Senior Accountant

A career at WhippleWood CPAs is an opportunity to do work that matters. It's a chance to share, to innovate, and to learn at a firm that embraces the power of collaboration. Our culture has been celebrated multiple years in a row as a Best Place to Work by the Denver Business Journal, Outside Magazine, Inc Magazine, and Accounting Today.

We are looking for an individual who is independent, self-driven, and impelled to succeed in a dynamic environment.

The ideal candidate for this position will be able to build collaborative relationships with colleagues and clients, to offer ideas and insights we haven't yet considered, and to be challenged with high standards that help to ensure success for our clients and ourselves.

FOR CONSIDERATION, YOU MUST COMPLETE THIS SURVEY: https://www.cindexinc.com/c/E5A77A

Responsibilities:

• Act as client manager for a select group of client companies, responding on a timely basis to their inquiries, assisting with accurate financial statement presentation, and maintaining a collaborative relationship
• Prioritize workload to ensure timeliness of client deliverables
• Reconcile all balance sheet accounts monthly, maintaining supporting schedules as appropriate
• Identify and enter general ledger transactions and adjusting journal entries accurately
• Assess draft financial statements for obvious errors and trends
• Bill payment processing, invoicing, and payroll processing, as applicable
• Prepare sales and use tax calculations and associated compliance
• Mentor accounting clerks and staff accountant, including training, assistance with prioritization, and review of their work

Requirements:

• Three to five years accounting and/or bookkeeping experience
• A bachelor's of science degree in accounting or a related field
• Relevant software experience QuickBooks required (Xero, ACS or CSA, T-Sheets, Expensify and Bill.com preferred)
• Excellent Microsoft Office Suite skills -- specifically Excel and Outlook
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills to enable effective interaction with all levels of personnel and with client contacts
• Strong work ethic and attention to detail
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
• Commitment to providing exceptional client service through a sense of urgency and commitment to quality and timely completion of duties
• Appropriate ethical knowledge displayed through extraordinary confidentiality, integrity and professional presentation and conduct
• Ability to work effectively both within a team environment and independently
• An attitude of continuous improvement

Job Type: Full-time