Career Opportunities with P&R
Please contact if you have any questions regarding this position - +91 7899743860 (10:00 am - 8:00 pm IST ONLY)
Our vision for our staff:
We envision our staff to not only be great accountants, tax preparers, and auditors but also “Partners in our Clients’ Success”. Employees must be able to complete their daily tasks in accounting, tax compliance and/or auditing, and coordinate and manage multiple projects. (This requires staff to be super-organized.) More experienced team members begin to review their colleagues’ work and are available as a resource to mentor and train them as needed.
We encourage staff to begin providing suggestions regarding our workflows and internal processes. We want them to champion a unified "P&R way" of doing things. The ideal team member grows to become the "go-to" expert on the various apps available to streamline our offerings in each department (Tax, CAAS, and Assurance). The ultimate goal is to grow from a preparer/auditor/accountant towards becoming an experienced resource not only for the internal staff but to our clients as well. We are business consultants at heart.
Overall:
As a small firm, we work together in meeting the needs of our clients. Therefore, a precise definition of this position is difficult. Fundamentally, everyone completes and manages multiple engagements to deliver quality services for our clients. Our positions offer excellent opportunities for leadership and career advancement to the right candidate.
Firm-wide Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, at a minimum.
- CPA Certification preferred.
- Research skills.
- Strong accounting and analytical skills.
- Strong computer skills: proficiency in applications such as UltraTax CS, Workpapers CS, Fixed Asset CS, SurePrep, QuickBooks, Excel, Word
- Experience working with privately held clients is a plus.
- Industry experience is strongly desired in these major areas:
- manufacturing
- hospitality
- construction
- health care
- not-for-profit
- Proficiency in the following applications is a plus:
- QuickBooks
- PPC Checkpoint Tools
- Workpapers CS or other electronic based audit software
Firm-wide Interpersonal Skills:
- Exhibit time management and organization skills.
- More advanced positions coordinate recruitment, orientation and training of other staff.
- Develop entrepreneurial approach to client service and good working relationships with client personnel.
- Maintain contact with peers, develop network of business contacts, meet with prospective clients and cultivate referrals.
- Develop means of communication with clients and persons responsible for maintaining relationships with clients.
- Accept volunteer positions in community organizations.
- Continue to develop industry expertise.
- Serve as a role model for other staff in reflecting firm values, procedures and service model.
- Understand firm ethics and demonstrate them consistently.
- Develop a broad general knowledge of economic, political, and business conditions.
- Perform such other duties as may be assigned.
- Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
- Detail oriented.
Firm-wide Job Functions:
- Communicate with and manage multiple clients, budgets and production goals.
- Maintain good workflow and provide feedback for greater efficiency.
- Maintain organized work papers and supporting documentation.
- Work with other teams (CAAS, TAX, ASSURANCE, OPERATIONS) on joint engagements (for example, when we prepare financials and a tax return for the same client).
- Schedule internal and external deadlines to meet client expectations for delivery.
- Provide suggestions and ideas for cost reduction and efficiency gains.
- Affirm budgeted engagement hours and deadlines.
- Lead by example to positively impact employee morale.
- Inspire, train and mentor junior staff members to enable them to reach their maximum potential and provide constructive feedback as necessary.
- Regularly look for opportunities, recommendations, and additional firm services that could benefit clients.
- Represent the firm in community activities and professional associations.
- Work independently, while understanding when to ask for assistance.
TAX Team - Job description/functions/requirements:
- 2-4+ years prior experience in public accounting tax experience.
- Experience preparing individual, business, and exempt organization tax returns.
- Preparation and/or review of federal and state income taxes for individuals, businesses, and exempt organizations.
- Build new and existing client relationships and demonstrate knowledge of client business.
- Analyze tax agency notices and prepare internal memoranda, written correspondence/guidance and other documents for submission to the IRS, Treasury Department or state and local taxing authorities.
- Train staff, review and evaluate their work.
- Perform complex tax research.
- Prepare tax planning and estimates/projections.
- Recommend tax saving strategies to clients and staff on engagements.
CAAS Team - Job description/functions/requirements:
- Develop and maintain professional relationships with clients and consult with them regularly concerning financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, processes & procedures and other general business issues.
- Prepare and/or review financial statements for clients across multiple industry sectors.
- Develop and streamline accounting processes and financial planning and analysis.
- Work closely with the Tax and Assurance team leadership to coordinate scheduling of Client Accounting & Advisory (CAAS) Team.
- Work closely with the Tax and Assurance team to coordinate missing information and data analysis for firm engagements.
- Identify and communicate accounting matters to senior managers and partners.
- Preparation of mid to basic level federal and state income taxes for individuals, businesses, real estate, and exempt organizations.
- Analyze notices and prepare internal memoranda, written correspondence/guidance and other documents for submission to the IRS, Treasury Department or state and local taxing authorities.
- Assist in preparing tax planning estimates/projections.
- Recommend tax saving strategies to clients and staff on engagements.
- Manage the firm’s relationship with ADP (Retail & Wholesale), Intuit, and other vendors in our “Tech Stack"
- Manage Payroll, Personal Property Tax, Sales Tax, & Accounting (&AJE) engagements
ASSURANCE Team – Job description/functions/requirements:
- Perform analytical procedures
- Perform substantive testing
- Prepare audit programs and correspondence letters
- Pull various reports from QuickBooks and other accounting software programs
- Make sampling selections
- Maintain an emphasis on quality control and assist, as needed, with the peer review program
- "Single audit" and GAAS experience is a plus.
- 401(k) audit experience is a plus.
- CIRA audit experience is a plus.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
Schedule:
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- US shift
- Weekend availability
Supplemental Pay:
Application Question(s):
- Are you located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu?
- Are you a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA)?
- Are you a licensed Chartered Accountant (CA)?
- Have you completed the following level of education: Bachelor's Degree?
- Have you ever worked for a US-based CPA Firm?
- Are you comfortable using QuickBooks Desktop and cleaning up clients' accounts?
- Are you comfortable using QuickBooks Online and cleaning up clients' accounts?
- Please list any accounting software that you feel comfortable using:
- Do you consider yourself "Tech-savvy"? (Can you honestly answer "yes" to the following questions? I can download my own applications and mobile apps. I can easily use Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook. I enjoy using modern applications like Zoom Meetings and web-based applications such as online banking, etc.)
- If a client sends you a QuickBooks file, do you feel confident enough to reconcile and prepare a complete and accurate Balance Sheet and Income Statement?
- Are you located in Bengaluru?
- Select one - Are you applying for a position on the Tax Team, Assurance Team or Client Accounting and Advisory Services (CAAS) Team?
Experience:
- total work: 4 years (Required)
Work Location: Remote
