Administrative and Tax Assistant

Ryan & Wetmore is a full-service accounting, tax, and management consulting firm, servicing the Metropolitan Washington, DC, area since 1988. We provide a proactive approach with our clients and staff in our traditional and non-traditional consulting services.

We work hard to earn our clients’ confidence by encouraging open communication year-round. Through our numerous consulting engagements, we have become trusted business advisors. We do this by balancing our objectives of keeping an unbiased perspective and being our clients’ advocate. This approach has enabled us to help clients become more efficient, more competitive, and, therefore, more profitable.

Our employees are given the autonomy and trust to work on deadline-driven client deliverables independently while sharing close relationships with their supervisors. At Ryan & Wetmore, we believe that we can only be our greatest if our team is equipped with the best tools, content with their work environment, and energized to excel.

We are looking for an organized and detail-oriented individual to join our team in this important role. As an Administrative and Tax Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting the day-to-day operations of our business. You will be responsible for assisting with accounting and tax-related tasks, providing administrative support to the office, and ensuring that the office runs smoothly.

If you enjoy working with numbers, have excellent organizational skills, and have a passion for providing exceptional customer service, this could be the perfect role for you!

• Provide administrative support to the tax and accounting teams
• Assist with filing and organizing client records and documents
• Process and deliver tax returns and other client deliverables
• Maintain and file tax and financial documents
• Assist with scheduling meetings, greeting clients and answering phones
• Enter data into accounting and tax software and update databases
• Prepare correspondence and reports in response to requests from clients and other team members
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients, vendors, and other team members
• Perform other duties as assigned by managers

• Associate or Bachelor's degree
• At least 3 years of experience as an Administrative Assistant
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to multitask and work with minimal supervision
• Ability to learn new software
• Detail-oriented and able to work with accuracy and precision
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and desire to grow professionally
• 16 days of Paid Time Off – PTO (0-5 years of employment)
• 21 days of Paid Time Off – PTO (over 5 years of employment)