Senior Accountant in Albany, New York at TEAL BECKER & CHIARAMONTE CPAs

JOB SUMMARY

Senior Accountants work closely with others in the firm to assist our clients, management, owners and/or others charged with governance of privately held businesses, not for profit organizations, governmental entities, employee benefit plans and individuals. The Senior Accountant provides accounting, auditing, tax and/or other consulting services to clients within established firm and accounting guidelines with minimal supervision. Other reasonable duties as assigned.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

In general, approximately 80% - 85% of your time will be associated with these assigned tasks to include but are not limited to:

1. Perform planning and fieldwork procedures in accounting and auditing engagements (including client inquiry, analytics and testing).
2. Preparation of financial statements
3. Prepare federal and state income tax returns for corporate, individual, partnership, fiduciary, trusts, estates and non-profits.
4. Prepare any other governmental filing as necessary.
5. Perform basic accounting functions including bookkeeping, and reconciliations
6. Research accounting and/or tax standards and applicable legislation.
7. Build communication skills with internal teams and management.
8. Start to build relationships with clients. May serve as primary contact with a client.
9. Oversee staff accountants and interns on assigned engagements.

The remaining 15% - 20% of your time will likely be devoted to the following:

1. Participate in firm directed CPE and on the job training.
2. Networking and business development
3. In-house projects (committees, working groups, etc.)
4. Mentoring, training, development of newer staff

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Candidates must have a B.S. in Accounting or a closely related degree. MST, MSA or other industry related graduate degree is preferred. 150 relevant Credit Hours (As required for the CPA Exam) and should be on the CPA career track and working towards obtaining your CPA License. Candidates should also have a basic knowledge of accounting concepts. At least one year of relevant professional work experience. Candidates must also have strong computer, communication and interpersonal skills, be organized, detail-oriented, energetic, and have a desire to learn. Must be able to excel in deadline-driven environment. Integrity, with an ability to handle confidential information is critical to this role. In addition, client contact is required, and this individual should be able to communicate effectively with client employees and members of a client’s management.