Audit Senior - Commercial (Cannabis)

Join AAFCPAs as a Senior Accountant in Audit and play a key role in delivering high-quality audit services to a diverse portfolio of commercial clients. We are seeking an experienced audit professional with strong commercial audit experience, ideally including experience working with cannabis businesses and/or other highly regulated industries.  You will become part of a team that values authenticity, inclusivity, innovation, and professional growth. In this role, you will manage multifaceted and complex assignments for a variety of clients and businesses while guiding other team members in the same. Our ideal candidate demonstrates a breadth and depth of professional knowledge and technical skills, interest in continuous learning, and the ability to build strong relationships with your teams and clients. You will collaborate as appropriate with AAFCPAs’ multidisciplinary team to meet clients’ evolving needs, sharing accountability with the manager and partner in ensuring timely and accurate service delivery and optimal client satisfaction. You will also lead audit engagement teams with an emphasis on clear communication, collaboration, and flexibility while ensuring deliverables are provided at agreed upon timelines.

A people-first CPA and consulting firm, AAFCPAs seeks ambitious, proactive individuals with great minds and great hearts. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where you can bring your authentic self to work and feel like you truly belong. We prioritize people over profit, emphasizing meaningful work, self-care, empathy, and support for our team members. Our firm is dedicated to making a positive impact through exceptional service and a people-first approach. If you are driven, compassionate, and eager to contribute to a transformative and socially minded firm, we encourage you to apply.

Company Description

AAFCPAs is an innovative and forward-thinking firm. We have enjoyed primarily organic growth with a laser focus on people, culture, and a profitable growth mindset. We have a supportive, entrepreneurial, and purposeful culture and plan to remain independent.

Our multidisciplinary team of 350+ professionals provide assurance, tax, outsourced accounting, business consulting, IT advisory, and wealth management services to nonprofits, commercial companies, wealthy individuals, and estates. In 2023, we celebrated 50 Years of Impact (1973-2023), and our sincere approach to business and service excellence has attracted discerning clients along with the best and brightest CPAs and consulting professionals. AAFCPAs donates 10 percent of its net profits annually to nonprofit organizations. We have an active Inclusion and Belonging committee and a commitment and accountability to these efforts. We publish our Impact Report annually.

AAFCPAs is an independent member of PrimeGlobal, the fourth largest CPA firm association in the world with 300+ member firms in 80+ countries. This provides our clients with seamless national and global coverage along with an advantageous pay-as-you-use model.

Core Competencies

Technical Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field; active pursuit of CPA license preferred.
• 3+ years of public accounting audit experience with commercial clients.
• Experience auditing cannabis businesses or other highly regulated industries strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of GAAP, auditing standards, and common commercial audit risk areas.
• Understanding of accounting and audit considerations specific to cannabis businesses, including inventory, revenue recognition, cash management, internal controls, and regulatory compliance, is a plus.
• Ability to manage audit engagements from planning through completion while effectively leveraging manager and partner resources.
• Strong technical accounting, research, and analytical skills with the ability to identify and resolve complex audit issues.
• Ability to work independently while proactively communicating issues and questions to engagement managers and partners.
• Strong time management, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with clients and communicate effectively with client management.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and supervise engagement teams, provide meaningful feedback, and develop staff.
• Encourage open dialogue, collaboration, and ongoing communication within engagement teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present audit findings and recommendations to clients.
• Ability to identify opportunities to improve engagement efficiency and implement best practices.
• Understand engagement risks and ensure compliance with firm policies and professional standards.
• Knowledge and demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary and Bonus Plan
• Flexible, Work from Anywhere Policy (Westborough, Boston, hybrid, or remote)
• Comprehensive Benefits Package (subsidized medical and dental, 401(k), life insurance and disability coverage)
• Generous and Flexible PTO
• On-staff Leadership and Professional Development Coaching and Training
• Complimentary Consultations with AAF Wealth Management Wealth Advisors
• Abundant Learning and Development (CPE) Catalog and Resources
• Firm-sponsored Memberships (AICPA, State CPA Society, and other Associations)
• Zip2CPA and Tailored MBA Programs
• Peer-driven and Partner-nominated Awards 
• Team Member Referral Incentives
• Full access to AAFCPAs’ Automation Center of Excellence to streamline manual processes