Senior Auditor

About the Organization Your future, our focus! If you're looking to join a firm that is as committed to you as we are to our clients, keep reading! At PBMares you'll find great people, challenging work, rewarding opportunities and a culture that embraces integrity, creativity, and teamwork. We're a perennial top-100 firm according to Inside Public Accounting and Accounting Today recently named us one of the fastest growing firms overall. Continuous learning, work-life balance, and challenging opportunities are just a start. We're over 300 strong in 12 offices across Virginia, Maryland, and North Carolina and we are looking for new teammates.
Workplace Type

Hybrid Work Schedule

Secondary Location
Location Harrisonburg
Exempt/Non-Exempt Exempt
Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time
Description

We are in search of an Assurance Senior to join our growing team. The position of Senior performs audit and attest tasks by utilizing a good working knowledge of auditing procedures and their applications as well as generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), government accounting standards board regulations (GASB), and applying the proper understanding and application of working paper organization and documentation. Within these tasks the Senior has accountability for moving the engagement forward on time and on budget.

The position of Senior performs and coordinates a broad range of accounting engagement tasks so that the direct participation of managers or partners is kept to a minimum. They conduct several client engagements simultaneously, maintaining contact with clients.

PBMares Core Values:

• Integrity
• Trust
• Respect
• Accountability
• Caring

What that means for you:

• Full benefits: medical, dental, 401K match & HSA.
• Paid Time Off
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Flexible work schedule to include hybrid work environment.
• Summer Hours! Half days on Friday (based on a minimum 40-hour work week)
• Company investment of a minimum of 40 hours learning and development annually
• Path to Partner Program
• CPA Certification reimbursement and bonus program
• The opportunity to grow and shape the future of the firm.

What you'll do:

• Demonstrates an ability to assume full responsibility for directing engagements and special assignments.
• Directs the fieldwork on an audit engagement and is also in charge of on-the-job training of all staff working under them
• Responsible for preparing and reviewing work papers.
• Responsible for preparing financial statements.
• Supervises staff accountants on engagements.
• Responsible for reviewing programs and sees that assignments are accomplished within the budgeted time; reviews work papers for accuracy and completeness; and reviews financial statements for suitability of presentation and adequacy of disclosure.
• Follows the progress of engagements and helps resolve accounting and auditing problems as they arise.
• Accountable for practice development by creating relationship opportunities with clients and non-clients to expand our practice, and learning how to interact with prospects.
• Stays up to date on new accounting standards/processing (knowledge and implementation)
• Able to use available guidance in creating disclosures and applying standards.
• Manages personal budget (billable hours) and stays on track with training progression.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or a related field,
• 2+ years of public accounting experience primarily working for state and local government clients
• 150 credit hours to obtain CPA license required
• Displays the ability to make sound decisions under pressure
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

Position Requirements

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree preferred
• CPA license preferred
• Working knowledge of GASB, GAAP, Yellow Book, and other professional standards and regulations preferred

Shift Days
EOE Statement Our Firm’s policy is to provide equal opportunity for employment to all individuals regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability, and requires affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities.
Must be authorized to work in the United States permanently without the requirements of sponsorship at any point in the future.