Senior Accountant – Assurance

Walz Group; East Petersburg (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) plan with company match

CPA reimbursement program with CPA mix

Job summary

Walz Group in the Lancaster, PA area is seeking a Senior Accountant – Assurance to support financial reporting, consulting, and specialized services for clients. You will work with policies, perform attest and assurance tasks, and contribute to delivering accurate financial statements.

The role emphasizes GAAP knowledge, professional conduct, and client relationship development within a collaborative team. We offer growth opportunities and a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• 2-3 years of public accounting experience in attest and assurance functions.
• Understanding of accounting principles.
• Strong time management, communication, interpersonal skills, team collaboration, problem solving, and ability to manage concurrent projects.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Follow the firm’s and department’s policies and procedures.
• Understand rules, regulations, and code of professional conduct of the AICPA.
• Provide consulting and outsourcing services to entities.
• Prepare workpapers, adjusted trial balances, depreciation schedules and financial statements.
• Develop quality client relationships and loyalty.
• Acquire skills to deliver high-quality client work with minimal supervision.

Skills

Time management

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Multi-project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Walz Group is a cohesive team of financial professionals and business experts in the Lancaster, PA area who passionately advance our clients’ monetary and organizational goals. Within our CPA firm, we adopt the philosophy of ultimate accountability, our promise to deliver tailored, personal, and expert services to our clients on every job, every time. We provide our clients with the best knowledge base, the highest degree of personalized support, and a full breadth of expertise in accounting, auditing, tax, and business management services.

Currently we are looking for a seasoned accounting professional for our Senior Accountant – Assurance role. The Senior Accountant is a strategic position that will help maintain the firm’s standard of unparalleled service to our clients, as we help them navigate the many financial aspects of their business. As Senior Accountant in Assurance you will be responsible for providing financial reporting, consulting, and other specialized services.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

What you will do:

• Follow the firm’s and the department’s policies and procedures.
• Understand rules, regulations, and code of professional conduct of the AICPA.
• Provide consulting and outsourcing services to entities.
• Prepare workpapers, adjusted trial balances, depreciation schedules and financial statements.
• Know and understand the reason behind the firm's and their division’s policies and procedures.
• Possess technical knowledge sufficient to perform work with very little supervision.
• Begin acquiring the skills necessary to develop quality client relationships and loyalty.
• Begin to efficiently provide enhancements to the end product delivered to clients.
• Develop a command of GAAP, other comprehensive bases of accounting, unique or specialized accounting principles, and financial statement presentations.
• Assume responsibility for efficiently completing financial statement engagements.
• Obtain a thorough understanding of generally accepted auditing standards and/or common audit procedures and techniques.
• Become familiar with tax laws and regulations.
• Learn and grow from direct on the job coaching and growth and development opportunities.
• Display professional behaviors in and out of the workplace.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Successful candidates will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• Two to three (2-3) years of public accounting experience in attest and assurance functions
• General understanding of accounting principles
• Strong time management, communication, interpersonal skills, team collaboration, problem solving skills, and the ability to manage concurrent projects
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other Office Suite products

We offer a great benefits package including:

• Generous paid holidays and time off (PTO)
• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage
• Paid short-term and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan and company match
• CPA reimbursement program with potential bonus
• Company paid membership to AICPA with successful completion of CPA exam
• Opportunity for growth and development
• A fun and engaging team to work with
• Flexible work environment