Audit Senior
External
Ascendtogether · Duluth, GAPrepare for this interview
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About the role
About Ascend Backed by private equity from people-focused Alpine Investors, Ascend is building a dynamic platform for regional accounting firms that enables them to stay independent while accessing the resources of a Top 25 firm to help them grow. Ascend provides access to growth capital, robust talent acquisition and training, leading quality management resources, best-of-breed technology, AI tools, an offshore captive, shared back-office services, a catalytic leadership system, and modernized equity incentives so that firms can surmount today's industry challenges to reach their full potential. For more information, visit www.ascendtogether.com . About Wilson Lewis Wilson Lewis is a growing accounting and advisory firm with offices in Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, and Gainesville, designed to make life easier for clients. Our main objective is to offer quality advisory services, personal attention, and serve as an economic guide to protect and grow your future. At Wilson Lewis, we believe that great work begins with great people. You'll join a firm where collaboration, professional growth, and a genuine sense of community are part of everyday life. We take pride in providing high-quality client service in a supportive, flexible environment - and we're looking for team members who share our values of excellence, integrity, and fun. In 2025, we are a Regional Leader (Accounting Today), an Inside Public Accounting Top 500 Firm, have been recognized as a Best Place to Work in Georgia (Georgia Trend Magazine) and Atlanta (Atlanta Business Chronicle), and earned the Best of Accounting Client Satisfaction credential from ClearlyRated. We are seeking an Audit Senior to join our team! In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on audits, reviews, compilations within a variety of different industry niches.
Responsibilities
- Lead client audit engagements, which include planning executing, directing, and completing financial audits.
- Begin to develop advanced technical knowledge
- Continue to develop understanding of generally accepted auditing standards and common audit procedures and techniques.
- Research and analyze financial statement and audit related issues.
- Acquire a working knowledge of the client's business.
- Perform other job-related duties as necessary
- Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or business with a certificate in accounting from an accredited university
- Pursuing CPA license
- Minimum of 2 years of public accounting experience
- Applied working knowledge of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), U.S. Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS)
- Outstanding, responsive and polished communication skills, both oral and written.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Demonstrates an ability to function at a high level in a deadline driven, time-sensitive environment
- Highly organized and able to prioritize tasks.
Requirements
- Active CPA in good standing
- Location
- At Wilson Lewis, we're focused on creating a collaborative environment. This individual would ideally sit in the Duluth office but is also welcome to sit at the Atlanta, or Gainesville location, or a hybrid of the 3 depending on commute.
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