Staff/Senior Accountant

BURKE LAMB PC; New Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Burke & Lamb, PC, a growing CPA firm in New Bedford, MA, seeks a motivated staff accountant with 2–5 years public accounting experience. You will handle tax returns, financial statements, and close processes for a diverse client base spanning fishing, restaurants, nonprofits, and more.

The ideal candidate will be proficient in QuickBooks and ProSystem fx Tax, with strong communication and the ability to manage multiple engagements simultaneously.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of public accounting experience.
• Experience preparing individual, corporate, fiduciary, and nonprofit tax returns.
• Detail oriented with ability to manage multiple engagements.
• Strong written and verbal communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare individual, corporate, partnership, fiduciary and nonprofit tax returns
• Trial balance preparation and analysis of trial balance accounts
• Prepare Tax Planning and Projections.
• Audit, review and compilation engagements for various types of clients
• Reconciliation and posting of the general ledger
• Month-end, Quarter-end, and Year-end closing
• Tax and GAAP research

Skills

Strong communication skills

Detail oriented

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Master’s degree in Accounting or Taxation preferred

Tools

MS Office

QuickBooks

ProSystem fx Tax

ProSystem fx Engagement

Adobe

Job description

Burke& Lamb, PC a growing CPA firm is seeking a highly motivated professional tojoin our team in New Bedford, MA. With offices in New Bedford, MA andNantucket, MA we service clients throughout the South Coast, Cape, and the Islands.We provide audit, accounting, tax and management consulting services to adiverse group of clients, including but not limited to commercial fishing, restaurants,nonprofit organizations, manufacturing, healthcare, petroleum distribution andretail, and professional services.

Theideal candidate should have at least 2 to 5 years of public accounting experience.The staff accountant should possess strong communication skills and beproficient in computer programs such as MS Office, QuickBooks and ProSystem fxtax software. Experience should include preparation of individual, corporate,fiduciary, and nonprofit income tax returns; financial statement preparation;year-end business closings, and general business and tax consulting.

Responsibilities:

• Prepareindividual, corporate, partnership, fiduciary and nonprofit tax returns
• Trialbalance preparation and analysis of trial balance accounts
• PrepareTax Planning and Projections.
• Audit,review and compilation engagements for various types of clients
• Reconciliationand posting of the general ledger
• Month-end,Quarter-end, and Year-end closing
• Taxand GAAP research

Requirements:

• 2years of public accounting experience, preferred
• Individual, corporate (S& C Corp), fiduciary, and nonprofit tax return prep experience
• General ledger andtrial balance experience
• Detailoriented with the ability to manage multiple engagements simultaneously
• Knowledge of QuickBooks
• Proficientin Microsoft Office and Adobe
• Knowledgeof CCH ProSystem fx Tax and ProSystem fx Engagement a plus
• Strongwritten and verbal communication and organizational skills.
• Abilityto work in an environment with changing priorities and deadlines
• Abilityto conduct tax research utilizing checkpoint tax software and governmentwebsites

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor'sdegree in Accounting, or equivalent
• Master’sdegree in Accounting or Taxation preferred

Compensationand benefits:

• Competitivecompensation based on experience