Accounting Associate

Job Description

Are you an undergraduate or graduate student excited to launch your career in public accounting? Join our team to gain comprehensive exposure to consulting services in either tax or audit. As a new Associate, you can choose between our specialized tax or audit tracks, tailoring your career path to your interests. If you're uncertain which area suits you best, we encourage openness to both fields, ensuring you find the best fit for your skills and aspirations.

You'll have the unique opportunity to support various industries we serve within our firm, gaining diverse experiences and fostering professional growth. Read more about what each track involves:

• Tax-focused Associate:
  • As a new tax-focused Associate, you will have the opportunity to work within our specialized tax service line, gaining valuable experience and fostering professional growth. You will be responsible for assisting with tax planning, preparation, and compliance for our diverse client base. This role requires a detail-oriented individual with strong analytical skills and the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.
• Audit-focused Associate:
  • As a new audit-focused Associate, you will have the opportunity to work within our specialized audit service line, gaining valuable experience and fostering professional growth. You will be responsible for assisting with the execution of audit engagements for our diverse client base. This role requires a detail-oriented individual with strong analytical skills and the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.

Why Aldrich
Aldrich is a growth-minded West Coast regional professional services firm with an innovative and entrepreneurial spirit. We are a values-driven firm committed to accountability, agility, collaboration, and respect.

Aldrich's leadership philosophy encompasses the firm's clearly defined mission, vision, and values. We exist to improve the lives of our people, our clients, and our communities.

Honoring why we exist and our people as our number one priority, Aldrich is committed to providing opportunities to develop the whole person and ensure employees can bring their authentic selves to our shared mission. Aldrich supports individuals’ pursuit of wild success in life and work, and their ability to impact their colleagues, clients, and communities. Aldrich is an equal opportunity employer.

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Requirements:

You'll Get a Chance To

• Develop a broad understanding of complex accounting and tax or auditing concepts
• Interact with clients to ensure and maintain a productive flow of information from the client to the team
• Identify and communicate accounting matters in tax or audit matters to senior associates and managers
• Prepare audit planning documents, procedures, reports, or tax returns
• Review and evaluate internal control systems, policies, and procedures
• Examine, organize, and maintain accounts and/or tax records
• Compute taxes owed according to prescribed rates, laws, and regulations
• Assist in conducting research, studies, and special projects
• Attend professional development trainings

What You Bring to the Team

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, or Economics from an accredited college/university
• Superior communication skills
• Excellent research and writing skills
• Ambitious with a desire to continually improve

Preferred

• Ability to sit for the CPA exam

How We'll Reward You

At Aldrich, we know a great client experience starts with an exceptional employee experience. Aldrich offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Health Insurance Benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance as well as health savings, flexible spending, and dependent care
• Retirement Savings: 401(k) plan with 1.5% match and 5% discretionary profit sharing
• Time Off: 5 weeks of vacation and sick leave in the form of a Paid Time-Off bank, 10 Paid Holidays including two floating holidays, 16 Hours of Volunteer Time, Paid Sabbaticals, and Paid Parental Leave

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What You Should Know

This is a full-time position and will be required to be onsite. Also,…