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Audit Senior Associate I

Grant Thornton LLP

Audit Senior Associate

Work with private and public companies to first understand their businesses and the risks they face, focusing efforts where they matter most. Work with clients to improve their overall financial reporting processes and to help them better understand their businesses. Continually inform clients about accounting, financial and regulatory developments that may affect their businesses.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities:

  • Adhere to the highest degree of professional standards and strict client confidentiality.
  • Run client engagements from start to finish, which includes planning, executing, directing, and completing financial audits and managing to budget.
  • Supervise, train, and mentor associates and interns on audit process and assess performance of staff for engagement reviews; perform in-charge role as needed.
  • Work with audit team to identify and resolve client issues discovered during audit process.
  • Research and analyze financial statements and audit
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, economics, finance, mathematics, or related discipline.
  • CPA or pursuing CPA license
  • Minimum of 2 years of progressive public accounting experience with in-charge auditing.
  • Strong technical accounting skills with proficiency in US GAAP and GAAS.
  • Ability to supervise staff and lead projects.
  • Exceptional client service skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing priorities in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment.
  • Strong leadership, recruiting, training, and mentoring skills, coupled with excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
  • Excellent analytical, organizational, and project management skills.
  • Strong computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and audit preparation software.
  • Ability to travel on short notice and work additional hours as needed.

Job Identification 115423

Job Category Audit

Posting Date 08/04/2026, 07:05 PM

Degree Level Bachelor's Degree

Job Schedule Full time

Locations Wichita, KS, United States

Grant Thornton LLP
Vacancy posted 2 days ago
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