Senior Audit Associate - Financial Services

Your Journey at Crowe Starts Here: At Crowe, you can cultivate a fulfilling and impactful career. Enjoy real flexibility to maintain a healthy work-life balance while being trusted to deliver results and make a difference. We celebrate individuality, care for your well-being, and support your professional development. With equitable access to growth and leadership opportunities, you'll find a place where you can thrive. For over 80 years, innovation has been at the core of our audit, tax, and consulting practices. We're at the forefront of implementing exciting ideas like AI-enhanced insights to elevate our services. Join Crowe and embark on a career that allows you to shape the future of our industry. Job Description: As Crowe continues to grow, we seek the next wave of leaders, providing you with a clear path for partnership and advancement. You will have unique opportunities to move between various industry sectors within Audit & Assurance that align with your career aspirations. Are you ready for this challenge? About the Team: The Audit & Assurance team at Crowe delivers traditional attestation services, alongside accounting and consulting support for applying accounting standards. Our professionals possess deep specialization, understanding the market and the challenges our clients face, ensuring top-quality audits. Audit & Assurance is among the largest practices at Crowe. Learn more about our Audit & Assurance team! We are hiring for full-time or seasonal roles. We’re seeking Senior Audit Associates with experience in the Financial Services sector, including Banking, Private Equity, Asset Management, Insurance, and Fintech. In this role, you will develop leadership skills, gain in-depth industry knowledge, and build strong relationships. Your responsibilities will include: Managing client engagements from inception to completion, which encompasses financial statement preparation, engagement staffing, project scheduling, and administrative tasks. Supervising, training, and mentoring junior staff and interns on the audit process while evaluating their performance during engagement reviews. Fostering strong client relationships to enhance satisfaction, collaborating with client management at various levels to deliver audit services. Promoting teamwork and collaboration within your audit team to tackle client issues identified throughout the audit. Conducting research and analyzing financial statements and audit concerns using electronic databases, utilizing audit software to compile financial data. Interfacing with key client management to gather information, resolve audit-related challenges, and propose recommendations for improvement. Qualifications: A minimum of 2 years of recent public accounting external audit experience. Experience in external audit, specifically with Banking, Private Equity, Asset Management, Insurance, and Fintech clients. Strong organizational, interpersonal, technical, and accounting skills to function efficiently with clients and staff while fostering positive relationships. Prior experience in engagement management, staff review, and supervision. Ability to multitask effectively, as planning, executing, and concluding several engagements may overlap. Proficiency in conducting research on technical matters prior to manager review. This role requires meeting the educational criteria for CPA certification in your home office state; having a CPA license is advantageous. Willingness to work additional hours as required and travel to various client locations. We expect candidates to embody Crowe's values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship, acting with integrity at all times. Upon hire, candidates will need to verify their identity and eligibility to work in the United States, completing the necessary employment eligibility verification. Crowe is not sponsoring work authorization at this time. The wage range for this position is between $63,500.00 - $142,000.00 annually, reflective of skills, experience, certifications, and market needs. Our Benefits: At Crowe, your exceptional experience begins here. We value our people and offer a comprehensive rewards package. Discover what working at Crowe can mean for you! How You Can Grow: We are committed to nurturing your talent in an inclusive culture that embraces diversity. Regular meetings with your Career Coach will guide you towards achieving your career goals. About Crowe: Crowe is one of the largest public accounting, consulting, and technology firms in the U.S., leveraging industry expertise to deliver audit services to both public and private entities while assisting clients with tax, advisory, risk, and performance services. Recognized as a top workplace, Crowe serves clients globally as an independent member of Crowe Global, one of the largest accounting networks with over 200 independent firms in more than 130 countries. Crowe LLP is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. Crowe LLP does not accept unsolicited candidates, resumes, or referrals from staffing agencies or third-party recruitment services without a signed agreement. Crowe will consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, as per state and local laws. If you require assistance navigating our website or completing your application, please visit our Applicant Assistance and Accommodations page for more support.

Created: 2026-03-05