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The Firm seeks an experienced Audit Manager for our Bethesda, MD office to oversee audit engagements that include diverse for-profit client engagements, labor unions and non-profit audits, and employee benefit plan audits.  The candidate will work alongside partners and will oversee and help to develop less experienced staff.  The ideal candidate should have entrepreneurial instincts that could lead to a path at the partner level.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise and coordinate staff on each engagement, including planning, delegating, and reviewing the work of less experienced staff.
• Conduct research as needed, and inform clients of pertinent information.
• Review complex financials prepared by staff.
• Advise clients with regard to regulatory concerns, and suggest improvements in internal controls and accounting procedures.
• Ensure audit completion within allotted time budgets.
• Finalize reports well before deadlines to ensure sufficient time for top level and quality control reviews before issuance.
• Maintain regular contact with clients to address client needs, and to ensure smooth and efficient work flow.
• Review the work performance of staff on an ongoing, per engagement, and annual basis, and train staff on an ongoing basis to broaden and deepen their skills.
• Act as a mentor to staff, including career coaching, problem solving, and technical development.
• Keep informed of regulatory and industry changes.
• Maintain accurate and current records for client billing system.
• Play a significant role in our firm’s marketing activities

Qualifications:

• 8-12 years’ experience in a public accounting setting in an audit role with progressively greater responsibility over time.
• Valid CPA license required.
• Knowledge of ProSystem Engagement a plus.
• Flexibility to travel to client locations, including Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C., and up to 30% out-of-town domestic travel; valid driver’s license and regular access to a car.

The Firm seeks a Senior Staff Accountant to perform external audit functions. The position may be based in the New York or New Jersey office, and would require flexibility to travel to both. The candidate will work alongside managers and partners, and will provide supervision to less experienced staff. The candidate will be provided with mentorship and ongoing feedback to promote learning and growth.

Responsibilities:

• Interface with client personnel to obtain records and information pertinent to the audit process.
• Gain an understanding of client business operations, procedures, and needs.
• Prepare audit workpapers, and review the workpapers of less experienced staff.
• Prepare client financial statements, and review statements prepared by less experienced staff.
• Assist in the planning of engagements, and in certain cases manage the planning process.
• Prioritize competing work demands, and manage time appropriately.
• Maintain organized and neat work areas so that workpapers and files can be easily reviewed by others.
• Keep colleagues, managers and partners informed of progress and the need to make adjustments to scheduled work.
• Represent the Firm in a positive light by maintaining a professional demeanor, dress, and attitude at all times.
• Follow established procedures, but suggest innovative, progressive ideas where appropriate.

Qualifications:

• 4-6 years of audit experience in a public accounting setting required; experience with large, complex manufacturing clients required; employee benefit plan and non-profit experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting with 150 credits, or equivalent academic credentials to qualify for CPA licensure.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite. Experience with Prosystem Engagement and Prosystem Tax a plus.
• CPA strongly preferred
• Flexibility to travel to client locations, including local travel and the possibility of minimal out-of-town travel.
• Regular access to a car and a valid driver’s license.

The Firm seeks experienced Senior Auditors for our Bethesda, MD office to oversee audit engagements that include diverse for-profit client engagements, labor unions and non-profit audits, and employee benefit plan audits. The candidate will work alongside staff of all levels and will benefit from the mentorship of supervisors, managers, and partners. They will assist in overseeing and helping develop less experienced staff. The ideal candidate should have a broad exposure to employee benefit plans, with strong experience auditing defined benefit plans.

Responsibilities:

• Interface with client personnel to obtain records and information pertinent to the audit process.
• Gain an understanding of client business operations, procedures, and needs.
• Prepare audit workpapers, and provide guidance to less experienced staff.
• Assist in the preparation of client financial statements.
• Assist in the planning of engagements, and in certain cases manage the planning process.
• Prioritize competing work demands, and manage time appropriately.
• Maintain organized and neat work areas so that workpapers and files can be easily reviewed by others.
• Keep colleagues, seniors, and managers informed of progress and the need to make adjustments to scheduled work.
• Represent the Firm in a positive light by maintaining a professional demeanor, dress, and attitude at all times.
• Follow established procedures, but suggest innovative, progressive ideas where appropriate.

