**Job Title:** Audit Assistant
**Position Type:** Full-Time, Remote
**Working Hours:** U.S. client business hours (with flexibility during audit cycles and filing deadlines)
**About the Role:**
Our client is seeking an **Audit Assistant** to support internal and external audit engagements. This role involves preparing schedules, reconciling accounts, maintaining audit-ready records, and ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal standards. The Audit Assistant plays a critical role in accuracy and transparency, helping auditors verify financial statements and controls.
**Responsibilities:**
**Audit Preparation:**
* Compile and organize PBC (Prepared By Client) schedules for auditors.
* Gather supporting documentation for transactions, contracts, and reconciliations.
* Maintain organized, accessible audit files (digital and/or physical).
**Testing & Verification:**
* Assist in walkthroughs and control testing.
* Verify supporting data for sample selections requested by auditors.
* Reconcile account balances and ensure variance explanations are documented.
**Compliance & Controls:**
* Ensure compliance with GAAP/IFRS standards and internal policies.
* Support SOX testing and other regulatory requirements if applicable.
* Document findings and escalate discrepancies to managers.
**Collaboration:**
* Work with accounting, finance, HR, and operations teams to gather records.
* Partner with external auditors during fieldwork, responding to requests in a timely manner.
**Reporting & Documentation:**
* Prepare audit status reports for management.
* Maintain logs of outstanding requests and follow-ups.
* Assist in drafting recommendations for improving internal controls.
**What Makes You a Perfect Fit:**
* Highly detail-oriented and accurate.
* Strong organizational and documentation skills.
* Comfortable working with confidential and sensitive data.
* Able to balance deadlines and multiple audit requests simultaneously.
**Required Experience & Skills (Minimum):**
* 1–2 years experience in audit support, accounting, or finance.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Excel/Google Sheets (pivot tables, vlookups, reconciliations).
* Familiarity with accounting software (QuickBooks, NetSuite, SAP, or Oracle).
* Strong written and verbal communication skills.
**Ideal Experience & Skills:**
* Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
* Exposure to SOX, PCAOB, or industry-specific compliance standards.
* Experience supporting external auditors in public accounting or internal audit teams.
* Knowledge of risk management and internal control frameworks (COSO, ISO).
**What Does a Typical Day Look Like?**
An Audit Assistant’s day revolves around collecting, organizing, and verifying data for audit teams. You will:
* Start by reviewing the audit request list, prioritizing urgent items.
* Prepare reconciliations and schedules to support financial statement balances.
* Respond to auditor requests, pulling invoices, contracts, and transaction details.
* Assist in control testing, documenting walkthroughs or providing evidence of compliance.
* Update audit trackers to monitor open requests and deadlines.
* Wrap up by summarizing progress, escalating outstanding issues, and preparing documents for the next day.
**In essence:** you ensure audits are efficient, accurate, and fully supported with audit-ready documentation.
**Key Metrics for Success (KPIs):**
* % of audit requests fulfilled on time.
* Accuracy of reconciliations and schedules prepared.
* Zero material audit findings due to missing documentation.
* Positive feedback from auditors and finance managers.
* Organized, audit-ready files maintained year-round.
**Interview Process:**
* Initial Phone Screen
* Video Interview with Pavago Recruiter
* Practical Task (e.g., reconcile a sample account or prepare a mock audit schedule)
* Client Interview with Audit/Finance Leadership
* Offer & Background Verification
