Audit Associate – Summer/Fall 2025, Spring 2026 – JR100281_0-7366

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Overview

Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing
clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major
regions of the U.S. and in many of the worlds leading financial
centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and
Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker
Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice
structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and
applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US,
LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to
its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities
provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly
Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA
firms.

Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker
Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide
network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141
territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue
of $5.2 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on
LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

Please discuss the work location status with your Baker Tilly talent
acquisition professional to understand the requirements for an
opportunity you are exploring.

Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without
regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or
protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any
other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal,
state or local law.

Any unsolicited resumes submitted through our website or to Baker Tilly
Advisory Group, LP, employee e-mail accounts are considered property of
Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, and are not subject to payment of agency
fees. In order to be an authorized recruitment agency (“search firm”)
for Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, there must be a formal written
agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by Baker Tillys
Talent Attraction team, to submit candidates for review via our
applicant tracking system.

Job Description:

Responsibilities

Are you looking for an accounting role to launch your career?

Do you want to work with privately held and publicly traded companies
that occupy all stages of development?

As an Audit Associate at Baker Tilly (BT), you will be a value
architect delivering audit and other assurance services to clients. As
one of the fastest growing firms in the nation, BT offers you upward
career trajectory, flexibility in how and where you get your work done
and meaningful relationships with clients, teammates and leadership who
truly care about you and your development.

You will enjoy this role if you:

– Desire to become a trusted business advisor, working face-to-face
with clients to find creative solutions to complex accounting and
business challenges
– Want to work for a leading CPA advisory firm whose owners have both
their clients and employees best interests in mind and are
transparent in their decisions
– Value your development and want to work for a firm that provides a
great work environment (ask us about My Time Off, My Development and
Dress for Your Day!)
– Want to grow professionally and develop your client service and
technical accounting skills to build a career with endless
opportunities now, for tomorrow

You will have the opportunity to:

– Be a trusted member of the engagement team providing various
assurance and consulting services:
– Proactively engage with your clients throughout the year to
gather needed information to complete testing and respond to
questions raised
– Perform substantive testing on clients balance sheets and
income statements
– Test for deficiencies of internal controls and discussing
recommendations for improvement
– Learn and grow from direct on-the-job coaching and mentoring along
with participating in firm wide learning and development programs
– Utilize your entrepreneurial skills to network and build strong
relationships internally and externally with clients
– Build friendships and strong work relationships while gaining
valuable experience

Qualifications

Successful candidates willhave:

Bachelors or masters degree in accounting or a related degree in
business, with sufficient course work and credits to sit for the CPA
exam in the state you are being considered

Outstanding academic performance required, with a preferred GPA of 3.0
or above

Relevant internship, work experience and/or involvement with a
professional organization

The abilityto work effectively in a team environment with all levels of
client pers