Staff Accountant

Our client provides their clients with the highest quality outsourced accounting services, audit, tax, financial consulting, and information systems consulting services. Our industry-specific professionals offer independent, innovative, practical advice while adding value through technical expertise and a deep understanding of our clients’ businesses.

Our client cultivates a challenging, collaborative working environment that supports our team members’ professional growth and advancement opportunities. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, along with 401k (with employer contribution) and profit-sharing plans.

• Flexible schedule (4 days on-site or at client sites and 1 day remote)
• Health insurance, Life insurance, Vision Insurance, Dental insurance
• Paid time off, Parental leave
• Work from home 1 day out of the week

The ideal candidate must be enrolled in, or have graduated from, a qualified accounting program. The candidate also must provide a timeline for fulfilling the 150 credit-hour requirements and becoming eligible to sit for the CPA exam. The successful applicant also must have current authorization to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Essential functions of this job:

• Internalizing and adhering to the firms policies and procedures
• Learning and applying documentation and referencing standards

Developing a working knowledge of our technology including:

• Microsoft Suite
• Tax, audit, and research applications such as CCH Engagement/Checkpoint and ProSystems/Intelliconnect
• Star Practice Management
• Trello boards for scheduling
• SnapEvalContinuous Performance Management Software for quick and efficient feedback
• Learning and applying, under close supervision, applications for preparing audit procedures or tax compliance matters
• Keeping team members well-informed
• Tending to daily time reporting requirements, project budgets, and annual chargeable-hour goals
• Demonstrating confident communication skills and showing a willingness to be a junior ambassador of the firm by participating in community and academic events and outings
• Continuously strengthening and leveraging skills in building and maintaining relationships with our team members, clients, community associations, and alumni networks
• Being willing to obtain annual continuing education requirements as sponsored by the firm
• Taking steps toward passing the CPA exam in the near term; with a bonus program that matchings your timeline to complete, or purusing other certifications that match your career pursuits.

Qualifications include:

• 1+ years of public accounting experience
• Bachelor of Science degree, and working towards CPA
• Authorization to work in the United States on a full-time basis
• Experience working in a paperless, electronic environment
• Consistent access to reliable transportation for traveling to client locations as needed
• Clients: manufacturing, construction, employee benefit plans, and/or real estate where you can grow your expertise
• Experience in using CCH Engagement and CCH ProSystem/Checkpoint a plus, but not required.
• Must have a deep appreciation for teamwork
• Certification in QuickBooks, or willingness to become certified