Staff Accountant

ALPHA AUTOMOTIVE LLC; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

ALPHA AUTOMOTIVE LLC is hiring a Staff Accountant to serve as a Controller and support tax projects across multiple locations. The role emphasizes accuracy, collaboration with peers and managers, and timely delivery of tax filings.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s in accounting, at least 1 year of tax experience in public accounting, strong Excel skills, and excellent communication abilities. Flexible in a fast-paced, team-driven environment with room to grow.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting is required.
• 1 year public accounting experience in tax is required.
• Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills are essential.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail and planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct basic tax research and correspondences.
• Prepare support services for tax planning and preparation.
• Manage client information requests and deliverables.
• Ensure accurate, timely filing of federal, state, and local tax returns.
• Maintain quality standards across tax projects.
• Provide support on special tax projects and initiatives.
• Collaborate with staff, clients and management.

Skills

Communication

Team collaboration

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Enrolled Agent (EA)

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

OurStaff Accountantwill act as a Controller to provide support, preparation and review on multiple tax projects to provide quality tax services and deliverables for our company. This position is intended to rapidly grow within our company. It requires strong technical and communication skills to coordinate with peers, managers and clients to ensure timely, quality delivery of both simple and complex tax projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

We are now hiring for ALL of our locations: Stealth Auto Recovery, Excite Towing, Wayne's Auto Powell, Wayne's Auto Schrock, Wayne's Auto Westerville, Mann's Expedite Service, H.I.N.T., Excite Collision Repair, and Ernie's Auto Repair!

Responsibilities

• Conduct basic tax research and correspondences
  
• Prepare support services for tax planning and preparation
• Manage client information requests and deliverables
• Ensure accurate, timely filing of federal, state, and local tax returns
• Ensure quality standards are maintained
• Provide support on special tax projects and initiatives
• Collaborate with staff, clients and management

Desired Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• Minimum of 1 year public accounting experience in tax
  
• Positive attitude and ability to work collaboratively with team in various levels
• Good interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
• Strong computer skills with knowledge and skills in a wide variety of applications, especially Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Outlook
• Research orientated with problem-solving skills
• Superior attention to detail with strong organizational, analytical, and planning skills
• Flexible in dealing with change with ability to manage multiple priorities and projects, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Desired Skills and Experience

• Enrolled Agent (EA)
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Project Management experience
• Tax Return review
• Tax Planning experience
• Direct communication with clients

Benefits

In our company, education and development is necessary and shows in our commitment to your success through our competitive compensation and benefits package. We value time and effort and want to work to preserve the best possible environment for our employees. We work to provide a collaborative, creative environment where each person feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning and culture.