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Careers in Accounting

Audit Staff

Position Description:
  • Understand and apply audit theories and procedures
  • Identify and resolve audit issues
  • Complete tasks to expand accounting and auditing knowledge
  • Developing relationships with clients, demonstrate professionalism and dedication to clients
  • Establish a network with peers for future practice development opportunities
Position Qualifications:
  • Nonprofit/government experience a plus
  • Experience preparing tax returns a plus
  • Professional image and positive attitude
  • Willingness to take directions and learn from senior staff
  • Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Knowledgeable of various spreadsheet programs (tax software a plus)
  • Problem solving ability
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Good work ethic
  • Bachelors degree in Accounting
  • CPA or CPA candidate preferred
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Audit In-Charge

Position Description:
  • Understand and apply audit theories and procedures
  • Identify and resolve audit issues
  • Focus efforts on managing the team and key client staff to effectively meet and exceed the client needs/expectations
  • Identifies client business issues to be addressed by team
  • Develops ideas to help clients with operational and control opportunities
  • Developing relationships with clients, including involvement in networking and business development activities
  • Develop client presentations and participate in proposal opportunities
  • Thorough and effective in review of staff work product while providing constructive feedback and identifying staff developmental needs
  • Develops appropriate budgets and manages actual time in relation to the budgets
Position Qualifications:
  • Prior audit experience with public accounting firm or government agency
  • Experience managing staff on engagements
  • Experience preparing and reviewing tax returns a plus
  • Self motivated with good work ethic
  • Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Knowledgeable of various spreadsheet programs (tax software a plus)
  • Problem solving ability
  • Engagement management skills
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Bachelors degree in Accounting
  • CPA or CPA Candidate preferred
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Audit Manager

Position Description:
  • Identify and resolve audit issues
  • Identifies risk areas for the engagement team
  • Focus efforts on difficult audit, tax, and personnel issues without compromising the client relationship
  • Identifies issues, appropriately assesses impact and develops appropriate plan for resolution
  • Effectively handles multiple engagements
  • Maintains appropriate level of supervision and work product review
  • Promotes and open environment conducive to knowledge sharing, and candid and timely feedback
  • Uses effective coaching skills for on-the-job training of in-charges and staff
  • Developing relationships with clients, including involvement in networking and practice development activities
  • Participate in the formal proposal process
Position Qualifications:
  • Prior experience managing staff on engagements
  • Prior audit experience with public accounting firm or government agency
  • Self motivated with good work ethic
  • Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Knowledgeable of various spreadsheet programs (tax software a plus)
  • Problem solving ability
  • Engagement management skills
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Bachelors degree in Accounting
  • CPA or CPA Candidate preferred
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Tax Staff

Position Description:
  • Focus efforts on tax and personnel issues with clients without compromising the client relationship
  • Communicate technical issues to clients and staff
  • Maintain control over all aspects of the engagement
  • Identify additional client service opportunities with current clients
  • Research specific technical issues
Position Qualifications:
  • Tax experience
  • Bachelors degree in accounting a plus
  • Ability to organize work effectively and meet deadlines
  • Proficient with tax software applications
  • Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Problem solving ability
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
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Tax In-Charge

Position Description:
  • Focus efforts on managing the team to effectively meet and exceed client expectations
  • Identifies internal/external client business issues to be addressed by the team
  • Development of client presentations and participation in selling opportunities
  • Maintains and continues to develop network for practice development opportunities
  • Identify additional client service opportunities with current clients
  • Manage all aspects of the project including delegating tasks, and assisting with resolution of project issues
  • Act as a mentor to staff while providing constructive feedback and identifying developmental needs
  • Guide staff through preparation of tax returns and workpapers
  • Research specific technical issues
Position Qualifications:
  • 2 or more years of public accounting experience
  • Experience in tax research and planning
  • Bachelors degree in accounting
  • Ability to organize work effectively and meet deadlines
  • Proficient with tax software applications
  • Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Problem solving ability
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
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Tax Manager

Position Description:
  • Focus efforts on difficult tax and personnel issues with clients without compromising the client relationship
  • Communicate technical issues to clients and staff
  • Maintain control over all aspects of the engagement
  • Participates in formal proposal process
  • Maintains and continues to develop network for practice development opportunities while establishing a formal practice development plan
  • Identify additional client service opportunities with current clients
  • Manage the development of staff members
  • Research specific technical issues
Position Qualifications:
  • Minimum of 5 years of recent tax experience in public accounting
  • Bachelors degree in accounting
  • Experience in tax research and planning
  • Ability to organize work effectively and meet deadlines
  • Proficient with tax software applications
  • Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Problem solving ability
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
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Career Paths

Auditing Careers
Audit Staff
Audit In-Charge
Audit Manager
 
Tax Careers
Tax Staff
Tax In-Charge
Tax Manager
 
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