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Senior Auditor (Financial Statements)

Role overview

Summary

The Senior Auditor role at Castro & Company focuses on evaluating financial statements for compliance with accounting principles and conducting audits for Federal Government clients. You will work closely with junior auditors and management to ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting.

Qualifications

  • Two to four years of general audit experience, including two years of government audit experience.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
  • CPA eligibility with 150 credits or CPA certification
  • Preferred: Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Preferred: Wonderful written and oral communication skills to maintain strong client relationships

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate interim and final financial statement packages for compliance with generally accepted accounting principles.
  • Perform substantive testing of individual account balances and significant internal controls.
  • Review completed work and direct revisions as necessary.
  • Prepare audit reports in accordance with GAGAS that are free of any mathematical, clerical, and grammatical errors.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Microsoft Office
  • Analytical Skills
  • Communication
  • Time Management
  • Organizational Skills

About the company

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Castro & Company

  • Accounting, Audit & Tax
  • SME
  • 51–200
Castro & Company is an audit, advisory, and accounting services CPA Firm specializing in providing the personalized services of a small firm with the full resources and quality expected from a larger CPA firm. We are minority-owned and located in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Castro & Company holds certifications for Federal contracting under the Small Business Administration Certification 8(a) Business Development (BD) and Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) Program. Additionally, the firm holds a GSA Financial and Business Solutions (FABS) Schedule GS-23F-0038U. Our management team and staff have the dedication, knowledge, and trust to be a full-service firm offering a complete range of audit, advisory, and accounting services for Federal government agencies. Our corporate philosophy is based on partnering with our clients and acting as a trusted and value-added advisor always keeping independence in mind where applicable. We work with clients not only to complete the work that is requested but also to provide our ideas, recommendations, and experiences to bring about internal control process improvements that will be beneficial to the mission of the organization. Castro & Company received a pass rating with no management comments on our system of internal quality controls from our most recent peer review certified by the Virginia Society of CPAs Peer Review Committee in February 2023. You will not find a firm that is more responsive and dedicated to meeting your needs!

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Job description

Company Description

Castro & Company is a dedicated audit, advisory, and accounting CPA firm headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, providing services to Federal Government clients. Named a 2021 Accounting Today’s Best Accounting Firms to Work for, we are dedicated to helping our clients accomplish their strategic goals while providing our people a diverse and inclusive environment to thrive and succeed.

Job Description

As a Senior Auditor, you will evaluate the interim and final financial statement packages for compliance with generally accepted accounting principles. Every day, you will: 

  • Perform substantive testing of individual account balances and significant internal controls as necessary to render an opinion on the financial statements 

  • Independently performing a major segment of an audit, directing, and instructing the work of junior auditors 

  • Review completed work and direct revisions as necessary 

  • Make decisions on routine accounting, auditing, and reporting matters with the assistance of the manager and partner and is regularly assigned on audit engagements in the capacity of senior auditor 

  • Prepare audit reports in accordance with GAGAS that are free of any mathematical, clerical, and grammatical errors 

Qualifications

To thrive in this role, you’ll need two through four years of general audit experience, including two years of government audit experience. In addition, the following qualifications are expected: 

  • Wonderful written and oral communication skills to maintain strong client relationships     

  • Communication of Auditing matters to supervisors and managers    

  • Maintaining professional demeanor      

  • Great time management skills    

  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)   

  • Excellent analytical, organizational, and project management skills  

Requirements:  

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting  

  • CPA eligibility with 150 credits or CPA certification  

  • Security Clearance: Must be able to obtain a minimum of an interim secret clearance (US Citizenship required) 

Additional Information

Castro & Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, and any other classification protected by law.

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