Tax Staff Accountant

Tax & Consulting Staff Accountant Position Summary : Responsible for learning and applying technical accounting skills and working as part of a team to carry out tasks with coaching and supervision.

This is a full-time, direct hire opportunity in Kalamazoo, MI. Qualifications

• Bachelors or master’s degree in Accounting or related curriculum credit hours preferred
• Aspirations to become a CPA and develop a public accounting career

Technical Abilities / Productivity

• Proficient at completing basic individual tax returns
• Understands importance of completing tax returns and assigned tasks accurately and with efficiency
• Proficient in Fixed Asset Solutions, Advance Flow and ACS
• Employee has a sense of urgency or promptness to achieve goals
• Be able to complete various entity tax returns (S, , )
• Has completed a tax research assignment
• Identify 1 to 2 areas of interest in industry to specialize in tax
• Ability to lead staff and complete assignments with minimal supervision
• Understanding of Basic Financial Statements.
• Ability to reconcile trial balance to source documents.
• Create a depreciation schedule; basic understanding of depreciable lives and methods.
• Able to identify required payroll tax return filings, , , W-2, s and their purpose.
• Ability to reconcile payroll liabilities and prepare payroll tax return filings.
• Ability to reconcile a simple bank statement.
• Basic understanding of QuickBooks (importing, exporting, data entry, report preparation).

Personal Development

• Complete CPA exam
• Develops an understanding of Firms mission and vision
• Focuses personal development on evaluation competencies with Career Advocate
• Asks for coaching and feedback from a variety of people
• Integrates others feedback into own behavior
• Whenever possible, researches and develops own answers before asking others for advice
• Seeks out learnings from past engagements and, with guidance, applies them to current and future engagements
• Effective and efficient use of time and dedication during busy season
• Successful management of firm resources
• Adheres to all company policies and procedures

Teamwork

• Develops an understanding of the team's objective and how his / her role contributes to success
• Interacts with others in a collegial, positive and respectful way
• Makes a concerted effort to get to know other team members
• Proactively seeks coaching to manage conflict and makes necessary adjustments based on feedback received and in accordance with policy and procedures
• Work with Principals and staff across multiple offices

Community

• Identifies community organizations of interest
• Begin attending community events to represent the firm
• Participates in firm sponsored events

Business Development

• Create a professional social media profile on LinkedIn
• Uses LinkedIn profile and / or preferred social media to actively engage network through company and industry updates
• Attend business development training offered through Yeo & Yeo
• Be able to intelligently speak about the firm’s mission and services
• Strives to generate additional revenue for Yeo & Yeo and its affiliates through business development
• Maintain Business Development Activity kit based on level

Benefits & Perks!

Offer a great career with industry-leading benefits, and that’s why we’re repeatedly ranked among Michigan’s Best Places to Work.

• Some of our benefits include remote, hybrid and flexible work options; competitive salaries; generous PDO / paid holidays, excellent medical, dental and vision plans;
• bonuses; referral programs; life insurance; (k) plan; an award-winning CPA certification program; community service opportunities;

dress for your day attire; continuous feedback and so much more.We focus on developing our careers and prioritize fostering each person’s unique talents and strengths.

We succeed as a team when our individuals succeed. We celebrate our successes and take time to cultivate our friendships.

From team retreats and office (and Zoom) parties to our sports teams we love what we do and having fun too!About Spark Talent Acquisition : Spark Talent Acquisition is a Michigan-headquartered recruiting and staffing company that connects great talent with great employers.

We understand that finding a new position can be stressful and identifying top talent can be challenging. For us to maximize successful placement and retention, we start by listening to and understanding each of our clients.

We believe in face-to-face interaction and having a solid understanding of our client’s business before placement. We pride ourselves in team development as it matches our purpose as an organization to continually create career opportunities.

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Tax & Consulting Staff Accountant

Position Summary :

Responsible for learning and applying technical accounting skills and working as part of a team to carry out tasks with coaching and supervision.

This is a full-time, direct hire opportunity in Kalamazoo, MI.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or master’s degree in Accounting or related curriculum – credit hours preferred
• Aspirations to become a CPA and develop a public accounting career

Technical Abilities / Productivity

• Proficient at completing basic individual tax returns
• Understands importance of completing tax returns and assigned tasks accurately and with efficiency
• Proficient in Fixed Asset Solutions, Advance Flow and ACS
• Employee has a sense of urgency or promptness to achieve goals
• Be able to complete various entity tax returns (S, , )
• Has completed a tax research assignment
• Identify 1 to 2 areas of interest in industry to specialize in tax
• Ability to lead staff and complete assignments with minimal supervision
• Understanding of Basic Financial Statements.
• Ability to reconcile trial balance to source documents.
• Create a depreciation schedule; basic understanding of depreciable lives and methods.
• Able to identify required payroll tax return filings, , , W-2, s and their purpose.
• Ability to reconcile payroll liabilities and prepare payroll tax return filings.
• Ability to reconcile a simple bank statement.
• Basic understanding of QuickBooks (importing, exporting, data entry, report preparation).

Personal Development

• Complete CPA exam
• Develops an understanding of Firms mission and vision
• Focuses personal development on evaluation competencies with Career Advocate
• Asks for coaching and feedback from a variety of people
• Integrates others feedback into own behavior
• Whenever possible, researches and develops own answers before asking others for advice
• Seeks out learnings from past engagements and, with guidance, applies them to current and future engagements
• Effective and efficient use of time and dedication during busy season
• Successful management of firm resources
• Adheres to all company policies and procedures

Teamwork

• Develops an understanding of the team's objective and how his / her role contributes to success
• Interacts with others in a collegial, positive and respectful way
• Makes a concerted effort to get to know other team members
• Proactively seeks coaching to manage conflict and makes necessary adjustments based on feedback received and in accordance with policy and procedures
• Work with Principals and staff across multiple offices

Community

• Identifies community organizations of interest
• Begin attending community events to represent the firm
• Participates in firm sponsored events

Business Development

• Create a professional social media profile on LinkedIn
• Uses LinkedIn profile and / or preferred social media to actively engage network through company and industry updates
• Attend business development training offered through Yeo & Yeo
• Be able to intelligently speak about the firm’s mission and services
• Strives to generate additional revenue for Yeo & Yeo and its affiliates through business development
• Maintain Business Development Activity kit based on level

Benefits & Perks!

Offer a great career with industry-leading benefits, and that’s why we’re repeatedly ranked among Michigan’

s Best Places to Work.

• Some of our benefits include remote, hybrid and flexible work options; competitive salaries; generous PDO / paid holidays, excellent medical, dental and vision plans;
• bonuses; referral programs; life insurance; (k) plan; an award-winning CPA certification program; community service opportunities;

dress for your day attire; continuous feedback and so much more.

We focus on developing our careers and prioritize fostering each person’s unique talents and strengths. We succeed as a team when our individuals succeed.

We celebrate our successes and take time to cultivate our friendships. From team retreats and office (and Zoom) parties to our sports teams –

we love what we do and having fun too!

About Spark Talent Acquisition :

Spark Talent Acquisition is a Michigan-headquartered recruiting and staffing company that connects great talent with great employers.

We understand that finding a new position can be stressful and identifying top talent can be challenging. For us to maximize successful placement and retention, we start by listening to and understanding each of our clients.

We believe in face-to-face interaction and having a solid understanding of our client’s business before placement.

We pride ourselves in team development as it matches our purpose as an organization to continually create career opportunities.

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