Senior Assurance Accountant
Sr Assurance Associate
Troy, Michigan
Hybrid model is available after onboarding
Base: $80-100k for 1950hrs per year
The company runs a unique model of allowing employees to work a min of 35hr weeks June to November. As employees work over the 1950 hours, they will accumulate additional pay in line with their billing rate. This makes the pay range the same as other firms, but less hours are required in the offseason.
Very attractive commission plan for bringing in new clients
Annual Bonus
Benefits Package
This is a strong firm with focuses on all industries. As with all our clients, they have a strong growth model with YoY of continued growth. That growth is leading to new positions like this one and a great opportunity for someone to join a firm where everyone knows your name and you get to focus on helping your clients.
The firm operates with a very supportive and consultative approach. It isn’t just about advising, it’s about helping the client feel that their business is well taken care of. This is a high touch approach and is important to understand.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead assurance engagements, including planning, fieldwork, workpaper review, and completion.
- Manage and oversee staff members assigned to jobs under the senior’s direction.
- Handle tax work for assurance clients when capacity and client needs require it.
- Coordinate with tax senior staff when tax work should be delegated based on availability and fit.
- Build client relationships and provide practical accounting guidance.
- Identify accounting issues and help clients resolve underlying bookkeeping or financial statement problems.
- Support clients across industries, with construction-industry experience considered a plus.
Ideal Background
- Public accounting assurance experience with the ability to lead engagements.
- Experience supervising or reviewing staff work preferred.
- Exposure to tax preparation or willingness to handle some tax work for assurance clients.
- Smaller-firm or hands-on client accounting experience strongly preferred.
- Strong practical accounting foundation; ability to help clients fix issues, not just identify them.
- CPA or CPA-track preferred, depending on experience.
Benefits
· Health Insurance
· Life Insurance
· Flexible Spending Account
· Supplemental Health plan
· Continuing Education credits covered
· 401k Match