Senior Accountant, Sikich
Audit For Profit
$94.9k
Midpoint of salary range
Technology-enabled professional services
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Technology-enabled professional services
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$94.9k
Midpoint of salary range
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide insights and transformative services to help strengthen every dimension of a business.
Role
Who you are
- BA/BS Degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent experience
- 2+ years of progressive public accounting background with in-charge responsibilities. Experience with For-Profit clients is a plus
- Strong technical accounting skills with proficiency in US GAAP and audit preparation software
- Ability to manage multiple engagement, staff & interns, and competing priorities
- Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills
- CPA certification or eligibility to sit is highly desirable
- Servant Leader – You are hyper focused on engaging employees, fostering their development, and building a positive culture
- Solutions Focused – You see opportunities in every business problem and can develop, articulate, and implement solutions
- Collaboration – You are a relationship builder across all levels of the organization and across all business units
- Instills Trust - You do what you say, and you follow through on commitments, you act with integrity, you are consistent and are perceived as credible
- Impact & Influence Thinking – You gain support for ideas, proposals, and solutions, and get others to act, with or without formal authority, to advance initiatives/objectives
What the job involves
- Reporting to the Audit Manager, the Senior Accountant (Audit) will work closely with engagement leaders & other staff to ensure the efficient & timely completion of financial statement audits
- You will also provide superior service to our external clients and internal stakeholders along with being responsible for the supervision & review of intern or staff work during engagements
- Conduct and review audit tests which are sufficient in scope to support professional opinions as to the fair representation of client financial statements
- Develop self and others through seeking and offering on the job coaching and engagement experiences
- Develop and maintain productive working relationships with clients to enhance customer satisfaction
- Build strong credibility through displaying positive insight and business acumen, applying technical competence and engaging in relevant discussions with clients and engagement teams
- Consult with clients on various internal accounting related transactions
- Provide strategic and tactical accounting advice and recommendations to company’s clientele
- Provide review of staff work product and performance
- Deliver exceptional client support virtually and onsite as needed
Our take
Sikich is a global firm specialising in technology-enabled professional services. Offering a vast variety of CPA services from audit and assurance to cybersecurity, its customer base has grown dramatically since founding in 1982 and it now hosts a diverse roster of clients.
Looking to consistently address it's clients business challenges and opportunities, the company has been recognised over the years, notably as a Best of the Best Firm by Inside Public Accounting. It has also has experienced significant revenue growth and completed several strategic acquisitions.
The recent addition of CLA's federal government practice to this roster strengthens Sikich's position in government services, and expands its footprint in critical markets such as Washington, DC. Looking forward, it is poised to continue its growth trajectory, leveraging its expertise and innovative approach to drive success for clients worldwide.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Company benefits
- Flexible work arrangements
- Health, dental, vision, life & accident/death/disability insurance options
- HSA employer contribution
- Nine (9) paid holidays annually
- A robust paid Parental Bonding Leave program covering birth, adoption and foster children
- 401(k) with employer contributions
- CPA bonus with four (4) paid exam days & four (4) paid study days
- Tuition reimbursement
- Generous employee referral bonus program
- Client referral bonus program
- Pet insurance
- FORCE – Sikich community volunteer program enabling each team member to use up to four hours of paid time annually to volunteer and make a difference in their local communities
Company HQ
Chicago Loop, Chicago, IL
Leadership
Christopher Geier
(CEO, not founder)Previously the Founder and CEO of GEI Capital & Advisor, and a Member of the Board Of Directors for Barrington 220 School District.
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