Senior Audit Accountant - Manufacturing, Retail & Distribution

  • Category: Accountant Jobs
  • Location: Reston, Virginia
  • Job Type: Full Time / Part Time
  • Salary: Estimated: $ 21K to 32K
  • Published on: 2025/09/21

Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field
Requires at 1-3 years of accounting related experience
Ability to plan, prioritize, and organize work effectively on multiple tasks
CPA or CPA eligibility required
Adaptable to various levels of client complexities of people, processes, and systems
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to travel to client sites
Responsibilities
Audit financial statements, quarterly financial information, and clients' annual reports
Take part in pre-audit planning to assess the risk of material misstatement of financial accounts to design effective audit procedures
Identify accounting and audit issues and perform research to solve issues
Responsible for testing internal controls, policies, and procedures and making recommendations
Perform audits under Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS), Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) auditing standards, and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)
Proactively build relationships and communicate with clients and associates
Teach, train, and develop incoming staff/interns
Job description
At Wipfli, people count.

At Wipfli, our people are core to everything we do—the catalyst behind our ability to create exceptional impact and extraordinary results.

We believe in flexibility. We focus on relationships. We encourage each individual to follow their own path.

People truly matter and they feel it. For those looking to make a difference and find a professional home, Wipfli offers a career-defining opportunity.

Responsibilities
• Audit financial statements, quarterly financial information, and clients' annual reports.
• Take part in pre-audit planning to assess the risk of material misstatement of financial accounts to design effective audit procedures.
• Identify accounting and audit issues and perform research to solve issues.
• Responsible for testing internal controls, policies, and procedures and making recommendations.
• Perform audits under Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS), Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) auditing standards, and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX).
• Proactively build relationships and communicate with clients and associates.
• Teach, train, and develop incoming staff/interns.

Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field.
• Requires at 1-3 years of accounting related experience.
• Ability to plan, prioritize, and organize work effectively on multiple tasks.
• CPA or CPA eligibility required.
• Adaptable to various levels of client complexities of people, processes, and systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to travel to client sites.

Additional Details

Wipfli is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All candidates will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, ****** orientation, gender identify, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Wipfli is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or participate in our recruiting process, please send us an email athr@wipfli.com


Company Name: Wipfli

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