Senior Accountant / Auditor - CPA Firm - Remote (BB965350)

RES Consultant Group

Houston, TX

Retirement
Full-Time

Our Client, one of their area's leading tax & accounting firms, is seeking to add an experienced Senior Accountant/Auditor to their dedicated team. Must have CPA license or equivalent, recent CPA firm exposure and experience working with Municipalities and NFPs.

Job Description

Responsibilities of the work you'll be doing include but are not limited to:

Complete audits, reviews, and compilations from start to finish

Review and assess risk
Agree balances to bank reconciliations and investment statements
Update fixed asset register for fixed asset additions and deletions and depreciation and accumulated depreciation for the current year
Testing and reconciliation of receivables and payables
Agree balances and schedules to original source documentation such as receipts, invoices, bills, or letters of support. Recognize items that may not be in agreement
Reconcile cash, investments, debt, revenues, and expenses to external bank, donor, or vendor confirmations
Review grant and loan agreements and extract applicable information
Update debt schedules
Payroll analytics with payroll, benefits, pension, and post-employment benefits
Reconcile payroll to government reporting forms
Analytics of various balances and reconciliations as needed
Prepare adjusting entries as needed
Testing and analysis of other audit segments as needed

Prepare financial statements

Adjust trial balance as needed based on workpapers
Prepare grouping schedules
Review and reconcile financial statement to make sure all statements are in balances and reconcile to each other and to the trial balance
Update footnotes
Prepare footnotes from examples and modify for client

Additional activities including but not limited to:

Complete checklists and work programs
Understanding of audit procedures and the workpapers that relate to support various procedures
Link audit workpapers to trial balance
Research application of audit principles
Import and export information
Review work of other staff and answer staff questions
Keep manager informed of work progress and ask questions
Some tax experience is a plus

Requirements

Minimum 3 years' public firm experience
CPA license or equivalent
Strong audit, accounting and analytical skills
Proven experience completing audits, reviews and compilations from start to finish
Familiarity with financial software resources such as Thomson Reuters
Experience with Workpaper CS or other audit software is ideal but training will be provided
Familiar with grants, contributions, and restricted funds
Work independently & as part of a team directly serving clients
Self-starter with the desire and ability to increase responsibility and grow professionally
Strong communications skills for both written and oral communications

Ability to communicate accounting information clearly to client
Experience working in a paperless and remote environment
Use of ShareFile or other file exchange software such as DropBox

Nonprofit experience preferred. Municipal experience a plus. Single audit experience a plus

Benefits

If you feel you have the necessary qualifications to perform this job, please forward a current copy of your resume and state your salary requirements.