accounting, financial, and regulatory developments that may impact their business.

• Exempt
• Full-time

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrate an understanding of professional standards and the importance of regulatory responsibilities. Ability to apply basic areas of GAAP and GAAS, as necessary, and to research technical issues that arise during the course of audit engagements
• Ability to prepare accurate supporting work paper documentation, including validating and testing substantive support and analytical reviews of account balances
• Assist Assurance Seniors in preparing risk assessments, audit programs, and evaluating the client’s internal control structure
• Preparing financial statements with disclosures for management review
• Coaches new staff by providing candid and constructive verbal feedback
• Demonstrates behaviors such as teamwork, knowledge sharing, and maintaining relationships
• An Experienced Assurance Staff will also be involved in reviews, compilations, and agreed-upon procedure engagements

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field required
• 1-2 years of prior experience in public accounting
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis upon hire

SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, especially Excel).
• QuickBooks and ProSystems experience is a plus.
• High level of interpersonal skills with demonstrated poise, tact, and diplomacy.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, with the ability to clearly communicate issues to all levels of management.
• Ability to successfully multi-task while working independently and within a group environment.
• Capable of working in a demanding, deadline-driven environment with a focus on details and accuracy.
• Positive attitude and excitement to learn.
• Ability to travel to client locations, which may include occasional overnight stays.
• Ability to work overtime, as needed.

RKE provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

RKE is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible work environment. If you require accommodations due to a disability during any part of the employment process, please contact us at careers@rkellp.com to let us know the nature of your request. We will work with you to provide a reasonable accommodation that will enable you to perform the essential functions of the job.