The PKF O'Connor Davies Business Solutions practice provides growing and family-owned businesses accounting, tax and advisory support. From taxation issues and mandatory accounting needs to business restructuring and succession planning, our expertise can make a substantial difference to growing businesses striving to expand their business to a new level and ensure continued success for the next generation.
The Accounting & Tax Senior will lead engagements supported by Partners who will educate, train and promote a great working environment. This role can be for any of our Mid Hudson Valley offices.
Essential Duties- Maintain write-up, bank reconciliations, payroll/sales tax and complex technical activities and conduct a self-review before submission.
- Prepare and review financial statements, consolidated statements and various other accounting statements.
- Oversee multiple client engagements and oversee staff to meet deliverable deadlines within budget, identify roadblocks and understand critical milestones to meet client service expectations.
- Maintain active communication with clients and manage expectations, ensure satisfaction and lead change efforts.
- Prepare and/or review various tax returns, financial statements, monthly/quarterly write-up services, engagement documentation and related reports.
- Review and verify the accuracy of journal entries and accounting classification assigned to various records.
- Conduct tax research, income tax projections and prepare complex entity and individual tax returns/identify multi state tax issues.
- Oversee and supervise work of staff and interns and assist/train staff/interns as well as assist manager in the scheduling of staff.
- Identify and communicate to management suggestions to improve client internal controls and accounting procedures.
- Actively participate in learning and development opportunities, formal learning (CPE) and training programs.
- Attend professional development, networking events and training seminars on a regular basis.
- BA/BS degree in Accounting from an accredited college/university is required; Master's in Accounting preferred.
- 3+ years of relevant accounting and tax experience in a CPA firm preferred.
- CPA certification or demonstrated progress towards obtaining CPA certification, including required 150-credit coursework preferred.
- Solid working knowledge of personal and business taxes.
- Experience working on various commercial engagements preferred.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Strong analytical and organizational skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, CCH Axcess, ProsystemsFx and other accounting-related software packages.
- Working additional hours may be needed to meet client deliverables.
- Travel to various local client locations via personal vehicle may be required
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