Financial Statement Audit Associate

About the job

Our client is a highly respected, rapidly growing international public accounting and professional services firm (150–300 employees) specializing in cross-border corporate assurance, tax advisory, and financial structuring. They serve as a critical advisory partner to major multinational corporations and fast-scaling enterprises operating between North America and the Asia-Pacific region.

We are seeking an operationally precise, analytically rigorous, entry-level Financial Statement Audit Associate to join their fully remote assurance practice in the United States. Working under the supervision of a Senior Auditor or Manager, you will examine accounting records, evaluate internal controls, and perform substantive testing to verify the accuracy of client financial statements.

Why Join Us

• 100% Remote Autonomy: Experience absolute geographical flexibility, executing high-stakes public accounting tasks from anywhere within the United States using secure, cloud-based auditing environments.
• Accelerated CPA Support: Gain valuable, qualifying professional work experience required for your CPA (Certified Public Accountant) licensure under the direct mentorship of licensed CPAs.
• Diverse Cross-Border Portfolio: Fast-track your technical accounting acumen by auditing diversified financial entities spanning technology, logistics, and manufacturing sectors.

Responsibilities

Audit Execution & Substantive Testing

• Workpaper Preparation: Prepare clear, meticulous audit working papers, trial balances, and financial data aggregations in complete accordance with established standards.
• Substantive Testing: Execute analytical procedures and testing on core balance sheet and income statement accounts (e.g., cash verification, accounts receivable, inventory, and revenue recognition).
• Data Verification: Trace client financial transactions throughout digital accounting systems to gather sufficient and appropriate audit evidence.

Internal Controls & Compliance

• Control Evaluation: Assist the audit team in executing walkthroughs to evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of clients' internal financial controls.
• GAAP Alignment Audits: Review client financial statements to ensure absolute compliance with US GAAP or corporate IFRS disclosure frameworks.
• Misstatement Identification: Flag and document financial statement anomalies, internal control variances, or minor misstatements for senior team review.

Bilingual Client Coordination & HQ Synchronization

• Client Engagement: Collaborate directly with clients' internal accounting and finance teams to safely gather necessary financial records, ledgers, and inventory listings.
• Bilingual Document Review: Review, translate, and cross-reference financial statements, corporate bylaws, and transaction receipts drafted in both English and Korean.
• HQ Communications: Serve as a reliable, bilingual communication channel between North American audit squads and overseas parent company financial directories.

Qualifications

Required

• Language Mastery: Absolute professional fluency in both English and Korean (written and verbal) is an essential framework requirement. You must have the structural capability to interview clients, draft formal audit findings, and interpret financial records in both languages fluently.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related quantitative corporate discipline.
• Experience: Entry-level (0 to 2 years of professional experience). Prior internship experience within public accounting, corporate bookkeeping, or external auditing is highly valued.
• Technical Software Skills: High operational literacy across the MS Office Suite, with advanced proficiency in MS Excel (XLOOKUPs, pivot tables, and data compilation formulas).
• Core Competencies: Meticulous attention to detail, strong logical reasoning capabilities, high ethical standards, and a professional team-first attitude.

Preferred

• Active tracking or qualification to sit for the CPA exam (completion of 150-credit requirements is a significant plus).
• Foundational familiarity with specialized data-driven audit analysis software or cloud-based ERP systems (SAP/Oracle).

Job Location & Details

• Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
• Visa Eligibility: Open to F-1 OPT / STEM OPT candidates; performance-based H-1B visa sponsorship track available
• USD Salary Range: $65,000 – $78,000 / year
• Benefits Package: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage, 401(k) retirement matching architecture, home-office workspace stipends, PTO allocation, and fully covered immigration legal counsel support layers.