Audit Associate

Job Description

Audit Associate | Mauldin & Jenkins

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Mauldin & Jenkins, a regional accounting firm located in Metairie, LA. The firm offers a significant opportunity to build a career, working across audits, management services, and tax preparation for a diverse client base. In this role, you will develop essential technical skills and personal qualifications to uphold client interests, firm standards, and professional conduct, contributing to the firm’s overall service excellence.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid, Metairie, LA
• Mission: This role is responsible for developing technical skills and personal qualifications to serve client and firm interests while adhering to professional standards and practices.
• Tech Stack: Firm manuals, computer software

What You’ll Actually Do
• Internal Control Evaluation: Assist with the study and evaluation of internal accounting controls, including testing compliance where appropriate.
• Financial Reporting: Prepare financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
• Client Account Reconciliation: Examine client reconciliations for bank accounts and subsidiary accounts, diligently investigating and documenting any discrepancies.
• Tax Preparation & Planning: Prepare a variety of S-Corp, C-Corp, Partnership, Multi-State, Individual, trust, and estate tax returns, while interacting with clients to provide tax planning and compliance services.
• Tax Law Adherence: Stay up-to-date with current tax laws and regulations to provide tax minimization strategies while maintaining strict adherence to government regulations.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s Degree with a major or concentration in accounting. Career level: Entry-Level.
• Experience: Entry-level role, comfortable with the demands of an accounting firm, including necessary overnight travel, potential weekend work, and the ability to adapt to varying workloads as deadlines approach.
• Skills:
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, maintaining professional appearance, attitude, and conduct.
• Well-rounded knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and generally accepted auditing standards.
• Working knowledge of Federal and state income tax laws and regulations.
• Established practice of accuracy in dealing with numeric and alphabetic information.
• Proficiency in using available resources such as firm manuals and computer software.
• An awareness of current developments within the accounting profession.
• Bonus: Currently working towards completing the CPA exam.