Senior Accounting Associate

Jobtailor; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Topeka, KS is seeking a Senior Accountant with 3-5 years of experience in public or private accounting. You will prepare financial statements, conduct client consultations, and collaborate with teams to ensure timely monthly closes.

The role requires strong attention to detail, teamwork, and the ability to work with multiple projects while meeting budgets and deadlines. Prior public accounting experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience with financial statements and tax returns required.
• Prior experience in public accounting strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree strongly preferred.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Proficient communication skills to talk to clients and team members.

Responsibilities

• Prepare/write up full monthly work for more complex clients.
• Prepare financial statements and perform consulting for clients.
• Communicate with team members for missing items for monthly work.
• Calculate, review, and analyze financial ratios.
• Begin client relationships and discuss open items.
• Work closely on income tax projections, cash flow projections, and buy/sell transactions.
• Start to work independently with minimal review on work performed.
• Understand priorities and communicate those priorities effectively.
• Ability to meet budget and realization goals for both clients and team.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Critical thinking

Adaptability

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Responsibilities

• Senior Accountants will have at least 3-5 years of experience in public or private accounting
• Some accounting work will be supervised. Senior Accountants will begin to deal directly with client personnel with guidance. Senior Accountants will prepare financial statements as well as perform consulting for clients. No supervisory skills are required.
• Prepare/write up full monthly work for more complex clients
• Communicate with team members for missing items for monthly work
• Calculate, review, and analyze financial ratios
• Begin client relationship and discuss open items
• Work closely on income tax projections, cash flow projections, and buy/sell transactions
• Start to work independently with minimal review on work performed
• Understand priorities and communicate those priorities effectively
• Ability to meet budget and realization goals for both clients and team

Requirements

• Experience with financial statements and tax returns is required
• Prior experience in public accounting is strongly preferred
• Bachelors degree is strongly preferred
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work well in a team environment
• Ability to be flexible
• Ability to think critically
• Ability to handle more than one project / task at a time
• Ability to learn different software and understand how they work and improve the firm
• Proficient communication skills to talk to clients and team members

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in preparing financial statements and tax returns, with a strong focus on client relationship management and effective communication. Capable of analyzing financial ratios and managing multiple projects while maintaining attention to detail.

Certifications

• Bachelor's Degree