Audit Associate

Audit COE Senior Associate — Income Tax Tower

Pay Rate: $67/hour (W2)

Location: Fully Remote

Open to: All U.S. regions and time zones

Employment Type: Contract

Minimum Requirements

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Field of Study: Accounting

Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience
• CPA license preferred

Required Qualifications

• Familiarity with auditing systems such as Aura
• ASC 740 (Accounting for Income Taxes) experience — not just general “national taxes”
• Strong background in income tax accounting and tax provision
• Demonstrated experience with AFIT (Accounting for Income Taxes)
• Experience with tax provision and deferred taxes
• Candidates with public accounting experience have been most successful
• Industry/private-company–only backgrounds have not been a good fit
• Must bring a traditional audit background with tax experience

Key Responsibilities

• Work within the Audit Center of Excellence (COE), supporting the Income Tax Tower
• Utilize auditing systems such as Aura
• Perform audit procedures related to ASC 740, AFIT, income tax accounting, and tax provision
• Support engagements involving deferred taxes and other AFIT-related areas
• Apply a strong understanding of income tax accounting principles, GAAP, and technical tax matters
• Contribute to both external and internal audit efforts
• Collaborate with audit teams to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance in tax-related audit work
• Bring a public accounting–aligned audit approach to all assignments

Skills

• Income Tax
• Tax Audit
• Tax Provision
• Deferred Taxes
• AFIT (Accounting for Income Taxes)
• COE Development
• External Audit
• Internal Audit