Audit Assistant

Job Description

📊 Audit Assistant (Accounting, Reconciliations, GAAP/IFRS) – Remote | U.S. Hours

Position Type: Full-Time, Remote

Working Hours: U.S. Business Hours

🚀 About the Role

We’re hiring a detail-oriented Audit Assistant to support internal and external audits, financial reconciliations, compliance reporting, and audit-ready documentation.

This is not a passive administrative role.

You’ll play a key role in:

• audit preparation and support
• account reconciliations
• financial data validation
• compliance and internal controls
• maintaining organized audit documentation

You’ll work closely with:

• accounting teams
• finance leadership
• external auditors
• operations teams

to ensure financial records remain accurate, compliant, and audit-ready.

If you are highly organized, analytical, and strong with reconciliations and financial documentation, this role is a strong fit.

🔥 What You’ll Own

Audit Preparation & Documentation

• Prepare and organize:

  • PBC (Prepared By Client) schedules
  • audit support files
  • reconciliations
  • transaction documentation

• Gather supporting documents including:

  • invoices
  • contracts
  • bank records
  • journal entries
  • financial reports

• Maintain clean, structured, and audit-ready documentation systems

• Track outstanding audit requests and follow-ups

Reconciliations & Financial Verification

• Perform reconciliations across:

  • bank accounts
  • accounts payable
  • accounts receivable
  • general ledger balances

• Investigate and explain variances or discrepancies

• Validate financial data accuracy and completeness

• Support month-end and year-end audit preparation

Audit Testing & Internal Controls

• Assist with:

  • audit walkthroughs
  • sample testing
  • control verification

• Support SOX and compliance-related testing where applicable

• Document findings, risks, and inconsistencies

• Escalate discrepancies or missing information proactively

Compliance & Regulatory Support

• Ensure compliance with:

  • GAAP
  • IFRS
  • internal accounting policies

• Support regulatory and external audit requirements

• Help maintain accurate audit trails and supporting schedules

• Assist in improving internal controls and audit processes

Reporting & Collaboration

• Prepare audit progress updates and status reports

• Coordinate with:

  • finance teams
  • accounting teams
  • HR
  • operations
  • external auditors

• Maintain clear communication regarding deadlines and audit requests

• Help ensure audit deliverables are completed accurately and on time

💻 Must-Have Requirements

Experience

• 1–2+ years of experience in:

  • audit support
  • accounting
  • finance
  • reconciliations
  • compliance support

Core Skills

• Strong proficiency with:

  • Excel
  • Google Sheets
  • Pivot Tables
  • VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP
  • reconciliations
  • financial tracking

• Familiarity with accounting systems such as:

  • QuickBooks
  • NetSuite
  • SAP
  • Oracle

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Excellent attention to detail and documentation accuracy

• Strong written and verbal English communication skills

• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and audit requests simultaneously

⭐ Nice to Have

• Bachelor’s degree in:

  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • related field

• Exposure to:

  • SOX
  • PCAOB
  • internal audit processes
  • compliance frameworks

• Experience supporting external auditors

• Familiarity with:

  • COSO
  • ISO controls
  • audit documentation systems

🧠 What Makes You a Strong Fit

• You are highly detail-oriented and process-driven
• You enjoy organizing and validating financial data
• You can identify discrepancies quickly and accurately
• You work well under deadlines and structured workflows
• You communicate clearly with auditors and internal teams
• You take ownership of accuracy and documentation quality

📅 What a Typical Day Looks Like

• Prepare audit schedules and supporting documentation
• Reconcile accounts and investigate variances
• Respond to audit requests from internal and external auditors
• Update audit trackers and maintain documentation logs
• Support control testing and compliance checks
• Coordinate with accounting and finance teams for missing information
• Maintain organized audit files and reporting records

In short:

You help ensure financial records are accurate, compliant, organized, and fully audit-ready.

📊 Key Metrics for Success (KPIs)

• Timely completion of audit requests and reconciliations
• Accuracy of financial documentation and reporting
• Reduction in audit findings caused by missing or incorrect data
• Well-organized and audit-ready records
• Strong responsiveness during audit cycles
• Positive feedback from auditors and finance leadership

🌟 Why This Role Stands Out

• Strong exposure to accounting, audit, and compliance operations

• Opportunity to work closely with finance leadership and auditors

• High-impact role supporting financial accuracy and compliance

• Structured workflows with clear operational ownership

• Opportunity to grow into:

  • Staff Accountant
  • Senior Audit Associate
  • Compliance Analyst
  • Financial Reporting roles

• Fully remote role with U.S.-aligned collaboration

🧪 Interview Process

• Initial Screening Call
• Recruiter Interview
• Practical Assessment (reconciliations + audit documentation scenario)
• Client Interview
• Offer & Onboarding

👉 Apply Now

If you:

• thrive in detail-oriented financial environments
• enjoy reconciliations and audit preparation
• are highly organized and process-driven
• care deeply about accuracy and compliance

this role is a strong fit for you.