Senior Accountant Public Accounting

Job Description

Job Description

We are a small CPA firm in the Hoover, Alabama area searching for a Senior Tax Accountant to join our team. With our small environment you will get more flexibility with the ability to gain valuable knowledge to further your career.

Responsibilities

• Prepare tax returns involving complex issues and with a focus on returns dealing with individuals, partnerships, corporations, pass through entities, estates, including multi state taxation
• Review less complex individual and business tax returns
• Prepare tax projections and other tax planning strategies
• Respond to tax notices
• Develop business by expanding existing relationships with clients, maintaining personal networks, and participating in civic, business, and professional organizations
• Support training of staff accountants
• Research increasingly complex tax issues using internet research services
• Delegates work to staff according to their experience and capabilities in conformance with the planning documents
• Look for opportunities to provide additional services to clients
• Use research services to increase technical knowledge and provide valuable services to clients

Requirements

• BA or BS in Accounting
• 3 to 5 years of public accounting experience in a tax environment, with a concentrated focus on complicated individual and corporate returns, including multi state taxation preferred
• Strong skills in research and writing required
• CPA preferred
• Thorough knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and procedures on manual and automated systems
• Experience with various entity types
• Experience multi-state taxation is preferred
• Thorough working knowledge of MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook required
• Proficient verbal and written English communication skills; ability to communicate effectively required
• Professional demeanor towards duties and responsibilities, particularly with regard to independence, professional ethics, and the exercise of professional judgment required
• Must have strong organizational, time management, and interpersonal skills
• Potential fast track to partnership