Senior Audit Associate - EBP

Century City, California; San Francisco, California; US CA Pasadena; Irvine, California; El Segundo, California
Full-time
$70,000-$115,000
Posted Nov 10, 2026

Skills

Accounting
Microsoft Office
Recruiting

Job description

At Armanino, you determine your career path. This means it's possible to pursue challenges you are passionate about, in industries you care about.

Armanino is proud to be  Among the top 20 Largest Firms in the Nation  and one of the  Best Places to Work . We have a community of resources that are ready and willing to support your ideas, build your skills and expand your professional network.

We want you to integrate all aspects of your life with your career. At Armanino, we know you don’t check-out of life when you check-in at work. That’s why we’ve created a unique work environment where your passions, work, and family & friends can overlap. We want to help you achieve growth by giving you access to a network of smart and supportive people, willing to listen to your ideas.

As a Senior Associate, you will supervise and plan field audit engagements, supervise staff, recognize, research, and perform moderately complex accounting areas of the client’s balance sheet and income statements. You will help to ensure the completion of our clients’ annual reports and interact accordingly with clients to identify and resolve field audit issues.

Job Responsibilities

•Supervise, plan, and perform audits, reviews, compilations, and various consulting client engagements

•Lead a team of up to five staff members under supervision of a Manager and/or Partner

•Demonstrate an understanding of basic and moderately complex workpaper preparation

•Exhibit strong analytical skills to evaluate financial data and relationships

•Continue to develop administrative, professional and interpersonal skills to the extent of being able to organize, analyze and communicate with both the engagement team and client personnel in a professional, productive and efficient manner

•Analyze financial statement data and draw logical conclusions

•Exercise professional skepticism in the critical assessment of audit evidence

•Research and analyze pertinent client, industry and technical matters

•Identify, assess, and document controls and weaknesses in client accounting systems

•Thoroughly evaluate assigned areas of financial statements and identify potential points for improvement

•Prepare clear and accurate workpapers

•Update Managers and/or Partners of job status and assurance issues in timely manner

•Develop understanding of client businesses related to assigned assurance areas

•Know and apply specialized knowledge, for example, the rules, regulations, and code of ethics of the AICPA, be familiar with pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and the AICPA, and applicable state regulations

•Understand and comply with the Firm’s quality control policy

•Organize, analyze, and communicate with fellow auditors and client personnel professionally, productively, and efficiently.

•Perform timely review of staff workpapers and provide constructive feedback

Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field

•Minimum 3 years Public Accounting experience, including management of Employee Benefit Plan audit engagements.

•Experience in supervising Audit staff professionals

•Demonstrate understanding of accounting (GAAP) and assurance (GAAS) procedures and standards for Employee Benefit Plans.

•Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat Engagement

Preferred Qualifications

•CPA license

Armanino LLP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Armanino LLP complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Armanino LLP expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Armanino LLP’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

We are required employers to disclose the pay range and benefits summary for job openings in California, Colorado, and New York. Compensation Range for this position: $70,000-$115,000. Compensation may vary based on skills, role, and location.

Armanino has a robust offering of benefits, including:

Medical, dental, vision

Generous PTO plan

Flexible work arrangements

401K with Profit Sharing

Wellness program

Generous parental leave

For positions based in San Francisco, consistent with the SF Fair Chance Ordinance, an arrest and conviction record will not automatically disqualify a qualified applicant from consideration.

For Individuals who would be working within the City of Los Angeles, Armanino will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

To view our Consumer Notice at Collection for job applicants, please visit: https://www.armanino.com/terms/ccpa-employee-notice/

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