Senior Accountant - Client Accounting Services (CAS)

Job Description

Job Description

What You'll Do

• Manage accounting responsibilities for a portfolio of CAS clients
• Perform and oversee month-end and year-end close processes
• Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and financial statements
• Maintain accurate general ledgers and investigate unusual account activity
• Analyze balance sheet and income statement accounts for accuracy and completeness
• Assist clients with improving accounting processes, workflows, and internal controls
• Identify accounting issues and work with senior team members to develop appropriate solutions
• Prepare management reporting and help translate financial results into useful information for clients
• Work closely with our Controller and CFO advisory teams on more complex client needs
• Communicate directly with clients and develop trusted professional relationships
• Assist with accounting system implementations, conversions, cleanups, and process improvements
• Help train and review the work of junior accounting team members as you progress
• Collaborate with Wiley's tax and advisory professionals to provide clients with coordinated financial support

What We're Looking For

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 3+ years of progressive accounting experience
• Strong understanding of GAAP and accrual-basis accounting
• Experience with month-end close, reconciliations, journal entries, and financial statement preparation
• Ability to understand the relationship between the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple clients, priorities, and deadlines
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• A high level of ownership and accountability

Highly Preferred:

• Public accounting, outsourced accounting, CAS, or multi-entity accounting experience
• Experience working with ERP or mid-market accounting systems
• Experience with accounting system implementations or conversions
• Experience improving month-end close processes or accounting workflows
• Experience reviewing the work of junior accountants
• CPA license, CPA candidate, or interest in pursuing professional credentials

ERP & Technology Experience Is a Plus

We're especially interested in accountants who have worked beyond basic small-business bookkeeping platforms.

Experience with ERP systems, accounting technology, integrations, reporting tools, or system implementations is a significant plus. You don't need to be an ERP implementation consultant, but we value people who understand how accounting systems, processes, and data work together.

We want accountants who are comfortable learning new technology and asking, "How can we make this process better?"

Wiley is growing, and our Tax practice is an important part of that growth.

We provide businesses and individuals and trusts and estates with accounting, controller, CFO, tax, and advisory support, giving our team exposure to challenges that accountants don't always get to experience in a traditional accounting position.

Company Description

Wiley is growing, and our Tax practice is an important part of that growth.\n\nWe provide businesses and individuals and trusts and estates with accounting, controller, CFO, tax, and advisory support, giving our team exposure to challenges that accountants don't always get to experience in a traditional accounting position.