Senior Accountant - CAS

HCJ CPAS & ADVISORS PLLC•Little Rock, AR

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position serves as a supervisor over staff accountants aspiring to master specified areas of public accounting. As a Senior Accountant, you must be self-motivated and ambitious. You must also be organized and detail-oriented with strong time management skills and the ability to effectively balance speed and accuracy. It is also important that you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to get along well with coworkers. A senior accountant has all of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the staff accountant position, which is the foundation for accountants. Additionally, senior accountant duties include performing and documenting accounting services to include recording journal entries, general ledgers, reconciling other general ledger accounts as necessary, and preparing all types of financial statements with minimum supervision. The role requires applying basic accounting knowledge to more complex and multiple projects, improving technical skills through CPE, personal commitment, and on-the-job training, and following directions, completing tasks, and reviewing points with minimal supervision in a timely manner. It also involves reading current developments, pronouncements, and researching technical issues, identifying problem areas and client issues, and proposing solutions to managers and partners. Proficiency in computer use and firm-utilized software is expected, as is the ability to effectively wrap up engagements and identify value-added suggestions for client utilization. Further developing positive relationships with clients by fulfilling their needs timely and with quality, communicating effectively within the team and with clients in a precise, professional, and timely manner, and excelling in handling unexpected client requests, events, and prioritizing workload are also key aspects of the role. Assisting with staff development to promote efficiency on engagements, demonstrating detailed understanding of payroll, payroll taxes, and their implications on payroll tax forms, and demonstrating a strong understanding of sales tax filings and reporting are also required. The role demands appropriate knowledge of professional standards/practices and efficient use of a variety of accounting software for payroll, bookkeeping, and fixed asset management, with the ability to train others on said software. Identifying areas of technical issues, processes, and problems and proposing solutions or alternatives in various industries and entity types, and thoroughly reviewing the work of staff and providing meaningful review comments to develop staff are also essential duties.

Requirements

Bachelor of accounting degree
2-3 years of public accounting experience
Advance proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel)
Understands and maintains the confidentiality of all firm and client information.
Maintains a high degree of professionalism and integrity
Maintains professional ethics of firm, AICPA, and ARCPA
Strong organizational and time management skills
Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment and handle multiple projects / tasks with an attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

Self-motivated and ambitious
Organized and detail-oriented with strong time management skills and the ability to effectively balance speed and accuracy
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to get along well with coworkers
Innovation: Anticipate and solve problems with original and tailored solutions
Forward thinking and big picture focused
Ownership: Self-driven and strives to get the job done in a timely manner without passing the buck
Total responsibility of knowledge on technical matters
Provide quality work
Teamwork: Think of others, humble, loyal and puts the firm first
Collaborate within the teams
Develop relationships with peers and attend firm events
Communication: Effectively exchange meaningful information and ideas on a timely basis with tact and open minds by listening first and asking questions second
Communicate effectively and professionally
Keep immediate supervisor informed
QuickBooks Online Certification within one year of employment
Consideration towards becoming a Certified Public Accountant within 1 year of employment

Responsibilities

Performs and documents accounting services to include recording journal entries, general ledgers, reconcile other general ledger accounts as necessary; prepare all types of financial statements.
Apply basic accounting knowledge to more complex and multiple projects
Improve technical skills through CPE, personal commitment, and on-the-job training
Follow directions, complete tasks, and review points with minimal supervision in a timely manner
Read current developments, pronouncements, and research technical issues
Identify problem areas and client issues and propose solutions to managers and partners
Be proficient in use of computers and become proficient with firm utilized software
Effectively wrap-up engagement
Identify value added suggestions for client utilization
Further develops positive relationships with clients by fulfilling their needs timely and with quality
Communicates effectively within team and with clients in a precise, professional, and timely manner
Excels in handling unexpected client requests, events, and prioritizing workload
Assists with staff development to promote efficiency on engagements
Demonstrates detailed understanding of payroll, payroll taxes, and the implications on payroll tax forms
Demonstrates strong understanding of sales tax filings and reporting
Demonstrates appropriate knowledge of professional standards/practices
Efficiently uses a variety of accounting software for payroll, bookkeeping, fixed asset management and able to train others on said software
Identify areas of technical issues, processes and problems and proposes solutions or alternatives in various industries and entity types
Thoroughly review work of the staff and provided meaningful review comments to develop staff