Qualifications:

• 3-7 years’ experience in a public accounting setting in an audit role with progressively greater responsibility over time.
• Required experience auditing employee benefit plans, including defined benefit pension plans.
• CPA license strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of ProSystem Engagement a plus.
• Flexibility to travel to client locations, including Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C., and up to 30% out-of-town domestic travel; valid driver’s license and regular access to a car.

The Firm seeks an experienced Quality Control Manager for the Firm’s Audit practice.

Responsibilities:

• Pre-issuance review of financial statements and audit documentation
• Consult with partners, staff, and clients on financial accounting and auditing matters
• Review firm’s systems and specific engagements in the annual internal inspection
• Assist in performing peer review services
• Lead in the implementation of new audit and accounting standards
• Interface with the Firm’s peer reviewers and other inspectors
• Conduct training with new hires
• Research and present topics for internal CPE seminars
• Maintain audit templates and documents
• Keep accurate records for client billing system

Qualifications:

• 10-15 years experience in a combination of audit practice and quality review in a public accounting setting, with no less than 3 years in QC
• Licensed CPA
• Preferred experience with Employee Benefit Plans, Commercial, and Not-for-Profits
• Knowledge of ProSystem Engagement a plus

The Firm seeks an experienced Small Business and Tax Senior Accountant. The position is based in the New Jersey office. The candidate will work alongside managers and partners, and will provide supervision to less experienced staff. The candidate will be provided with mentorship and ongoing feedback to promote learning and growth.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare corporate, partnership, high net worth individual, fiduciary, and tax-exempt entity tax returns.
• Prepare and review sales tax and payroll tax documents.
• Coordinate with staff and managers with regard to multi-state returns.
• Conduct tax research.
• Provide accounting services for clients, including preparation of financial statements.
• Perform attest services, including primarily reviews and compilations.
• Provide supervisory assistance to Client Bookkeeping staff.
• Maintain regular contact with clients to ensure clients’ needs are met.
• Identify value-added solutions for clients.
• Maintain accurate records for client billing system.
• Assist in the training and development of less experienced staff and interns.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of progressive tax and accounting experience in a public accounting setting
• Licensed CPA preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting. Graduate degree in Tax preferred
• Proficient in MS Office suite and Quickbooks.   Proficiency in ProSystem Tax, or an equivalent tax software, required. Proficiency in Prosystem Engagement a plus
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated commitment to the tax and accounting fields through participation in professional interests.

The Firm seeks an experienced Senior Manager for the New York, NY Office to oversee and review preparation of primarily high net worth individual returns, as well as some partnership and corporate returns. The candidate will work alongside staff, managers, and partners, and will be provided with training and ongoing feedback to promote learning and growth.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise and coordinate staff in preparing individual, partnership, corporate, fiduciary, and tax-exempt entity tax returns.
• Schedule and review staff work.
• Conduct tax research.
• Serve clients’ specific needs, and identify value-added solutions for clients.
• Maintain accurate records for client billing system.
• Review the work performance of staff on an ongoing and semi-annual basis.
• Mentor less experienced staff.
• Prioritize competing work demands, and manage time appropriately.
• Maintain organized and neat work areas so that files can be easily reviewed by others.
• Keep colleagues and partners informed of progress and the need to make adjustments to scheduled work.
• Represent the Firm in a positive light by maintaining a professional demeanor, dress, and attitude at all times.
• Follow established procedures, but suggest innovative, progressive ideas where appropriate.

Qualifications:

• 15-20 years of progressive tax experience in a public accounting setting, including a minimum of 5 year in tax management
• Licensed CPA required
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting. Graduate degree in Tax preferred.
• Proficiency in ProSystem Tax, or an equivalent tax software, required.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated commitment to the tax field through participation in professional interests.

