Audit Senior - Government Services

Career Opportunity: Audit Senior – Government Services with Clark Schaefer Hackett

Location: Ohio - Cleveland, Toledo, Northern Columbus

Employment Type: Full-Time

Ready to grow your audit career while doing meaningful, impactful work? As an Audit Senior on our Government Services team , you’ll play a key role in delivering audit, review, and compilation engagements for state and local government clients. This position offers the opportunity to lead engagement areas, mentor team members, and build trusted client relationships —all while developing specialized expertise in a highly regarded practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead key areas of audit engagements from planning through completion.
• Deliver audit, review, and compilation services for government clients.
• Manage higher-risk and complex audit areas with accuracy and efficiency.
• Collaborate with managers and partners to ensure quality outcomes.
• Communicate directly with clients to resolve issues and provide insight.
• Ensure documentation is thorough, accurate, and compliant with standards.

Leadership & Team Development

• Mentor and support junior staff auditors.
• Review work and provide constructive feedback.
• Help create a collaborative, high-performing team environment.

What Success Looks Like

• Audit engagements are well planned, executed, and delivered on time.
• Team members feel supported, coached, and set up for success.
• Workpapers and conclusions are thorough, accurate, and risk-appropriate.
• Clients view you as knowledgeable, responsive, and solutions-oriented.
• You consistently demonstrate the firm’s REAL Values and The CSH Way.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Experience managing projects in a public accounting environment.
• Ability to supervise, review, and develop the work of others.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field.
• 2+ years of public accounting audit experience (or equivalent industry experience).
• CPA or progress toward certification preferred.
• Experience in government audit space preferred.

Why Join CSH?

• Meaningful Work - Serve public sector clients that impact communities.
• Career Growth - Build technical expertise and expand your responsibilities.
• Hybrid Flexibility - Balance work and life with a flexible environment.
• Supportive Team - Collaborate with experienced leaders and peers.
• Specialized Practice - Grow within a premier government services team.

Our Culture & REAL Values

• Respect - We value diverse perspectives.
• Excellence - We strive for the highest standards.
• Accountability - We deliver on our promises.
• Leadership - We empower others to succeed.

Ready to grow your career?

Join a team where your contributions matter—develop your expertise, build lasting client relationships, and make an impact in the public sector.

Apply today and take the next step forward.