Senior Accounting Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Manage a portfolio of client relationships from onboarding to the completion and renewal of engagements.

• Lead intricate, high-stakes, or pioneering engagements and act as the point of escalation for challenging methodological inquiries.

• Articulate AI-generated work products to client finance teams and fund managers.

• Transform client patterns into product and process modifications, prioritizing engineering tasks.

• Strategically plan engagements by evaluating risks, establishing materiality, and scoping procedures across various entities.

• Examine verification and audit procedures along with AI-generated work papers; approve them prior to delivery to clients or engagement partners.

• Make and document determinations regarding the sufficiency and appropriateness of evidence.

• Monitor AICPA auditing and attestation standards alongside firm quality management policies.

• Author and uphold audit methodology, work programs, and quality review standards.

• Specify accuracy requirements and design evaluations and test cases for dependable AI workflows.

• Develop modules and prototypes utilizing AI and technology tools.

• Determine the readiness of AI-assisted procedures for client application.

• Establish feedback loops to enhance system performance in engagements.

• Mentor Accounting Engineers and elevate the team's judgment standards.

• Assist in hiring, interviewing, and onboarding new team members.

• Expand the internal knowledge base.

⛳️ Requirements

• 6–10+ years of experience in audit or assurance, with in-charge or manager-level responsibilities for engagements.

• Valid CPA license.

• Proficient understanding of AICPA auditing standards (AU-C) and risk-based audit methodology.

• Proven history of reviewing the work of others and taking ownership of the final quality of an engagement.

• Experience applying audit expertise in non-traditional audit settings (industry, consulting, audit innovation, or product roles).

• Familiarity with technology and AI tools, along with the capability to clearly explain the accuracy of automated outputs.

• Exceptional written communication skills; ability to document judgment calls for reviewers or regulators to understand.

• Strong client-facing skills; adept at leading challenging discussions with CFOs or fund managers.

• Preferred: audit experience within private funds, private companies, employee benefit plans, governments, nonprofits, or related standards.

• Preferred: hands-on experience in developing or testing AI or automation for audit or analytical purposes.

• Preferred: working knowledge of SQL, Python, or similar data analytics tools.

• Preferred: experience in writing firm methodology, work programs, or quality management policies.

• Preferred: background in a startup or fast-paced, unstructured environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity.

• Fully remote work.

• Flexibility in working hours and methods.

• Significant ownership and direct influence over product, methodology, and the future of audit automation.