Audit Staff

About Ascend

Ascend empowers entrepreneurial CPAs to reach their goals with an innovative growth model that brings their firms into the new age. Backed by private equity from people-focused Alpine Investors Ascend is building a modern platform for regional accounting firms that enables them to stay independent while accessing the resources of a large CPA firm to help them grow. Ascend provides access to growth capital robust talent acquisition best-of-breed technology a catalytic leadership system shared back-office services and modernized equity incentives so that firms can surmount todays industry challenges and reach their full potential. Founded in January 2023 the company attained revenues sufficient to qualify it as a Top 100 U.S. accounting firm within six months of operation. For more information visit .

About LMC

LMC was founded in 2010 on the principle of delivering out-of-the-box trusted expert guidance. Great clients is one aspect but it is our even greater staff that sets us apart.

For us its about creating a positive work environment that offers flexibility and growth.

LMC is searching for an Audit Staff in our New York City office. We seek an energetic self-motivated professional with a genuine desire to embrace this challenging career opportunity to work in a team-oriented environment while taking on a variety of assignments. Qualified individuals will have the opportunity to join our employee friendly corporate culture.

What Youll Do:

• Assist client audit engagements which include planning executing directing and completing financial audits.
• Begin to develop advanced knowledge and other special purpose frameworks where applicable and financial statement presentation.
• Obtain a thorough understanding of generally accepted auditing standards and common audit procedures and techniques.
• Supervise train and mentor associates and interns on audit process.
• Research and analyze financial statement and audit related issues.
• Acquire a working knowledge of the clients business.
• Proactively interact with key clients management to gather information resolve problems and make recommendations for business and process improvements.
• Perform other job-related duties as necessary

Qualifications:

• Bachelors or Masters degree with major in Accounting
• Experience auditing Banks/Financial Institutions
• CPA License or actively working toward attaining CPA license
• Minimum of 1-2 years of public accounting experience
• U.S. GAAP/GAAS knowledge
• Outstanding communication skills both oral and written
• Demonstrates an ability to function at a high level in a deadline driven time-sensitive environment
• Must be a team player
• Highly organized able to prioritize tasks responsive and polished communication skills (verbal and written).
• Proficient with business software tools such as CCH Engagement and Microsoft Office applications.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of essential functions responsibilities or requirements.

Working at LMC provides unlimited growth potential along with a competitive compensation and benefits package. We also offer flexible hours & hybrid options to accommodate a work-life balance.

The annual base salary range for this role is $. This range includes the anticipated low and high end of LMCs salary range for this position. Actual compensation may vary based on various factors including experience education and/or skill level.

LMC is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race color sex religion sexual orientation national origin disability genetic information pregnancy or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal state or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization including hiring recruiting promotion termination layoff recall leave of absence compensation benefits training and apprenticeship. LMC makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications merit and business needs at the time.