Audit Sr.Assoc.Public & Middle Market-AUDIT003674

This is a Audit Senior Associate Public and Middle Market position located in Ridgeland, MS. 

HORNE is a professional services firm founded on a cornerstone of public accounting. As a top 25 business advisory firm, our 2,000 team members serve clients from offices and project locations across the nation and Puerto Rico. Our Public and Middle Market team brings an owners mindset to companies and delivers game-changing results. We help clients navigate the business, financial, tax, technical and personnel issues that arise along the way so they can focus on growing their business and creating a competitive advantage. If youre ready to go beyond a traditional CPA position, lead a team to anticipate clients future and make your mark on the profession, then keep reading. If you are eager to own your career and inspire a team to provide an exceptional client experience, then we want you to join our team as an Audit Senior Associate serving our public and middle market clients. Apply today and start thriving in an environment to flex both your leadership and technical skills. Senior Associates have the technical knowledge and experience to work independently and often lead one or more Associates, in delivering the growth mindset experience to our public and middle market clients. Senior Associates must have strong project management and communication skills.

Job Requirements: Performs diversified accounting, auditing, and consulting assignments under the direction of Supervisor, Manager or Partner. Prepares financial calculations and models. Demonstrates competency in technical skills, work quality, and application of professional and Firm standards. Meets time constraints and client expectations o the timing of deliverables. Participates in planning and scheduling client projects. Documents work performed and summarizes any findings. Prepares written reports and/or sections to be included in a report. Assists in proofing schedules, calculations, work papers, reports, and other documents. Performs other duties as needed in projects and as assigned by supervisory personnel. Assists in recruiting entry-level and experienced staff by serving as greeters for on-campus interviews and such other recruiting duties as needed and attend Beta Alpha Psi events, career days, and functions at colleges and universities sponsored by the Firm. Develops relationships with clients and provides high quality client service. Adding value to clients businesses is an integral part of the job requirements. Begins to learn cross-selling opportunities and refer those opportunities to more qualified professionals. Accepts responsibility for accuracy of data entry, accumulation, and maintenance in all aspects of what we do as an accounting and consulting Firm. Learns through Performance Advisor or direct Supervisor proper delegation and management of workload and demonstrates ability to properly delegate and manage workload. Assists in marketing and promoting the Firm.

Responsibilities: Encouraged to join a community association related to his/her field after first year of employment with Performance Advisor approval prior to joining. Participates in Full Potential Development Program and serves as new hire buddy. Assumes individual responsibility to learn all new technology introduced by the Firm as appropriate for service/practice area. Such other duties as may be assigned.

Required Experience and Education: Normally a minimum of two (2) to three (3) years experience in public accounting or consulting, demonstrating a progression in complexity and number of projects.
Bachelors or Masters degree in Accounting, or degree appropriate to practice area. Current and valid CPA license strongly preferred. If not currently a CPA, the ideal candidate must be CPA eligible and working toward obtaining licensure by taking and passing applicable state CPA exam

If CPA, must be a member in good standing with the AICPA and respective state societies. Profic ency in use of computers and computer accounting software, or software appropriate to practice group
The firm youll be joining is a decidedly different CPA-led business advisory firm. We are changing expectations by elevating client experiences to strategic and anticipatory versus historical. HORNE goes beyond traditional accounting to collaborate, advise and align with clients to transform rapid change and uncertainties into opportunities for growth and profitability. We are a team that focuses on reaching our full potential, rewards high performance, and prioritizes leadership development for every team member. We focus our industry knowledge and experience in banking, construction, franchise, government, healthcare and public and middle market companies. Public and middle market companies include industries ranging from manufacturing, retail, transportation and logistics, technology and communication, agribusiness, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, real estate, insurance, and energy. These companies trust HORNE for service-based insights. Focused on the causes of complexity, we help clients establish the agility necessary to take advantage of opportunities, maintain growth, keep costs at bay, and maximize returns.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access…