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