Audit Associate

Job Description

Audit Associate | Mauldin & Jenkins

The Tone:
This is a full-time Audit Associate role at Mauldin & Jenkins, located in Covington, LA. Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC, a regional accounting firm, is seeking a candidate to join their team. This position offers a significant opportunity to build a career by contributing to client success through audit engagements, management services, and tax return preparation. The role is crucial for maintaining client financial accuracy and adherence to regulations, fostering career growth within the firm.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person Covington, LA

• Mission: This role contributes to client financial accuracy and compliance by performing audit procedures, management services, and preparing various tax returns.
• Tech Stack: Firm manuals, computer software

What You’ll Actually Do
• Evaluate Controls: Study and evaluate clients’ internal accounting controls, then test their compliance to ensure effectiveness.
• Financial Reporting: Prepare financial statements in strict accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
• Account Reconciliation: Examine client reconciliations of bank accounts and subsidiary accounts, investigating any discrepancies, and schedule computations of accruals.
• Tax Preparation: Prepare a variety of tax returns, including S-Corp, C-Corp, Partnership, Multi-State, Individual, trust, and estate filings.
• Client Tax Services: Interact closely with clients and executives to provide essential tax planning, consulting, and compliance services, while staying current with tax laws.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level, with a college degree majoring in accounting or a concentration in accounting.
• Experience: No specific years required; must be alert to client, firm, and profession interests, developing technical and personal qualifications.
• Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills; well-rounded knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and auditing standards; working knowledge of Federal and state income tax laws and regulations; practice accuracy with numeric and alphabetic information; proficiency in firm resources; ability to flex to workload as deadlines approach; willingness to undertake overnight travel and work weekends as required.
• Bonus: Preferred candidate is currently working towards completing the CPA exam.