Senior Accountant, MAXIS - Buffalo, United States - Freed Maxick

Description

Freed Maxick CPAs, P.C., a top 100 Firm in the U.S., has an immediate opportunity for a full-time

Senior Accountant

in our Buffalo office.

Freed Maxick is one of the largest Accounting firms in Western New York, and a Top 50 Firm as ranked by Vault.

We're looking for an experienced, hands-on Senior Accountant to join our newly launched MAXIS team. The Firm's MAXIS practice provides a full suite of back-office accounting, financial reporting, planning and analysis services.

This position will be instrumental in the growth of the practice and you'll be able to help service existing clients, onboard new clients, and help improve and develop new processes to enable profitable growth of the practice.

You will be tasked with recording daily transactions, monitoring automated transactional processes, monthly closing of the clients' ledgers, and ensuring the timely and accurate completion of account analysis, reconciliations, and reporting requirements.

A successful candidate in this position will be able to translate their daily and monthly experiences into process improvements for MAXIS and profit improvements for our clients.

If you're looking for a challenging, rewarding next step in your accounting career with tons of room for growth, we want to hear from you

RESPONSIBILITIES

Execute daily transactional processes timely and accurately; in somecasesthis may be processing transactions manually and in other cases this will mean monitoring automated processes.

Perform monthly reconciliations, journal entries, and other closing procedures in a timely manner to enable valuable, timely reporting to clients.

Review work performed by entry level associates and provide feedback in a constructive manner that is aligned with practice goals and helps promote growth of the associates.

Work with Finance and Accounting Team and the client to ensure the back-office accounting, reporting, planning and analysis needs, key performance indicators, and deliverables are met within the reasonable agreed upon timelines.

Directly assist Implementation Services Team in onboarding of new clients, including evaluating business processes, converting to MAXIS methodology, optimizing technology, and performing a wide array of implementation tasks including data migration and validation.

Help identify opportunities, evaluate potential solutions, and operationalize changes that can help us better serve our clients with higher efficiency and effectiveness.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, MBA plus, CPA plus
Public accounting experience a plus
Ability to proactively identify and communicate issues and coordinate of resolutions, both internally and externally with clients and vendors
Proficient with MS Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
GAAP reporting knowledge and familiarity with preparing financial statements
Ability to form relationships with and interact with clients
Ability to manage multiple engagements demonstrating good time management skills and meeting deadlines
Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interface with other internal and external clients comfortably and confidently
A self-starter and eager to learn new tools and technologies where needed to suit client or project requirements

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
Is passionate about client service and helping organizations and people grow.
Will have a combination of strong organizational and analytical skills.

Will possess a passion for technology and continuous improvement, both from a recurring process standpoint and internal controls assessment perspective.

Will possess strong GAAP reporting and accounting process background.
Will serve as the primary contact for our clients
Freed Maxick hires the most qualified people available and gives them maximum opportunity to advance

WHAT FREED MAXICK OFFERS
An attractive and competitive compensation and benefit package
A friendly work environment with the largest firm in WNY based on number of CPAs
An incentive program for commissions on new business, and referral bonuses for introducing potential new employees
Promotion and advancement opportunities
Ongoing education to keep your technical skills sharp and your soft skills top-notch
Hybrid work environment
Compensated time to volunteer in the community

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