Senior Accountant

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Regional Public Accounting firm offers challenging growth opportunity and a great team environment for a Senior Accountant with both tax and audit experience in a public accounting environment. Ability to work from any of our 3 locations, with flexible hybrid options available, though fully remote work is not offered.

• Performs audit, review, or compilation procedures, including auditing client-prepared trial balances, financial statements and schedules
• Identifies and reconciles discrepancies between schedules and financial statements
• Prepares and proofs financial statements, audit reports and other documents
• Solid understanding of preparing accrual basis accounting entries
• Prepares Federal and State individual and business tax returns
• Accounting and tax work paper preparation
• Experience with completing tax planning and research
• Understanding tax regulations and accounting pronouncements
• Keep up-to-date on current tax practices and changes in tax law
• Handles routine client tax questions and works with clients to collect necessary information for tax return completion and compliance
• Ability to develop strong working relationship with clients

• 3 – 7 years of recent public accounting experience
• Active CPA preferred; CPA candidate (150 credits to sit for the CPA exam) is required
• Degree in Accounting or related field with ability to sit for CPA exam
• Exceptional writing skills
• Strong accounting, analytical, technical, organizational, and multi-tasking skills
• Excellent presentation and communication abilities
• Prior basic supervisory experience preferred
• Ability to handle multiple engagements and effectively delegate work as needed
• Willingness to travel locally (DC/MD/VA) on a limited basis
• Experience with Microsoft Office Tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook), and Adobe Acrobat
• Experience with tax research databases such as Go File Room , tax software such as Thomson Reuters or comparable programs and standard tax work papers

Salary based on experience: $80,000 - $110,000