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Spartan Placements LLC

Senior Accountant - SED Department

Spartan Placements LLC, Bohemia, New York, United States, 11716


Senior Accountant- SED & Consulting

Responsibilities:CFR/SED consulting and bookkeeping work for our SED clients.Serving as the in-charge Accountant for any type of engagement, with an emphasis on non-profit entities and schools.Serve as an Accountant for high-risk, time-consuming engagements beneath a Supervisor or higher.Serving as the primary client liaison for all in-charge engagements.Scheduling in-charge engagements in a punctual and orderly fashion.Managing lower-level staff members on essentially all engagements.Developing testing strategies during the planning phase of in-charge engagements and completing planning documentation according to firm standards, GAAS, and best practices.Ensuring effective planning meetings take place before the start of each engagement.Handling the reporting phases of engagements, including completing reporting documentation according to firm standards, GAAS, and best practices.Preparing financial statements and other financial reports for essentially all engagements on which he/she serves.Preparing management letters for essentially all engagements on which he/she serves.Promptly replying to, and satisfactorily clearing, review notes on work performed, including those for financial statements, management letters, and other financial reports, as applicable.Communicating with clients with regards to financial statements, management letters, required communications letters, Board reports/presentations, and other financial reports for essentially all engagements on which he/she serves in an effort to have final reports issues within firm-standard timeframes.Preparing and/or reviewing nonprofit information returns (IRS Form 990 and New York State CHAR500).Eligibility:

Four-year Accounting degree from an accredited college/university is required.3-5 years of experience in public accounting, preferably with special education clients.Eligible to sit for the CPA exam. CPA licensure is preferred.Applied working knowledge of US GAAP and GAAS. GAGAS experience is preferred.Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word is required.Familiarity with ProSystem fx Engagement is preferred.Strong communication, interpersonal, analytical, and research abilities.

Spartan Placements is an equal opportunity employer. All terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, recruitment, placement, title, promotion, compensation, benefits, transfers, training, education, research, administration and programming, will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, handicap, or status as a disabled veteran.