• Mastering responsibilities of staff accountant
• Effectively communicating with clients to receive information necessary to complete the engagement with a minimum of disruption to the client
• Demonstrating skills necessary to develop quality client relationships and loyalty
• Demonstrating competencies in technical skills, work quality and application of professional and firm standards
• Possessing technical knowledge sufficient to train staff accountants
• Reviewing staff workpapers, making certain they are appropriate
• Performing broadest range of accountant tasks so that direct participation of supervisors, managers, senior managers or partners is kept to a minimum
• Effective communication skills with staff, supervisors and management
• Training and instructing assistants in work to be performed
• Participating in planning and scheduling of client engagements/assignments
• Meeting time constraints and client deadlines
• Evaluating performance and providing feedback to staff
• Actively pursuing CPA license, if not already obtained
• Developing an understanding of pertinent IRC sections and regulations
• Proficiently preparing all but the most complex corporate, individual, partnership, fiduciary or other tax returns
• Performing tax research on less complex issues
• Analyzing less-complex IRS notice responses and drafting routine responses in reply
• Preparing less-complex tax projections for clients

Qualifications:  

- Bachelor’s and/or advanced degree

- Min. of 1-2 years’ experience as a staff accountant

- CPA certified or candidate

- Membership in AICPA and NCACPA, as applicable 

- Proficiency in use of computers and accounting-related software programs

- Completion of career development requirements for staff level

- Valid driver’s license and good MVR

Essential Physical Requirements:

- Fine hand manipulation in keyboarding 5-7 hours per day

- Fine hand manipulation using calculator/adding machine 1-3 hours per day

- Driving, as needed