Audit Senior - Commercial (Cannabis)

Overview

This Senior Accountant, Audit role involves delivering high-quality audit services to a diverse portfolio of commercial clients. The position manages multifaceted and complex assignments, guides other team members, and leads audit engagement teams from planning through completion.

The ideal candidate has strong commercial audit experience, ideally including work with cannabis businesses or other highly regulated industries. Success in this role requires sound professional knowledge, strong technical skills, continuous-learning mindset, and the ability to build trusted relationships with engagement teams and clients.

The Senior Accountant will collaborate with multidisciplinary professionals to meet clients’ evolving needs and share accountability with the manager and partner for timely, accurate service delivery and client satisfaction. Clear communication, collaboration, flexibility, and adherence to agreed-upon timelines are essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage audit engagements from planning through completion while appropriately leveraging manager and partner resources.
• Lead and supervise engagement teams, provide meaningful feedback, and support staff development.
• Encourage open dialogue, collaboration, and ongoing communication within engagement teams.
• Identify and resolve complex audit issues using strong technical accounting, research, and analytical skills.
• Proactively communicate issues and questions to engagement managers and partners.
• Build trusted relationships with clients and communicate effectively with client management.
• Present audit findings and recommendations to clients.
• Identify opportunities to improve engagement efficiency and implement best practices.
• Understand engagement risks and ensure compliance with firm policies and professional standards.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to address clients’ needs.

Requirements

• 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.
• Strong understanding of GAAP, auditing standards, and common commercial audit risk areas.
• Strong time management, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while maintaining proactive communication.
• Knowledge and demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience auditing cannabis businesses or other highly regulated industries.
• Understanding of accounting and audit considerations specific to cannabis businesses, including inventory, revenue recognition, cash management, internal controls, and regulatory compliance.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $89,000 – $ 104,000 per year, not inclusive of bonus potential.
• Competitive salary and bonus plan.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including subsidized medical and dental coverage, 401(k), life insurance, and disability coverage.
• Generous and flexible PTO.
• Flexible, work-from-anywhere policy.
• Leadership and professional development coaching and training.
• Complimentary consultations with wealth management advisors.
• Learning and development resources, including CPE opportunities.
• Firm-sponsored memberships, including AICPA, state CPA society, and other associations.
• Tuition and professional development programs.
• Peer-driven and partner-nominated awards.
• Team member referral incentives.
• Access to an Automation Center of Excellence to streamline manual processes.

The salary range reflects factors including skills, experience, training, certifications, and overall business needs. The stated range has not been adjusted for geographic differentials that may apply based on the position’s location. Compensation decisions are based on each candidate’s specific background and circumstances; it is uncommon for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range.

Location

• Flexible work-from-anywhere arrangement, including Westborough, Boston, hybrid, or remote options.
• While this position is remote, occasional travel to client locations, corporate meetings, and trainings may be required to facilitate effective collaboration and engagement implementation.

Equal Employment Opportunity

All applicant information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. The employer is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where it operates. Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.