Audit Assistant

**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