Associate, Financial Reporting, Tax, and Accounting

Foundation Source Philanthropic Services • Full-time • Fairfield, Connecticut • 3w ago

Full-time

Description

We are looking for an Associate - Financial Reporting to be a key player on the Tax and Accounting Team, a division of our Tax and Legal department. This role is responsible for preparing custom financial reports to meet the audit, budgetary, and periodic needs of our clients and assisting with complex financial transactions to determine proper accounting and tax treatment. If you are someone who is highly precise, accurate, analytical, and seeks a high level of technical expertise, this role may be for you.

Key Responsibilities:

Trial Balance and workpaper review in connection with audit support engagements 50%
Routinely create, prepare and review custom financial statement, budget and ad-hoc reports for our clients 35%
Record and review complex financial transactions across various asset types 15%

Requirements

1 or more years of tax accounting experience
Bachelor's Degree preferred, or comparable work experience
Above average attention to details, concern for the exact correctness of work, and strong commitment to tasks completed on time.
Extremely task-oriented and able to prioritize multiple projects with deadlines, while maintaining high standards of quality and accuracy
Mastery of computer and web-based financial software products
Strong technical accounting skills
Works well in a team environment as well as independently
Ability to identify problems and recommend solutions in a fast-paced environment
Ability to learn quickly and take initiative

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

An Equal Opportunity Employer: We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants are given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.

Salary Description

$65k