Contract Compliance Services

PKF Texas is seeking a Contract Compliance Services Senior Associate to serve on a variety of engagements. The Contract Compliance Services Senior Associate must be able to handle complex assignments, task and testing procedures, and manage their time for multiple projects and clients. The Contract Compliance Services Senior Associate will work alongside the audit department professional staff here at PKF Texas. PKF Texas offers a diversified experience in public accounting and provides our team members with opportunities to grow, develop and advance within their careers.

Responsibilities:

• Lead third-party engagements to audit compliance of licensees, vendors and suppliers

• Plan and prepare tests on third-party data for completeness and accuracy

• Analyze complex license agreements and identify potential issues for further analysis

• Contribute to the completion of quantitative and qualitative analysis on a variety of client and third-party contract-related data

• Evaluate client provided data, recognizes complex technical issues, and use strategic decision-making skills to assist PKF of Texas management in solving problems

• Appropriately manage engagement risk and ensure quality control procedures are being executed

• Ensure top quality client service and communicate with clients on a consistent basis to maintain a smooth working relationship

• Identify and resolve client/team issues in a timely manner

• Maintain active communication with the engagement team and clients to manage expectations, deadlines, and deliverables

• Demonstrate knowledge of all technical aspects of the job, including related knowledge of necessary systems, processes and procedures

• Follow regulations and professional ethics of state bodies appropriate to discipline, including AICPA

• Be conscious of and work to achieve personal and departmental goals as determined by the Audit Practice Leader

Requirements:

• Minimum requirement is a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting with 2-5 years of experience in audit, internal audit and/or forensic accounting

• At a minimum, candidates must be CPA eligible and pursuing a certification in the accounting industry

• Experience with analytical software such as IDEA, DataSnipper and/or PowerBI

• Public accounting or other professional services experience preferred

• High understanding of data analysis techniques

• Must maintain required CPE credits annually

• Ability to effectively use Microsoft Office, especially Excel

• Ability to organize work and projects, multi-task, prioritize and meet deadlines

• Ability to complete work in an efficient and accurate manner

•Excellent communication skills with the ability to apply understanding to carry out and to give instructions in written, oral, or diagram form

• Ability to travel to client sites as needed