Staff/Auditor Accountant

Position Type: Temporary

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Responsibilities
· Perform compliance or forensic audit procedures, supervised in accordance with your level of experience.
· Handle computer data processing and analysis.
· Gathers information and documents work clearly and accurately in work papers.
· Organizes files in logical and easy to follow manner.
· Maintains an updated open items list.
· Demonstrates an understanding of audit/accounting programs, procedures, and work paper technique.
· Responsible for self-reviewing own work and math checking other staff’s work.
· Responsible for identifying and presenting alternative solutions to issues.
· Meets deadlines and budgets.
· Assists in report preparation.
· Maintains ongoing status reports.
· Develop and maintain productive working relationships with client and assess client's satisfaction.
· Develop and maintain productive working relationships with the audited company's representatives.
· Other responsibilities as deemed appropriate by management of specific department.
· Travel as needed.

SKILLS
· Analytical skills, both qualitative and quantitative.
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
· Strong work ethic.
· A thinker, who can generate “out of the box” ideas.
· Ability to organize information clearly.
· Problem solving skills.
· High accuracy and attention to detail. All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be authorized to work in the United States. All applicants applying for Canadian job openings must be authorized to work in Canada.

Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS:

· An undergraduate or graduate degree in accounting, and/or an undergraduate or graduate degree with sufficient course work to achieve CPA certification upon passing the examination.
· Minimum accounting classes to meet job requirements are Accounting 1 & 2 and Intermediate Accounting.
· At least 3.0 GPA and no prior work experience or at least 2.5 GPA and some work experience in any field.
· Advanced experience with Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Word. Access is preferred.

Accountemps is the world's recognized leader in specialized temporary financial staffing, providing excellent opportunities in the areas of accounting, bookkeeping, credit and collections, data entry, finance, payroll, and taxation. Our relationships with top companies ensure our employees enjoy top pay, challenging careers and assignments with the best opportunities for full-time employment. Accountemps is a division of Robert Half International. Contact your local Accountemps office at 1.800.803.8367 or visit www.accountemps.com to find out more about this job and all our other job opportunities.

Accountemps is an Equal Opportunity Employer