Audit Senior Associate
CBIZ • Deerfield, IL • Full Time
Posted on Thu, Jun 11, 2026
Responsibilities
Essential Functions and Primary Duties
- Complete all aspects of audit engagements for clients including status updates to engagement managers and adhere to all quality control standards as required
- Demonstrate understanding of the client's business including analysis and planning of client engagements
- Adhere to engagement budget constraints and complete assigned tasks within the time requested, explain variances when needed
- Achieve charge hour goals
- Review associates' accounting, tax or auditing work: provide constructive review points
- May supervise associates on engagements
- Train and mentor associate staff
- May be involved in the client billing process by assisting Managers or Directors
- Identify and begin to develop knowledge in selected specialty practice
- Leverage industry knowledge and business acumen blending cross serve opportunities into client engagements
- Participate in practice development activities such as: membership in qualified organizations capable of referring potential engagements
- Execute administrative duties as assigned
- Additional responsibilities as assigned
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in Accounting, Taxation or related field
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred in Accounting, Taxation or related field preferred
- 2 years of experience in public accounting or related field
- CPA candidates preferred
- Ability to manage deadlines, work on multiple assignments and prioritize each assignment as necessary
- Demonstrated ability to communicate verbally and in writing throughout all levels of organization, both internally and externally
- Proficient use of applicable technology
- Must be able to travel based on client and business needs
AuditFriendly salary estimate
The employer did not post a salary for this role. Based on AuditFriendly's salary intelligence model (comparable live postings, role, seniority, and location), we estimate base pay of $90,000–$103,000 per year (median ~$103,000). This is an AuditFriendly estimate, not an employer-provided figure.
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