Audit Senior

About Newman CPA
Newman CPA is the largest national CPA firm focused exclusively on Common Interest Realty Associations (CIRAs). From our base in Carlsbad, CA, we serve thousands of associations across the country, and our clients stay with us. Our retention reflects the quality and consistency of our work.
We’re in a defined growth phase. We're aggressively building our national platform both organically and through acquisition. That means new markets, new books of business, and heavy investment in AI-enabled operations.
Join a team of hands-on builders setting the standard for CIRA audit and tax nationally. Growth means opportunity here: as the firm expands, senior seats open, and we promote the people we train. We invest in structured technical training, CPA exam support, and leaders whose job includes training you to operate at the next level.
The Role
As an Audit Senior, you own the engagement. You will still carry jobs yourself and do real work, particularly the complex and judgment-heavy areas. But the bigger lever in this seat is what your staff produces, and review is an important piece of the job.
In this hybrid role of doer and reviewer, you assign the work, teach the procedure before handing it off, review what comes back, and coach on the gap. You will run several engagements at once, which makes prioritization and scheduling a real part of the job: knowing which job needs attention today, which staff member is stuck, and which deadline is about to slip.
What You'll Own
Review, which is a critical part of this seat. Catching what is wrong while the engagement is still open, and giving feedback specific enough to change how the work gets done next time rather than just clearing the note.
The output of your engagements, regardless of who performed the work. You are accountable for the file that reaches your manager, and for it arriving complete.
The complex and judgment-heavy work, including reserve fund activity, related party transactions, contingencies, and anything with more technical depth than a staff auditor should be carrying alone. You perform these yourself.
Developing your staff, teaching the procedure before assigning it and building auditors who need less from you each engagement than they did the last.
Assigning and prioritizing the work, matching jobs to the right staff, stretching them deliberately, and keeping several engagements moving at once without letting any of them stall.
Keeping your staff and your jobs on track, which means knowing who is stuck before they tell you, and which deadline is at risk before it slips.
Engagement planning, including the audit plan, materiality, budget, and the staffing the job actually requires.
Draft financial statements and footnote disclosures prepared to a standard that requires few review comments.
Client communication on document requests, open items, and issues, escalating to the manager before a problem becomes a delay.
Engagement status in GoFileRoom, current enough that your manager never has to ask where a job stands.
Post-fieldwork wrap-up and clearing reviewer notes on time.
What You Bring
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in accounting, or a related field with an accounting emphasis
3 or more years of audit experience in public accounting
Demonstrated ability to move an engagement from planning through completion with limited supervision
Experience reviewing the work of staff auditors and giving feedback that improves it
Experience supervising staff auditors: assigning work, teaching people who are still learning the procedure, and keeping them on schedule
The judgment to know when to coach a staff auditor through a task and when to take it on yourself
Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and GAAS
Strong oral and written communication skills, and the confidence to raise an issue early
Authorization to work permanently in the United States
Even Better
Experience auditing common interest realty associations, including FASB ASC 972 and the Davis-Stirling Act
Adjacent high-volume recurring assurance work: nonprofit and Single Audit, employee benefit plans, or governmental fund accounting
Experience with a paperless audit environment and workflow tools such as Engagement and GoFileRoom
Exposure to association tax returns
Valid CPA license
What We Offer
Competitive salary
401(k) with company match
Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision. Life insurance available.
Paid time off and paid holidays
Focus on work/life balance
Strong mentoring program with a focus on the success of each team member
Equal Opportunity Employer
Newman CPA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, legally protected physical or mental disability, covered veteran status, status in the U.S. uniformed services, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or membership in any other legally protected category.

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