Senior Accountant

Everson Talent; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Everson Talent is recruiting for a Senior Accountant position at a CPA firm. This is a blended role centered on accounting services with some tax work, offering remote flexibility and a clear path toward leadership.

You’ll own recurring engagements, clean up books for tax-only clients, prepare returns, and have opportunities to mentor junior staff while contributing to practice improvements.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a public accounting role.
• CPA license is preferred but not required.
• Exposure across multiple public accounting service lines (audit, consulting, and/or tax).
• Strong understanding of the three financial statements and how they relate to each other.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounting services including recurring bookkeeping, month-end close, general ledger maintenance, reconciliations, and financial statements for a portfolio of clients.
• Serve as a trusted client resource, answering accounting questions and providing ongoing support and guidance.
• Review and prepare tax-related work, including business/entity tax returns, sales tax filings, and financials for tax-only clients.
• Oversee payroll-related services and ensure timely processing and filings.
• Mentor and support junior staff, reviewing their work and helping develop their technical and client-service skills.
• Help build and improve the practice by refining workflows, documenting processes, developing templates, and contributing to firm-wide operational improvements.
• Support special projects and engagements, including business valuation work such as reviewing financials, normalizing earnings, and conducting industry research.

Skills

Public accounting experience

Client service mindset

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Leadership potential

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Job description

Everson Talent is recruiting for a Senior Accountant position at a CPA firm.

Keep Growing Your Career Without the Traditional CPA Firm Grind.

This is an opportunity to join a growing, modern CPA firm where client relationships, professional growth, and flexibility can coexist.

You’ll take over an established group of clients and work with owner-led businesses that value an ongoing advisory relationship. With manageable workloads, remote flexibility, mentorship, and a clear path toward leadership, this could be an ideal next step for an accountant who wants to continue their career in public accounting without following the traditional CPA firm path.

Role Description:

This is a blended position centered on accounting services along with some tax work. You’ll own recurring accounting engagements, clean up and adjust books for tax-only clients, prepare returns, and over time, have opportunities for leadership and being involved in specialty engagements.

This role is an ideal fit for someone with a few years of public accounting under their belt who is coachable, curious, and excited to help shape a growing practice while building a meaningful long-term career.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage accounting services including recurring bookkeeping, month-end close, general ledger maintenance, reconciliations, and financial statements for a portfolio of clients.
• Serve as a trusted client resource, answering accounting questions and providing ongoing support and guidance.
• Review and prepare tax-related work, including business/entity tax returns, sales tax filings, and financials for tax-only clients.
• Oversee payroll-related services and ensure timely processing and filings.
• Mentor and support junior staff, reviewing their work and helping develop their technical and client-service skills.
• Help build and improve the practice by refining workflows, documenting processes, developing templates, and contributing to firm-wide operational improvements.
• Support special projects and engagements, including business valuation work such as reviewing financials, normalizing earnings, and conducting industry research.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting.
• 3+ years of experience in a public accounting role.
• CPA license is preferred but not required.
• Exposure across multiple public accounting service lines (e.g. audit, consulting, and/or tax).
• Strong understanding of the three financial statements and how they relate to each other.
• Soft skills: client-service mindset, effective communicator, strong attention to detail, organized, eager to learn and grow.