Senior Accountant – Client Accounting, Tax

Posted 19hrs ago

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Senior Accountant managing bookkeeping, reconciliations, financial reporting, and tax compliance for small and mid-sized business clients. Mentoring junior staff and improving processes at a growing accounting and advisory firm.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage bookkeeping and accounting activities for multiple client accounts
  • Perform monthly bank, credit card, and account reconciliations
  • Support month-end close processes and ensure accurate, complete financial records
  • Prepare and review financial statements and general ledger activity
  • Identify and resolve accounting discrepancies and issues
  • Ensure high-quality and timely client deliverables
  • Prepare and review individual and business tax returns
  • Assist with tax planning, compliance, and research
  • Gather and organize client tax information and supporting documentation
  • Address accounting and tax questions and support clients during tax season
  • Work closely with the CPA on tax deliverables
  • Manage multiple client engagements and deadlines
  • Communicate proactively with clients and follow up on outstanding information
  • Serve as a point of contact for day-to-day accounting questions
  • Review, mentor, and support junior accounting staff
  • Improve accounting workflows, documentation, and quality-control processes
  • Serve as a first escalation point for accounting-related questions
  • Identify efficiency improvements, standardize processes, and reduce errors

Requirements:

  • 5–7+ years of public accounting or client accounting experience
  • Experience with Drake Tax and TaxDome — required
  • QuickBooks Online experience — required
  • Strong bookkeeping and accounting fundamentals
  • Experience preparing business and/or individual tax returns
  • Experience managing multiple clients and competing deadlines
  • Excellent attention to detail and strong organizational skills
  • Strong written and spoken English
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
  • Strong ownership, follow-through, and problem-solving skills
  • CPA or CPA candidate preferred
  • Experience working for a U.S. CPA firm preferred
  • Experience supervising, mentoring, or managing remote accounting teams preferred
  • Experience with client-facing accounting and advisory work preferred

Benefits:

  • Direct client communication and independent handling of client-related matters
  • Salary/payments handled directly by the client
  • Vacation leaves and holidays aligned with client business needs and policies
  • Opportunity to build and lead a growing accounting team
  • Exposure to bookkeeping, tax, fractional CFO, and M&A advisory
  • Direct collaboration with an experienced CPA and former Wall Street finance professional
  • Long-term career growth and leadership opportunities
  • Meaningful impact as the firm expands
  • Loom video application process with interview guidance