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Withum is a forward-thinking, technology-driven advisory and accounting firm, helping clients to Be in a Position of StrengthSM in today’s modern business landscape. Withum empowers clients with innovative tools and solutions to address their accounting, tax, and overall business management needs. Withum is a place where talent thrives. We recruit only the best and brightest people, with a genuine passion for the business.  

This Life Sciences Audit Senior Associate role will be based out of our East Brunswick, Red Bank or Princeton, NJ offices. You'll work alongside an integrated team of seasoned, well-known CPAs and industry leaders. In this position, you will take a lead role on all aspects of audit engagements, from planning to completion, to include supervision/mentoring of staff and building/maintaining relationships with clients.     

Our Life Science Assurance practice group provides tremendous career opportunities in an environment of the highest ethical standards and professionalism. We are committed to practicing work/life balance, a culture you can thrive in and offer extremely competitive salary and benefit packages. 

Withum’s brand is a reflection of our people, our culture and our strength. Withum has become synonymous with teamwork and client service excellence. The cornerstone of our success can truly be accredited to the dedicated professionals who work here every day, whose mission is to help our clients grow and thrive - to be in a position of strength. But our commitment goes beyond our clients as we continue to live the Withum Way, promoting personal and professional growth for all team members, clients, and surrounding communities.   

How You'll Spend Your Time: 

Leading the engagement team staff on the planning and execution of an audit engagement to effectively and efficiently provide world-class client service 
Overseeing the day-to-day operations of the audit engagement from staffing, planning, risk assessment, fieldwork, financial reporting and the conclusion 
Providing supervision, training and support to the engagement staff and promote open communication to the engagement manager and partner 
Managing multiple engagements concurrently with various teams to efficiently meet client deadlines 
Creating and tracking engagement budgets to review for inefficiencies that may arise during the audit and maintain profitable realization rates 
Reviewing and evaluating work papers, and determine compliance with professional standards and firm policy 
Reviewing reports and financial statements 
Reviewing with the engagement partner significant findings that raise questions involving auditing standards and firm policy 
Managing risk and ensure quality control procedures are being executed 
Effectively managing employee and client expectations 
Developing and maintaining positive working relationships with client management  
Providing on-the-job training to team members  
Developing staff by taking an active role in the Firm’s learning and development activities 
Completing performance evaluations constructively and timely, and also provide ongoing performance feedback to employees

The Kinds of People We Want to Talk to Have Many of The Following: 

Bachelor’s degree in accounting
Advanced knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)   
2+ years of relevant experience 
Excellent analytical, technical, and auditing skills including, specifically within the Life Science niche 
Ability to articulately communicate professional/technical knowledge 
Effective business advisory skills 
Decisively identify and execute solutions to problems 
Ability to meet deadlines with accuracy 
Exceptional client service and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships
Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing projects in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment
Strong leadership, training, and mentoring skills, coupled with excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills to represent the Firm well to engagement partners or client's management 
Excellent organizational and project management skills and strong attention to detail

WithumSmith+Brown, PC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, age, sex, (including pregnancy), genetic information, marital status, domestic partnership status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, national origin, disability or handicap, veteran status, weight, height, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

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