SingerLewak LLP

Senior Accountant, Tax

SingerLewak LLP

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: California • United States

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Salary

💰 $97,926 - $111,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • SENIOR ACCOUNTANTS PERFORM MOST WORK ASSIGNED WITH MINIMUM ASSISTANCE.
  • THEY OFTEN LEAD ONE OR MORE ASSISTANTS, INSTRUCT THEM IN WORK TO BE PERFORMED, REVIEW THE WORK DONE, AND DIRECT NECESSARY REVISIONS.
  • SENIORS ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE DECISIONS ON ALL BUT THE MOST UNUSUAL ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING MATTERS.
  • PERFORMS DIVERSIFIED ACCOUNTING, AUDITING, AND TAX ASSIGNMENTS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF SUPERVISOR, MANAGER OR PARTNER.
  • DEMONSTRATES COMPETENCY IN TECHNICAL SKILLS, WORK QUALITY, AND APPLICATION OF PROFESSIONAL AND FIRM STANDARDS.
  • INTERACTS WITH CLIENTS ON A FREQUENT BASIS (I.E. DAILY, WEEKLY OR MONTHLY), AS NEEDED UNDER THE SCOPE OF EACH ENGAGEMENT.
  • RESPONDS TIMELY TO CLIENT INQUIRIES; MEETS TIME CONSTRAINTS AND CLIENT DEADLINES.
  • PARTICIPATES IN PLANNING AND SCHEDULING CLIENT ENGAGEMENTS.
  • DIRECTS AND INSTRUCTS ASSISTANTS, WHERE APPLICABLE, IN WORK TO BE PERFORMED AND WORKING PAPER REVIEW.
  • TIMELY PERFORMS ASSIGNED RECURRING ACCOUNTING DUTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENGAGEMENT SCOPE. THESE CAN INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO; POSTING ACCOUNTS PAYABLE OR ACCOUNT RECEIVABLE TRANSACTIONS, PAYING VENDOR AND EXPENSES DUE, DEPOSITING CHECKS AND ENSURING ALL BANK TRANSACTIONS ARE PROPERLY RECORDED.
  • PREPARES AND INDEXES WORKING PAPERS; PERFORMS VARIOUS PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED UNDER GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES TO VERIFY ACCURACY AND VALIDITY OF CLIENT’S FINANCIAL MATTERS.
  • PREPARES COMPLICATED TAX RETURNS AND RETURNS ON DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION.
  • SUGGESTS CLIENT TAX PLANNING IDEAS TO SUPERVISOR, MANAGER, OR PARTNER.
  • PREPARES ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE TO CLIENT FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE OF A PARTNER; WRITES COMMENTS FOR MANAGEMENT LETTERS.
  • DRAFTS REPORTS INCLUDING FOOTNOTES.
  • PERFORMS THE BROADEST RANGE OF ACCOUNTANT TASKS SO THAT DIRECT PARTICIPATION OF SUPERVISORS, MANAGERS, OR PARTNERS IS KEPT TO A MINIMUM.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Accounting or closely related field, plus 3 years of work experience as a public accountant or closely related occupation.
  • Alternatively, a Master's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Accounting or closely related field, plus 2 years of work experience as a public accountant or closely related occupation.
  • Tax and accounting knowledge, including GAAP
  • Extensive experience working with FAS109 tax accounting, including tax accounting for stock-based compensation.
  • Extensive experience working with international tax forms required by IRS
  • Experience conducting tax research and analysis to identify tax savings opportunities and prepare tax-related reports and schedules
  • Experience detecting accounting and tax errors and discrepancies when preparing tax returns
  • Experience analyzing financial statements and trail balance to create accurate tax workpapers
  • Experience preparing adjusted journal entries to ensure accuracy and compliance for tax purpose
  • Experience supporting seniors in tax planning and client advisory task
  • Experience assisting with IRS and state tax notices and response to tax authority inquiries
  • Gained further knowledge of specific software including but not limited to Microsoft Excel (specifically for Excel: VLOOKUP, PivotTable and formatting Excel charts).
  • Gained extensive knowledge of accounting and tax software like Quickbooks, CCH, Lacerte, BNA, Caseware, Sureprep, etc.
  • Researched complex tax issues using internal revenue code and other tax research software like BNA, etc.
Benefits
  • May work from home up to 5 days per week
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