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Senior Audit Associate with 5 years of public accounting experience. Leads 15-20 audit, review, compilation and agreed-upon procedure engagements a year for privately held companies and nonprofits. Client mix spans manufacturing, investment funds, employee benefit plans, banking and education. Serves as primary client contact and prepares financial statements, journal entries, reconciliations and year-end adjustments. Advanced Excel, QuickBooks and Copilot user who helped roll out new audit software. Seeking a Senior Accountant/GL role with a midsize commercial company; hybrid preferred.

Career Highlight 1: Promoted from Audit Associate to Senior Audit Associate in under two years; now leads 15-20 audit, review, compilation and AUP engagements annually as the primary client contact. Directs fieldwork on each engagement and trains and reviews the work of associates and interns.

Career Highlight 2: Helped implement a new audit software platform and evaluated emerging AI tools, testing functionality, giving user feedback and presenting recommendations to support process improvements. Applies advanced Excel (pivot tables, XLOOKUP) and Microsoft Copilot to streamline workpapers and analysis.

Career Highlight 3: Nominated for the firm’s culture award and earns consistent positive client feedback for communication, responsiveness and attention to detail.

Why Hire This Candidate (In Their Own Words): I’ve spent five years auditing 15-20 companies a year, so I know what clean books and a smooth close look like. I prepare financial statements, journal entries, reconciliations and year-end adjustments, and I’m the main point of contact for my clients. Now I’m ready to put that experience to work for one team. I’m detail-oriented, organized and responsive, I communicate clearly, and I want to own the GL, tighten close processes and keep growing with a midsize company.

Strengths: (1) Excel, (2) attention to detail, (3) organization and documentation, (4) project management and communication, (5) building strong working relationships.

Hobbies & Personal Interests: Young Professionals Board member and volunteer for a community services nonprofit; helps plan an annual pickleball tournament fundraiser, secures sponsors and volunteers at community events.

Education: Bachelor’s in Accounting

Credentials: CPA Eligible

Industry Experience: Banking, Education, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Non-Profit, Public Accounting

Company Fit: Medium, Large

Management Experience: No formal direct reports; has led, trained and reviewed associates and interns on audit engagements for ~3 years as a senior.

Software Experience: QuickBooks, Fieldguide (audit software), Advanced Excel (pivot tables, XLOOKUP), Microsoft Copilot

Open To: Hybrid, In-office, Remote