TITLE: Senior Accountant

Senior Accountants perform most work with a minimum of 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 more unusual accounting and auditing matters.

Essential Functions:

1. Performs diversified accounting and auditing assignments, and prepares tax returns under the direction of manager or partner.
2. Demonstrates competency in technical skills, work quality, and application of professional and firm standards.
3. Meets time constraints and client deadlines.
4. Participates in planning and scheduling client engagements.
5. Directs and instructs assistants, where applicable, in work to be performed and working paper review.
6. Determines the extent of test-checking required in an audit and selects the transactions to be tested.
7. Prepares and indexes working papers; performs various procedures established under generally accepted accounting principles to verify accuracy and validity of client's financial matters.
8. Suggests client tax planning ideas to manager or partner.
9. Prepares routine correspondence to client for approval and signature of a partner; writes comments for management letters.
10. Drafts reports including footnotes.
11. Performs the broadest range of accountant tasks so that direct participation of supervisors, managers, or partners is kept to a minimum.

Other Functions

1. Prepares other reports, projects and duties as may be assigned.

Education, Experience, & Skills Required:

1. Bachelor's degree in accounting, or Master's degree in accounting.
2. Minimum of forty hours of continuing professional education is required each year.
3. Should have at least three (3) years experience in public accounting, demonstrating a progression in complexity of auditing and accounting tasks.
4. Proficient in use of computers and computer accounting and tax programs.
5. Either hold a current and valid certified public accountant's license, or be working toward obtaining the license by taking and passing the applicable state CPA exam.
6. If licensed, should be a member in good standing with the American Institute of CPAs.
7. Performs such other duties as may be assigned.

Working Conditions:

1. Frequent same day travel for work at clients' offices, meeting, and seminars using a personal vehicle.
2. Occasional out-of-town travel with overnight stay for work at clients, meetings, or seminars using a personal vehicle.
3. Occasional overtime work required throughout the year. Heavy overtime work required from January to April 15; may be in excess of 52 hours per week.
4. Minimal hazards, general office conditions.

This job description does not list all the duties of the job. You may be asked by managers or partners to perform other instructions and duties. You will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed in this job description.

Management has the right to revise this job description at any time. The job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason.

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