Audit staff, Crosslin – Nashville, TN

JOB DESCRIPTION 

About Crosslin 

Founded in 1987, Crosslin was created out of the desire to provide companies with an alternative to the national and large regional accounting firm options. As those firms focused on larger, multinational customers, Crosslin set out to serve privately owned companies, not-for-profits, and governmental customers as well as to offer alternative services for the SEC market. Its membership in the BDO Alliance USA and PCAOB helps provide a platform for rendering these services. The Crosslin brand includes Crosslin Certified Public Accountants, Crosslin Technologies, and Crosslin Healthcare. Crosslin offers audit and assurance, tax, managed accounting services, healthcare consulting, managed IT, managed security, valuation services, litigation support, managed HR services, and other accounting and IT related consulting offerings. 

Required Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent required 
• Masters in Accountancy or equivalent preferred 
• Accounting based internship preferred 
• Leadership experience preferred 
• CPA preferred 
• Actively pursuing completion of CPA licensing required 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel and PowerPoint 

Essential Job Requirements: 

• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adapt style and messaging to effectively communicate with professionals at all levels both within the customer organization and the firm 
• Ability to successfully multi-task while working independently and within a group environment 
• Solid analytical and diagnostic skills and ability to break down complex issues and work, with assistance, toward implementing appropriate resolutions 
• Capable of working in a demanding, deadline driven environment with a focus on details and accuracy solid analytical and diagnostic skills and ability to break down complex issues and work, with assistance, toward implementing appropriate resolutions • Capable of working in a demanding, deadline driven environment with a focus on details and accuracy 
• Solid project management skills 

Primary Duties: 

• Tests of Controls, Compliance or Transactions 
• Performs tests of transactions, compliance or controls by: 
• Following the designated work program, senior associate instructions and insight gained from a review of prior year work papers 
• Clearly documenting the results of those tests and bringing any exceptions to the immediate attention of the supervisor 
• Determining conclusions based on the results of those tests, with the assistance of a supervisor GAAP 
• Applies knowledge and understanding of governing accounting principles; applying these principles to audit areas and transactions; and documenting and communicating an understanding and application of these principles by: 
• Testing the validity of inputs with respect to an audit area based on prescribed scopes and work program requirements 
• Testing activity based on prescribed scopes and work program requirements 
• Testing the validity or reasonableness of outputs or ending balances based on prescribed scopes and work program requirements 
• Documenting the work performed in a clear and concise manner which is directly responsive to the work program requirements and supervisor instruction 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 a basic knowledge of auditing theory, a sense of audit skepticism, and the use of other audit guidance 
• Documenting in line with firm 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 

Methodology 

• Develops and applies knowledge of firm standards to guide effective and efficient delivery of quality services and products by: 
• Completing all appropriate documentation of firm or PPC work papers 
• Ensuring assigned work is performed in accordance with firm methodology and requirements 

Work Environment: 

• The working environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. A significant percentage of time will be spent indoors in an office atmosphere. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copiers and fax machines. Occasionally client work could be outside, in a warehouse, on factory floors, etc., if necessary. 

o Frequent same-day travel, using a personal vehicle, for work at client’s offices, meetings or seminars. 

o Occasional out-of-town travel, using a personal vehicle or firm provided transportation, with overnight stay for work at clients, meetings or seminars. 

Physical Demands: 

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. 
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee occasionally is required to stand; walk; use hands or fingers and reach with hands and arms. 
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to focus. 

Other Duties: 

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

To apply, please contact Curtis Payne, CPA, at (615)320-5500