Senior Accounting Associate

Aprio

Senior Accounting Associate helping clients maximize opportunities at Aprio, a Top 20 CPA firm. Responsible for preparing financial statements and consulting for clients with a dynamic team.

Posted 7/9/2026full-timeTopeka • Kansas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Senior Accountants will have at least 3-5 years of experience in public or private accounting
Some accounting work will be supervised. Senior Accountants will begin to deal directly with client personnel with guidance. Senior Accountants will prepare financial statements as well as perform consulting for clients. No supervisory skills are required.
Prepare/write up full monthly work for more complex clients
Communicate with team members for missing items for monthly work
Calculate, review, and analyze financial ratios
Begin client relationship and discuss open items
Work closely on income tax projections, cash flow projections, and buy/sell transactions
Start to work independently with minimal review on work performed
Understand priorities and communicate those priorities effectively
Ability to meet budget and realization goals for both for clients and team

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience with financial statements and tax returns is required
Prior experience in public accounting is strongly preferred
Bachelors degree is strongly preferred
Strong attention to detail
Ability to work well in a team environment
Ability to be flexible
Ability to think critically
Ability to handle more than one project / task at a time
Ability to learn different software and understand how they work and improve the firm
Proficient communication skills to talk to clients and team members

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance on the first day of employment
Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account
401k with Profit Sharing
9+ holidays and discretionary time off structure
Parental Leave – coverage for both primary and secondary caregivers
Tuition Assistance Program and CPA support program with cash incentive upon completion
Discretionary incentive compensation based on firm, group and individual performance
Incentive compensation related to origination of new client sales
Top rated wellness program
Flexible working environment including remote and hybrid options

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Hard Skills & Tools

Financial Statement PreparationTax Return PreparationFinancial Ratio AnalysisIncome Tax ProjectionsCash Flow ProjectionsProject Management

Soft Skills

Attention to DetailTeam CollaborationFlexibilityEffective CommunicationCritical Thinking

Certifications

Bachelor's Degree