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Senior Tax Accountant

Jobot

Cheshire, CT

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$90,000–$115,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Accounting, Accounting Close, Analysis Skills, Balance Sheet, Budgeting, Business Administration, Business Growth, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Communication Skills, Customer/Client Research, Data Quality, Dental Insurance, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Financial Analysis, Fixed Asset Management, General Ledger Accounting, Health Insurance, Income Statements, Internal Audit, Interpersonal Skills, Intuit Quickbooks, Journal Entries, Legal, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Product Family, Multitasking, Process Improvement, Process Management, Reconciliation, Research Skills, Resolve Customer Issues, Return on Investment (ROI), Sales Management, Seminars, Tax Accounting, Tax Planning, Tax Returns, Time Management, Vision Plan, Webinar
LOCATION
Cheshire, CT
POSTED
3 days ago
Urgent Hiring Need- Long term growth

This Jobot Job is hosted by: Heather Burnach
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Salary: $90,000 - $115,000 per year

A bit about us:

We are a local accounting firm who is looking to bring on an experienced CPA. The Senior Tax Accountant is a full-time position available at dynamic, fast growing, yet intimate local CPA firm with potential to advance and possible ownership opportunities. If a candidate is looking to play a major role in their next career move, this is it.

Why join us?
  • Eligible for Profit Sharing Bonus Plan
  • Simple Retirement Plan eligible after 3 months of employment (includes 3% company match) eligible after 3 months of employment.
  • Pay for networking memberships with approval.
  • Pay for 40 CPE hours towards seminars/webinars with approval.
  • Health insurance, dental and vision coverage eligible after 3 months of employment. Employee is responsible for 50% of health insurance cost. Employee is responsible for 100% of additional family members. 100% dental and vision plan paid by the firm.
  • CTCPA society dues paid for by firm


Job Details

Responsibilities
  • Tax return preparation and tax planning analysis and projections.
  • Responsible for overall management of client accounts, including handling routine client questions, and work with clients to obtain necessary information for financial and tax return completion.
  • Communicate improvement and business growth opportunity ideas regarding clients to management.
  • Researching IRS and various state notices on an independent basis, and represent before the IRS and CT Department of Revenue.
  • Preparing accurate tax work papers.
  • Conduct tax research for all situations.
  • Assist other staff with software & support in tax and accounting areas.
  • Responsible for analysis of income statements and balance sheets and communicate findings to management, including but not limited to journal entries for monthly, quarterly, and year-end clients, bank and General Ledger reconciliations, fixed asset maintenance.
  • Supervise annual closing process for clients, including assisting personnel with maintaining accurate information by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions, and resolving any discrepancies found.
  • Prepares and records asset, liability, revenue and expenses entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
  • Help build organization finance and accounting infrastructure and internal controls.
  • Responsible for specific client internal control audits.

Job Requirements
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, MBA preferred.
  • Minimum 3-8 years of previous tax work-related experience.
  • CPA earned or in progress.
  • Strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Must be proficient in Microsoft Office products, and QuickBooks.
  • Drake software experience is a plus.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines and budgets.
  • Perform complex financial analysis.

Soft Skills For Senior Staff Accountant Roll
  • Integrity, Intellectual Strength and Agility
  • Passionate learner and welcomes opportunities to be stretched.
  • Bring an Entrepreneurial point of view to the Senior Tax Accountant role.
  • An energized professional - seeking greater responsibilities and more autonomy with clients.
  • Passion and curiosity to look through the financials into the business, to identify potential opportunities for client gain. Engaging and thrive in building relationships internally and externally.


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About the Company

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COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
FOUNDED
2018
WEBSITE
http://www.jobot.com