Assurance Associate
Moss Adams, a US top 15 accounting and tax advisory firm, is a fully integrated professional services firm dedicated to assisting clients with growing, managing, and protecting prosperity. With a history of over 109 years in business, having a strength of over 3,800 professionals across more than 30 locations in the US, our clientele includes many of the world's most innovative companies. Moss Adams' strength in the middle market enables them to advise clients at all intervals of development-from start-up, to rapid growth and expansion, to transition.
Moss Adams also serves international customers, companies who are headquartered in US with international presence. Moss Adams serves over 2,300 companies doing business in more than 70 countries and territories. Moss Adams is a founding member of Praxity, a global alliance of independent accounting firms. Moss Adams leverages these connections in over 110 countries, including India, to serve such international customers.
By being a mid-sized firm with the same depth of experience as the Big 4, Moss Adams is a unique combination of "experienced" yet "nimble", has a flat structure, is highly employee-oriented, and remains focused on delivering higher value to customers.
Introduction to the team
Assurance Services' industry-focused teams deliver quality audits and other services to public and privately owned middle-market companies, not-for-profit organizations, and governmental agencies. Services include financial statement audits, employee benefit plan audits, performance audits, SOC examinations and sustainability audits. Assurance services are delivered with appropriate professional skepticism in recognition of our responsibility to the public interest, while also understanding our customers' business and industry to be client-centric advisors.
Individuals who thrive at Moss Adams exhibit the following success skills - Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Emotional Intelligence, Executive Presence, Growth Mindset, Intellectual Curiosity, and Results Focus.
Responsibilities:
- Perform testing and planning to support an audit opinion, including: preparing supporting work paper documentation, performing internal control and substantive testing, conducting analytical reviews of account balances, and preparing financial statements
- Research technical issues that arise during the course of engagements
- Create draft audit reports for management review
- Assist Seniors, Managers and Partners in preparing risk assessment, and developing audit plan programs .
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and contribute towards implementing them
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in Commerce or Finance or similar required
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CPA (US) or CA (ICAI) preferred. If not a CPA (US) or CA (ICAI), must meet educational requirements to obtain the same upon hire in state of employment
- Previous experience in a public accounting firm preferred
- Excellent customer service skills
- Creative problem solving, critical thinking and research skills
- Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work effectively both as part of a team and independently
- Highly motivated and takes initiative for professional growth and development
- Ability to work overtime, as needed
- Proven record of being a fast learner
- Proficient with Microsoft Office
Here, you'll be challenged and rewarded for leadership, technical excellence, and inspired perspectives. That's why we offer opportunities to build your skills and explore your career in a supportive environment. At Moss Adams, where you take your career is up to you.
Moss Adams is an Equal Opportunity Employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Moss Adams complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected].
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