Grandizio, Wilkins, Little & Matthews, LLP Hiring for Tax Staff Accountant Job at Sparks, MD Full Time

Staff Accountant

Grandizio, Wilkins, Little and Matthews, LLP (GWLM) is a certified public accounting firm with offices located in Sparks and Millersville, Maryland. The firm provides assurance, accounting, tax and consulting services. GWLM is seeking a staff accountant for our Tax Department. We are currently looking for a candidate that holds a CPA or is looking to complete the CPA exam. This role will be responsible for assisting with the preparation of tax services for individuals and businesses across a variety of industries. The position requires a knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles. The right candidate will possess a desire to learn, is self-motivated and displays excellent interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop an understanding of what is expected to properly provide tax services for our clients. This includes understanding the work being performed and leveraging firm resources, trainings, and prior knowledge to increase technical knowledge.
• Work in an assistant capacity to the senior or manager on each engagement that you are assigned to meet client and regulatory deadlines.
• Ensure you are timely and properly communicating your schedule, availability, and in process projects with firm leadership and teams.
• Take responsibility for identifying areas of improvement.
• Take ownership over schedule and workload.
• Assist with training/development of more junior staff/intern.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with clients and employees.
• Develop a working knowledge of the A&A and Tax software used by the firm.
• Develop an understanding of what is expected to properly prepare individual, partnership, and corporation tax returns.
• Assist with the preparation of quarterly tax planning for individual and corporate clients.
• Assist with preparing open items lists for tax clients.
• Develop game plan for and begin working towards CPA license
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $53,000.00 – $65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Sparks, MD 21152: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Required)

Experience:

• GAAP: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• CPA (Preferred)

Work Location: One location