Accountant, CAAS

Summary

Carr, Riggs & Ingram is an accounting and advisory firm providing audit, tax, and business consulting services. The Accountant, CAAS role supports assigned client accounts through bookkeeping, payroll and tax services, financial statement preparation, account reconciliations, journal entries, and other accounting and consulting work.

Responsibilities

• Client Accounting Services (CAS) personnel are directly responsible for various client accounts that are assigned to them
• CAS includes bookkeeping, payroll and payroll tax, sales and use tax, financial statement preparation and various other accounting and consulting services
• CAS personnel skill sets include (but are not limited to) neatness and clarity of work, appropriate relations with client personnel and firm associates, enthusiasm for assignments (especially more advance or technical projects), and the ability to complete work timely and accurately

Skills

• Minimum of two years of prior bookkeeping experience
• A working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word, and various accounting software (Sage, QuickBooks, Xero, etc.)
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and standard accounting processes for recording a company's business transactions into a general ledger, account reconciliations and work paper preparation, prepare and post journal entries and ability to adapt work as required by level of engagement
• Integrity, professional in attitude and appearance, and trustworthiness
• Demonstrated written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a team
• High degree of discretion dealing with confidential information
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. CRI will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this position or future positions (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)
• An accounting degree
• Available to work overtime in January through March

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Minimum of two years of prior bookkeeping experience
• a working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word, and various accounting software (Sage, QuickBooks, Xero, etc.)
• strong knowledge of accounting principles and standard accounting processes for recording a company's business transactions into a general ledger, account reconciliations and work paper preparation, prepare and post journal entries and ability to adapt work as required by level of engagement
• integrity, professional in attitude and appearance, and trustworthiness
• Demonstrated written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a team
• High degree of discretion dealing with confidential information
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. CRI will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this position or future positions (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)

Nice to Haves

• an accounting degree
• Available to work overtime in January through March

Benefits

• 21 PTO days
• 9 paid holidays
• Company-paid long-term disability insurance
• Company-paid life insurance
• Blue Cross Blue Shield medical insurance
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Short-term disability coverage
• Parental leave
• Flexible spending accounts
• 401(k) retirement plan