Independence & Ethics Sr Associate

Grant Thornton is seeking an Independence & Ethics Senior Associate to join the team. Approved office locations can be found below.

Responsibilities

• Ability to learn and apply independence and ethical standards to:
  
  
  
  • Personal independence compliance
  
  
  • Audit/Attest clients and audit affiliate relationships
  
  
  • Nonaudit and business relationships, including partner rotation
  
  


• Assist personnel with various independence inquiries, including assisting with independence audits or review self-audit questionnaires and evaluating non-audit services and business relationships


• Assist in developing and maintaining various independence resources or publications


• Assist with the development of annual firm independence training or other related training requests Independence and Ethics receives from services lines


• Maintain active communication with the Independence and Ethics team while demonstrating strong project management skills while overseeing the efforts of multiple projects


• Motivated self-starter managing multiple projects simultaneously and competing priorities in a fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment by leading and collaborating

Skills 

• Strong skills in Microsoft Office tools


• Excellent written and oral communications 


• Strong organization and project management skills, including interpersonal skills


• Team management of staff


• Problem Solving Skills: Resolve problems of team, appropriately identifying and escalating issues based on risk


• Agile: Ability to adapt and accept challenging situations and tasks and perform with the utmost professionalism

Professional Experience / Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience


• Minimum 3 – 7 years of progressive audit, advisory or tax in a medium to large public accounting firm


• Experience in a professional standards or quality role is a plus


• CPA a plus

The base salary range for this position is between $80,000 and $105,000. Placement within the pay range is at Grant Thornton’s discretion, and it is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, progression within the role, geographic location, and internal equity. At Grant Thornton, compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.