Senior Accountant

• Serve as the primary liaison with client personnel ensuring deadlines are met. 
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, along with workpapers to support financial statements. 
• Review junior staff workpapers, reconciliation and client deliverables 
• Create, update, and monitor various management reports. 
• Coach and assist junior staff members as needed regarding workpaper documentation and client services. 
• Supervise junior staff to ensure work is performed accurately and timely. 
• Provide training, coaching and mentoring to junior staff regarding industry changes and updates.
• Assist Accounting Manager with workflow assignments and process improvements. 
• Work with Accounting Manager on implementing new clients. 
• Understands general business including business law, formation and entity types and practices ability to make recommendations for business planning.
• Stays up-to-date regarding regulatory and industry changes to respond to client’s needs. 

• Deliver best-in-class customer service to clients and employees at all times, with an emphasis on being proactive, responsive, professional, and accurate.
• Understands client’s business and industry and establishes a full understanding of client’s service needs. 
• Serve as the primary liaison with client personnel; ensure client deadlines are being met and manage client expectations regarding deliverables, budgets and timelines. 
• Develops relationships with client and takes part in client events. 
• Establish and maintain a positive working relationship with client’s employees, and co-workers to promote a quality service image. 
• Embraces team based approach to client service.
• Encourages collaboration, open communication and problem solving in a team. 
• Tracks and records time accurately. Understands client engagement agreement and is able to identify services outside of this scope.
   
  Business Development 
• Identify new opportunities for clients and promote other company services to clients that would help them in their business.
   
  Practice Management 
• Assist with new client implementation process including preparing a proposal for services, setting a budget and assigning return to team. 
• Assist with new client interviews and develops a scope-of-work proposal and engagement letter.  Sets engagement budgets. 
• Ability to manage a large number of clients and client projects. 
• Assist to review time spent on projects and approve final invoice amount for project. 
• Assist in implementation and monitoring of performance measures that support the company’s strategic direction.
   
  Staff Management 
• Works closely with staff to answer questions and is available for help. 
• Seeks mentoring and coaching opportunities and serves as a “buddy” to new staff and interns. 
• Track and record time accurately.  Review time recorded by staff to ensure project remains on budget. 
• Completes Project Evaluation for junior staff and help with performance evaluation feedback.
• Participates and engages in training. Seeks continuing education opportunities. 
• Assist with recruiting for new accounting and tax professionals.
   
  Other 
• Practice integrity and professional judgment. 
• Self-driven and takes initiative to research questions. Ability to work independently to resolve most issues but seeks advice from management when needed. 
• Embraces technology and quickly adapts to technological changes. Takes a leadership role in company initiatives to implement new processes to streamline work flow. 
• Deadline driven and completes tasks in a timely manner. 
• Protects organization’s values by keeping information confidential. 
• Actively contribute to the overall positive culture of the company. 
• Attend networking and industry events to expand the brand of HiAccounting, our visibility in the market place and to generate new business. 
• Participate and lead organization efforts to building a strong community presence with charitable activities. 
• Ensures work is performed in compliance with the company’s established policies and procedures. 
• Other duties as assigned. 

• Daily employer provided lunch under the HiGroup Daily Grinds Program.
• Gym/fitness reimbursements.
• Cell phone reimbursement (for EE’s that use their phone for work).
• Parking or buss pas subsidy.
• Regular in-office massage therapy.
• Flexible work schedule with the potential to work remotely when needed.
• Support of CPA or EA and continuing education.
• 12 paid holidays (includes your birthday off).
• Paid time off for volunteering.
• Employee snacks and drinks.
• Career advancement.
• 401K, 4% matching and profit sharing (after eligibility requirements are met).
• Health benefits (after eligibility requirements are met).
• Life Insurance.