Accountant - Audit Associate
Hjerpe & Tennison CPAs, LLC
Job Type: Full-time
Required education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting
Desired Qualification: 1-3 years’ experience in accounting and/or working toward Professional Certification-Certified Public Accountant
Hjerpe & Tennison CPAs, LLC, a mid-size, full service CPA firm seeks an individual to work in their audit department. H&T is an independent CPA firm, providing high quality audit, tax, consulting and payroll services to clients in the central Illinois area and beyond.
Audit clients served include non-profit organizations, local governments, and small businesses. As an audit associate, you will perform audit and other assurance engagements for our clients, build relationships, and become a trusted business advisor.
Job responsibilities:
- Perform a wide range of audit and accounting procedures impacting industry-specific issues
- Audit complex areas/transactions as well as prepare financial statements and related reports
- Adhere to all quality control standards, as required
- Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel required
- Ability to manage deadlines and work on multiple assignments
- Keep manager/principal informed of engagement status and issues
- Demonstrated ability to communicate verbally and in writing
- Proactively interact and communicate with clients to gather information to ensure timely engagement wrap-up
NO overnight travel. Benefits offered. Salary commensurate with experience.