External Audit & Assurance Associate

Job Description

External Audit & Assurance Associate | Magone Advisors

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Magone & Company, located in Parsippany, NJ, with a hybrid schedule. Magone & Company is a growing public accounting firm that provides audit, review, compilation, and accounting services, believing that great professionals build trusted relationships and help clients make informed decisions. This role is crucial for supporting financial statement engagements and enabling the firm to deliver accurate reporting, responsive service, and practical insight to privately held companies, nonprofit organizations, and growing businesses. It offers an early-career opportunity to strengthen technical skills, work directly with clients, and build a long-term public accounting career within a supportive environment.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid Parsippany, NJ
• Pay: $65000 annually
• Mission: To support financial statement audits, reviews, compilations, and related accounting engagements for clients, contributing to accurate financial reporting and insightful service.
• Tech Stack: Excel, Word, Outlook

What You’ll Actually Do
• Engagement Support: Assist with engagement planning, risk assessment, confirmations, analytical procedures, substantive testing, and selected internal-control procedures.
• Workpaper Preparation: Prepare accurate workpapers and test financial-statement accounts, including cash, receivables, payables, revenue, expenses, payroll, and fixed assets.
• Client Interaction: Work directly with client accounting teams to obtain supporting information, resolve open items, and identify unusual activity or potential accounting and audit issues.
• Reporting & Research: Assist with financial statements, disclosures, and technical research under the guidance of senior team members.
• Project Management: Manage multiple engagement deadlines, respond constructively to review comments, and participate in training, technology, and process-improvement initiatives.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting with foundational knowledge of accounting principles, financial statements, and audit procedures.
• Experience: 1-2 years of public accounting external audit experience.
• Skills: Strong organizational, analytical, and time-management skills with close attention to detail; clear written and verbal communication skills; a collaborative, growth-oriented approach; proficiency with Excel, Word, and Outlook; ability to travel to local client sites.
• Bonus: CPA eligibility or progress toward CPA licensure.