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Rea is a growing Top 100 business advisory & accounting firm providing our clients services in tax, accounting, and business consulting. We have a ‘People First’ culture and we focus on our employees’ well-being and professional development. With over 400 professionals, our firm has a culture that respects a work-life balance for our team. We also provide competitive compensation and a robust benefits plan. The  Senior Audit Associate  is responsible for utilizing his or her educational background as well as communication and organizational skills by assisting with the preparation of financial statements with disclosures, applying basic areas of GAAP as necessary, documenting and research. This position will focus on Assurance.  GAAP  Applies knowledge and understanding of governing principles; applying these principles to client transactions; and documenting and communicating an understanding and application of these principles by:   Providing support of conclusions with authoritative literature   Drafting basic sets of financial statements with disclosures   Researching intermediate areas of accounting and forming an initial opinion on the correct treatment independently    GAAS   Applies knowledge and understanding of professional standards; application of the principles contained in professional standards; and the ability to document and communicate an understanding and application of professional standards on an engagement by:   Developing and applying an intermediate knowledge of auditing theory, a sense of audit skepticism, and the use of Rea audit manuals   Applying auditing theory to various client situations   Documenting in line with Rea policy, identifying deviations and notifying more senior team members in order to obtain appropriate approvals   Applying knowledge to identify instances where testing may be reduced or expanded and notifying more senior team members of the occurrence   Contributing ideas/opinions to the engagement teams   Control Environment   Applies knowledge and understanding of the collective effect of various factors on establishing or enhancing effectiveness, or mitigating the risks, of specific policies and procedures by:   Identifying and considering all applicable policies, laws, rules, and regulations of the firm, regulators, or other authoritative bodies as part of engagement team   Making constructive suggestions to improve client internal controls and accounting procedures   Documenting and validating the operating effectiveness of the clients’ internal control system   Methodology   Applies knowledge and application of Rea standards to guide effective and efficient delivery of quality services and products by:   Completing all appropriate documentation of Rea work papers   Ensuring assigned work is performed in accordance with Rea methodology and requirements    Research   Applies methodology used to seek or maintain information from authoritative sources and to draw conclusions regarding a target issue based on the information by:   Researching basic and intermediate accounting topics and forming an initial opinion on the treatment independently      Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities Strong written and verbal communication skills   Ability to follow instructions as directed   Ability to work effectively in a team setting    Takes appropriate actions without being asked   Seeks advice of appropriate superiors regarding issues related to compliance   Basic understanding and experience planning and coordinating the stages to perform an audit of a private company   Ability and willingness to travel, as needed