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Financial Accounting Outsourcing Accountant
Wipfli LLP
Billings, MT, United States
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Overview
Are you looking to build a career as an accountant in a top 20 public accounting firms in the country? Wipfli is currently seeking staff accountants to join our team! Our staff accountants participate in a rotational program that allows them the opportunity to experience several different industries and types of work within the first few years of employment. We work with our associates to become industry experts in order to best serve our clients that leads to a fulfilling career.
Go Beyond the Ordinary. Join Wipfli LLP.
We are excited that you made the decision to consider joining Wipfli LLP. In doing so, you’ve decided to go beyond the ordinary public accounting and consulting firm. We hope that you find, in Wipfli LLP, the firm where you will meet all of your goals and aspirations in life and work. Guided by our mission statement, “To contribute to the success of our associates and clients”, we will contribute to your development of technical and soft skills, so you can ensure our clients are successful.
Since 1930, we have grown to be a thriving national firm, with a local presence, and subject matter experts of a large firm. We will help our associates and clients -- and perhaps you -- thrive. All along, the Wipfli Way has guided us in making our associates and clients successful, and creating a culture that values relationships.
As we begin our relationship with you, we look forward to learning how we can help turn your ideas into realities, and how you will turn the challenges of our clients into opportunities for their success.
This role provides direct support and supervises Staff on assigned clients. Utilizes various technologies to serve clients remotely either as part of the client’s accounting department or as oversight for the client’s staff. Executes assigned areas on a routine basis to ensure reliable and timely reporting.
Responsibilities
• All the duties and responsibilities of Staff Financial Accounting Outsourcing Associate.
• Play an integral role in onboarding new clients.
• Aid to establish, direct, and enforce internal controls in Staff activities and clients’ accounting employee processes.
• Design and develop client-specific reporting including KPI’s dashboard reporting, and flash reporting.
• Review or perform bank reconciliations and analyses performed by Staff.
• Review and approve adjusting journal entries prepared by Staff.
• Draft management financial statements.
• Facilitate banking relationships on behalf of clients as required.
• Serve as the liaison for external auditors on behalf of clients.
• Interpret audit findings and work with management in developing responses.
• Maintain relationships with key client personnel, including top level executives, regulators, and department managers.
• Performs other duties as assigned
Qualifications
• Position requires a bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent work experience.
• Must meet requirements to sit for CPA exam, or have a valid Certified Public Accountant License.
• Two years of experience as a Staff Financial Accounting Outsourcing Associate is required.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Experience with Intacct, QuickBooks, and Sage are strongly desired.
• Must have the ability to manage multiple clients, adhere to tight deadlines, and solve problems independently. Forty hours of continuing professional education is required each year.
• Must be knowledgeable of governments, gaming operations, housing authorities, nonprofits, and other industries in which we serve clients.
• Must be knowledgeable of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC).
• Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
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