Supervisor; Audit and Accounting

About the Organization

Fortner Bayens, PC is a premier accounting and advisory firm in Denver, Colorado. We are a unique firm in that our practice specializes in accounting, auditing, income tax, loan review, regulatory compliance, information security and consulting services for community banks and other financial institutions throughout the central and western United States.

Denver Office

Salary Range: $85,000 to $105,000 annually

Bonuses:
Annual, performance based

Paid Leave: PTO, holidays and select other weekend/holiday extender days

Health and Dental Benefits:
Yes

Retirement Benefits: 401(k)

Other Benefits:
Group term life, long term care, professional dues and education

A Supervisor has a degree in accounting, and has several years of work experience in public or private accounting, or auditing. A Supervisor may have some experience with income taxes, but should have a focus on accounting and auditing.

A Supervisor has achieved the competencies required for advancement from Senior Accountant, and has developed a comprehensive understanding of client processes and procedures for all but the most complex or unusual areas of operations. A Supervisor also has a comprehensive understanding of accounting, auditing and reporting standards. A Supervisor is able to plan and direct engagements from start to finish, and is able to do so for multiple engagements.

A CPA license is required.

Supervisors are guided by Managers or Shareholders in the performance of their job responsibilities, but generally perform work independently. Supervisors are responsible for planning and directing engagements from start to finish, and for performing work in operating and accounting areas of high complexity. Supervisors will typically have multiple engagements and/or special projects occurring simultaneously.

Key job responsibilities include the following:

• Preparing risk assessments.
• Assessing appropriateness of clients’ accounting policies, methodologies and estimates, and developing engagement responses to the results of the assessments.
• Researching accounting and reporting matters, and developing engagement responses to the results of that research.
• Assessing appropriateness of clients’ income tax policies, methodologies and estimates, and developing engagement responses to the results of the assessments.
• Researching income tax matters, and developing engagement responses to the results of that research.
• Documenting engagement findings, and developing recommendations for clients to address the findings. Presenting findings and recommendations to clients.
• Reviewing basic reports (i.e. Directors Exam, PDPA, internal audit).
• Reviewing basic financial statements and related footnotes.
• Preparing complex financial statements and related footnotes.
• Preparing specialty reports (i.e. offering memorandums).
• Directing special projects (i.e. depreciation calculations, certain regulatory reporting and holding company compilations).

• Preparing corporate income tax and deferred income tax calculations.
• Preparing and/or reviewing C corporation and S Corporation income tax returns.

• Preparing and/or reviewing engagement correspondence.
• Assisting in the determination of work timetables and budgets.
• Coordinating various engagement phases with both clients and FBL personnel (i.e. planning, scheduling, wrap-up, logistics).
• Directing Senior Accountants and Staff Accountants, and instructing them in work to be performed.
• Reviewing the work of Senior Accountants and Staff Accountants, directing necessary changes in work and providing general feedback.
• Reviewing engagement binders and work papers (for submission for final Manager or Shareholder review).
• Assisting with recruiting efforts.
• Preparing and presenting in-house training sessions.
• Mentoring staff accountants.
• Assisting in formal performance reviews.

As Supervisors progress with respect to the quality and timeliness of their work, their depth of understanding of client systems and their depth of understanding of accounting, reporting and income…