Singer Lewak

Tax Senior

Singer Lewak$89K — $108K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3-5 years of experience in public accounting with increasing responsibility.
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in accounting required.
  • 40 hours of continuing professional education each year is mandatory.
  • Current CPA license required or actively pursuing certification.
  • If licensed, must maintain good standing with AICPA.

Responsibilities

  • Perform diverse accounting, auditing, and tax tasks under supervision.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in technical skills and firm standards.
  • Direct and guide assistant staff in their work assignments.
  • Determine necessary test-checking procedures for audits.
  • Prepare and organize working papers while validating client finances.
  • Handle complex tax returns and those related to dissolutions.
  • Advise on client tax planning strategies to seniors or partners.
  • Prepare routine client correspondence for partner review and approval.
  • Supervise and review the work of junior accountants and assistants.
  • Work may require overtime, especially during tax season, exceeding 55 hours/week.

Benefits

  • Professional development opportunities including continuing education.
  • Supportive environment for obtaining CPA licensure.
  • Exposure to a variety of accounting tasks and client industries.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

  • Performs diversified accounting, auditing, and tax assignments under the direction of supervisor, manager or partner.
  • Demonstrates competency in technical skills, work quality, and application of professional and Firm standards.
  • Directs and instructs assistants, where applicable, in work to be performed and working paper review.
  • Determines the extent of test-checking required in an audit and selects the transactions to be tested.
  • Prepares and indexes working papers; performs various procedures established under generally accepted accounting principles to verify accuracy and validity of client's financial matters.
  • Prepares complicated tax returns and returns on dissolution or liquidation.
  • Suggests client tax planning ideas to supervisor, manager, or Partner.
  • Prepares routine correspondence to client for approval and signature of a Partner; writes comments for management letters.
  • Supervises staff accountants and assistants with assignments, instructs them in work to be performed, reviews work done and directs necessary revisions.
  • Occasional overtime work required throughout the year. Heavy overtime work required from January 1 to April 15, may be in excess of 55 hours per week.


Qualifications

  • At least three to five (3 to 5) years' experience in public accounting, demonstrating a progression in complexity of auditing and accounting tasks and tax knowledge.
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, or master's degree in accounting.
  • Minimum of forty (40) hours of continuing professional education is required each year.
  • Either hold a current and valid CPA's license or be working toward obtaining the license by taking and passing the applicable state CPA exam.
  • If licensed, should be a member in good standing with the AICPA.


$89,000 - $108,000 a year

About Singer Lewak

SingerLewak is a full-service accounting firm with offices in California, Colorado, and Washington. They offer tax, audit, and consulting services to a variety of industries, including entertainment, real estate, and technology. The firm was founded in 1959 and has been recognized as a Best Place to Work by the Los Angeles Business Journal and Accounting Today.
Learn more about Singer Lewak
Size
200 employees
Industry
Net Income
$3 million
5 Year Trend
+3%
Revenue
$30 million

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