Tax Preparer Associate

Individuals At This Level Normally Have a College Degree With a Major In Accounting And The Requisite Hours To Be CPA Eligible, And Generally Have From Zero To Four Years Of Experience. Tax Preparer Associates Are Expected ToBecome familiar with the firm’s policies and procedures.Understand professional standards and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.Progress professionally by working toward passing the CPA exam in an expeditious, planned manner.If assigned primarily to financial statement/attest engagements:Become familiar with pronouncements of the FASB and AICPA, and if/when assigned to governmental engagements, GAO and GASB.Become proficient in preparing a variety of financial statements in the industries they’re exposed to.Obtain exposure on the types of financial statement engagements offered by the firm.Assume responsibility for unaudited financial statement engagements or segments of audits under supervision of more experienced staff.Prepare trial balances and propose adjustments.If assigned primarily to tax engagements:Become familiar with pertinent IRC sections and regulations.Obtain a working knowledge of research techniques and the various research sources in the firm library.Become proficient in the preparation of level appropriate tax returns including corporate, individual, partnership, fiduciary, or other tax returns prepared by the firm.Assume responsibility for the completion of tax returns under the supervision of more experienced staff.Prepare tax trial balance and propose adjustments to the unadjusted numbers.Become familiar with a common book to tax schedule M-1 differences.Become proficient in bookkeeping tasks that are often an element of the assigned jobs. Included in this is performing a bank reconciliation and identifying reconciled items.Qualifications:Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel)Proficient in CCH Axcess or similar productsExperience or familiarity with QuickBooks and tax preparation software is a plusAbility to work independently in a team atmosphereBachelor’s degree in Business and AccountingCPA, EA, or CPA eligible preferredAdditional items of note for advancement of Associates:Demonstration of growing technical abilities and communication skillsAbility to teach, mentor, and foster team buildingDemonstrate leadership skills and potentialThirst for knowledge and desire to work hard and meet the demands of clientsApply NowDate posted: July 1, 2023Valid Through: June 30, 2024Hiring Organization: CJBS, LLCJob Location:CJBS, LLC10 Parkway NorthSuite 200Deerfield, IL 60015Applicant Location Requirements: ChicagoMonetary Amount: SalaryType of Employment: Full Time