Senior Accountant, Tax

Role Overview

• SENIOR ACCOUNTANTS PERFORM MOST WORK ASSIGNED WITH MINIMUM ASSISTANCE.
• THEY OFTEN LEAD ONE OR MORE ASSISTANTS, INSTRUCT THEM IN WORK TO BE PERFORMED, REVIEW THE WORK DONE, AND DIRECT NECESSARY REVISIONS.
• SENIORS ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE DECISIONS ON ALL BUT THE MOST UNUSUAL ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING MATTERS.
• PERFORMS DIVERSIFIED ACCOUNTING, AUDITING, AND TAX ASSIGNMENTS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF SUPERVISOR, MANAGER OR PARTNER.
• DEMONSTRATES COMPETENCY IN TECHNICAL SKILLS, WORK QUALITY, AND APPLICATION OF PROFESSIONAL AND FIRM STANDARDS.
• INTERACTS WITH CLIENTS ON A FREQUENT BASIS (I.E. DAILY, WEEKLY OR MONTHLY), AS NEEDED UNDER THE SCOPE OF EACH ENGAGEMENT.
• RESPONDS TIMELY TO CLIENT INQUIRIES; MEETS TIME CONSTRAINTS AND CLIENT DEADLINES.
• PARTICIPATES IN PLANNING AND SCHEDULING CLIENT ENGAGEMENTS.
• DIRECTS AND INSTRUCTS ASSISTANTS, WHERE APPLICABLE, IN WORK TO BE PERFORMED AND WORKING PAPER REVIEW.
• TIMELY PERFORMS ASSIGNED RECURRING ACCOUNTING DUTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENGAGEMENT SCOPE. THESE CAN INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO; POSTING ACCOUNTS PAYABLE OR ACCOUNT RECEIVABLE TRANSACTIONS, PAYING VENDOR AND EXPENSES DUE, DEPOSITING CHECKS AND ENSURING ALL BANK TRANSACTIONS ARE PROPERLY RECORDED.
• PREPARES AND INDEXES WORKING PAPERS; PERFORMS VARIOUS PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED UNDER GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES TO VERIFY ACCURACY AND VALIDITY OF CLIENT’S FINANCIAL MATTERS.
• PREPARES COMPLICATED TAX RETURNS AND RETURNS ON DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION.
• SUGGESTS CLIENT TAX PLANNING IDEAS TO SUPERVISOR, MANAGER, OR PARTNER.
• PREPARES ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE TO CLIENT FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE OF A PARTNER; WRITES COMMENTS FOR MANAGEMENT LETTERS.
• DRAFTS REPORTS INCLUDING FOOTNOTES.
• PERFORMS THE BROADEST RANGE OF ACCOUNTANT TASKS SO THAT DIRECT PARTICIPATION OF SUPERVISORS, MANAGERS, OR PARTNERS IS KEPT TO A MINIMUM.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Accounting or closely related field, plus 3 years of work experience as a public accountant or closely related occupation.
• Alternatively, a Master's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Accounting or closely related field, plus 2 years of work experience as a public accountant or closely related occupation.
• Tax and accounting knowledge, including GAAP
• Extensive experience working with FAS109 tax accounting, including tax accounting for stock-based compensation.
• Extensive experience working with international tax forms required by IRS
• Experience conducting tax research and analysis to identify tax savings opportunities and prepare tax-related reports and schedules
• Experience detecting accounting and tax errors and discrepancies when preparing tax returns
• Experience analyzing financial statements and trail balance to create accurate tax workpapers
• Experience preparing adjusted journal entries to ensure accuracy and compliance for tax purpose
• Experience supporting seniors in tax planning and client advisory task
• Experience assisting with IRS and state tax notices and response to tax authority inquiries
• Gained further knowledge of specific software including but not limited to Microsoft Excel (specifically for Excel: VLOOKUP, PivotTable and formatting Excel charts).
• Gained extensive knowledge of accounting and tax software like Quickbooks, CCH, Lacerte, BNA, Caseware, Sureprep, etc.
• Researched complex tax issues using internal revenue code and other tax research software like BNA, etc.

Benefits

• May work from home up to 5 days per week