Title: Audit Senior

Department: Audit & Attestation

Location: Norfolk, VA (On-site)

Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer, P.C. (WEC), is seeking an ambitious Audit Senior to join our team. We are locally based in Norfolk, VA with approximately 75 employees and 8 partners. WEC’s formal mentoring program, available firm wide, will help guide you as you grow your career with the firm. Your mentor and partners are all available with open doors, ready and eager to help you succeed. Our collaborative workspaces throughout the office are available for you to use while you host formal meetings, technical trainings, or client calls.

The firm is a proud recipient of numerous prestigious awards including INSIDE Public Accounting’s “Best of the Best Firms”, Virginia Business’ “Best Places to Work in Virginia,” Accounting Today’s “Best Accounting Firms to Work For,” Inside Business’ “Best Places to Work in Hampton Roads,” and CoVa BIZ’s “Best Places to Work.”

Check out our Instagram account (@walleinhornchernitzer) to see what the day-to-day culture is like at WEC.

Benefits Include: 5 weeks PTO, continuing professional education and tuition assistance, 401(k) profit sharing plan with firm match, company paid holidays and floating holidays, annual wellness reimbursement, medical insurance (100% coverage of the HMO HSA Employee Plan), company paid vision insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, company paid long-term disability, voluntary short-term disability, paid parental leave and paid bereavement leave.

Other Perks Include: Paid week of closure in December, incentive plans, flexible scheduling, option to telecommute as needed, catered lunches on-site (frequent during busy season), “dress for your day” dress code, electronic sit-to-stand desks, paid parking space, regularly scheduled firm socials, team-building activities, community service events, and much more!

New Perk: WEC is trialing an alternative work schedule for April 17th – August 18th where assurance, tax, and advisory staff work 4-day work weeks with every Friday off and 9-hour workdays. We are committed to thinking and working differently and anticipate expanding this trial to more periods of the year in the future.

Position Summary: Collaborating with the Audit & Attestation team, you will plan, implement, and control various attest engagements to help clients meet their reporting requirements. You will become a trusted advisor to your clients and engagement teams by proposing solutions with a lasting impact. You will be given the opportunity to expand your skillset and become an expert in various industries.

Position Duties:

• Ability to design and utilize advanced analytical techniques to drive engagement efficiency
• Understand client’s unique needs and exceed their expectations as you become an expert in their industry and advise them throughout transactions
• Increase your technical skills and abilities by completing audit processes while sharing your knowledge to further develop staff
• Prepare all necessary financial statements, related disclosures, and reportable condition letters with a focus on quality, thoroughness, and accuracy
• Build and maintain a productive working relationship with clients to obtain necessary information and keep engagement team up to date on changes
• Responsible for testing systems of internal controls based on risk assessments and documenting internal controls on a timely basis
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• 2+ years relevant work experience required
• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Previous audit experience in a public accounting firm required
• Current CPA license preferred
• Strong leadership and analytical skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

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