Senior Accountant / Auditor - CPA Firm - Hybrid (BB965350)

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Job description

Our Client, one of their area's leading tax & accounting firms, is seeking to add an experienced Senior Accountant/Auditor to their dedicated team. Must have CPA license or equivalent, recent CPA firm exposure and experience working with Municipalities and NFPs.

Job Description

Responsibilities of the work you'll be doing include but are not limited to:

Complete audits, reviews, and compilations from start to finish

Review and assess risk

Agree balances to bank reconciliations and investment statements

Update fixed asset register for fixed asset additions and deletions and depreciation and accumulated depreciation for the current year

Testing and reconciliation of receivables and payables

Agree balances and schedules to original source documentation such as receipts, invoices, bills, or letters of support. Recognize items that may not be in agreement

Reconcile cash, investments, debt, revenues, and expenses to external bank, donor, or vendor confirmations

Review grant and loan agreements and extract applicable information

Update debt schedules

Payroll analytics with payroll, benefits, pension, and post-employment benefits

Reconcile payroll to government reporting forms

Analytics of various balances and reconciliations as needed

Prepare adjusting entries as needed

Testing and analysis of other audit segments as needed

Prepare financial statements

Adjust trial balance as needed based on workpapers

Prepare grouping schedules

Review and reconcile financial statement to make sure all statements are in balances and reconcile to each other and to the trial balance

Update footnotes

Prepare footnotes from examples and modify for client

Additional activities including but not limited to:

Complete checklists and work programs

Understanding of audit procedures and the workpapers that relate to support various procedures

Link audit workpapers to trial balance

Research application of audit principles

Import and export information

Review work of other staff and answer staff questions

Keep manager informed of work progress and ask questions

Some tax experience is a plus

Requirements

Minimum 3 years' public firm experience

CPA license or equivalent

Strong audit, accounting and analytical skills

Proven experience completing audits, reviews and compilations from start to finish

Familiarity with financial software resources such as Thomson Reuters

Experience with Workpaper CS or other audit software is ideal but training will be provided

Familiar with grants, contributions, and restricted funds

Work independently & as part of a team directly serving clients

Self-starter with the desire and ability to increase responsibility and grow professionally

Strong communications skills for both written and oral communications

Ability to communicate accounting information clearly to client

Experience working in a paperless and remote environment

Use of ShareFile or other file exchange software such as DropBox

Nonprofit experience preferred. Municipal experience a plus. Single audit experience a plus

Benefits

If you feel you have the necessary qualifications to perform this job, please forward a current copy of your resume and state your salary requirements.

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