Staff Accountant - Audit

The role

This person will support audit engagements through planning, risk assessment, testing, documentation, and client deliverables. The role involves performing substantive testing on balance sheets and income statements while developing technical accounting and auditing knowledge.

What you will do

• Develop knowledge of GAAS
• Participate in audit engagement file organization and documentation
• Work with the engagement team during assessment of audit risk, planning, and design of audit procedures
• Understand and utilize the firm's audit methodology
• Prepare and perform substantive testing on clients' balance sheets and income statements
• Obtain an understanding and assessment of clients' internal controls and make recommendations for improvement
• Audit more simplistic areas and transactions and assist with preparing client deliverable reports
• Identify and communicate accounting and auditing issues to Seniors, Managers, and Partners
• Assist in identifying and improving performance on engagements
• Participate in firm-wide initiatives, including recruitment

Required qualifications

• Understanding of audit services with developing knowledge of GAAP and GAAS
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to communicate with clients, staff, managers, and partners
• Demonstrated experience or ability to act as in-charge on audit sections
• Reliable with a positive attitude toward the working environment
• 0-3 years of current or recent public accounting experience providing financial statement auditing services
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or similar field
• CPA license or demonstrated progress toward obtaining a CPA license, including required coursework

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Options for fully paid employee only coverage for health and dental
• Company-Paid Life and Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Ancillary Benefits such as supplemental life insurance, critical illness, and accident insurance
• Classic Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan with employer contributions
• Access to Becker and LinkedIn Learning

About the company

BFJ was founded in 2002 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is an accounting and advisory firm providing consulting services to industries including construction, real estate, manufacturing, and franchise.