The Firm seeks an experienced Senior Manager for the Little Falls, NJ Office to oversee and review preparation of primarily high net worth individual returns, as well as some partnership and corporate returns. The candidate will work alongside staff, managers, and partners, and will be provided with training and ongoing feedback to promote learning and growth. (more…)

The Firm seeks a Senior Staff Accountant to perform external audit functions. Positions are based in the New York, NY or Little Falls, NJ offices. The candidate will work alongside managers and partners, and will provide supervision to less experienced staff. The candidate will be provided with mentorship and ongoing feedback to promote learning and growth.

Responsibilities:

• Interface with client personnel to obtain records and information pertinent to the audit process.
• Gain an understanding of client business operations, procedures, and needs.
• Prepare audit workpapers, and review the workpapers of less experienced staff.
• Prepare client financial statements, and review statements prepared by less experienced staff.
• Assist in the planning of engagements, and in certain cases manage the planning process.
• Prioritize competing work demands, and manage time appropriately.
• Maintain organized and neat work areas so that workpapers and files can be easily reviewed by others.
• Keep colleagues, managers and partners informed of progress and the need to make adjustments to scheduled work.
• Represent the Firm in a positive light by maintaining a professional demeanor, dress, and attitude at all times.
• Follow established procedures, but suggest innovative, progressive ideas where appropriate.

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of audit experience in a public accounting setting required; employee benefit plan and non-profit experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting with 150 credits, or equivalent academic credentials to qualify for CPA licensure.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite. Experience with Prosystem Engagement and Prosystem Tax a plus.
• CPA strongly preferred
• Flexibility to travel to client locations, including local travel and the possibility of minimal out-of-town travel.
• Regular access to a car and a valid driver’s license.

Buchbinder Tunick & Company LLP has a legacy of excellence in the practice of public accounting and management consulting that reaches back 75 years. Over this time, the Firm has evolved into its current organization: 24 partners and a staff of about 85, with offices in New York, New York, Bethesda, Maryland, and Little Falls, New Jersey. The Firm provides a full range of audit, accounting, tax, and management consulting services to a diversified clientele that includes manufacturing, real estate, professional service, employee benefit plans, labor unions, and not-for-profit enterprises. Our accounting professionals are dedicated to providing clients with the specialized knowledge and guidance necessary to meet the challenges of today’s complex, regulated world.

The Firm seeks a Staff Accountant to perform external audit functions and to prepare tax returns. The position is based in our Bethesda office. The candidate will work alongside senior staff, managers, and partners, and will be provided with ongoing feedback to promote learning and growth.

Responsibilities:

• Interface with client personnel to obtain records and information pertinent to the audit process.
• Gain an understanding of client business operations, procedures, and needs.
• Prepare audit workpapers.
• Prepare client financial statements.
• Prepare informational returns, as well as individual and entity tax returns.
• Prioritize competing work demands, and manage time appropriately.
• Maintain organized and neat work areas so that workpapers and files can be easily reviewed by others.
• Keep colleagues, managers and partners informed of progress and the need to make adjustments to scheduled work.
• Represent the Firm in a positive light by maintaining a professional demeanor, dress, and attitude at all times.
• Follow established procedures, but suggest innovative, progressive ideas where appropriate.

Qualifications:

• 1-2 years of audit experience in a public accounting setting.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting with 150 credits.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite.
• CPA license, or demonstrated ambition toward earning CPA license.
• Flexibility to travel to client locations, including local travel and approximately 15% out-of-town travel.
• Regular access to a car and a valid driver’s license.

Buchbinder Tunick & Company LLP has a legacy of excellence in the practice of public accounting and management consulting that reaches back over 75 years. Over this time, the Firm has evolved into its current organization: 22 partners and a staff of about 85, with offices in New York City, Bethesda, Maryland, and Little Falls, New Jersey. The Firm provides a full range of audit, accounting, tax, and management consulting services to a diversified clientele that includes manufacturing, real estate, professional service, employee benefit plans, labor unions, and not-for-profit enterprises. Our accounting professionals are dedicated to providing clients with the specialized knowledge and guidance necessary to meet the challenges of today’s complex, regulated world. To learn more about the Firm, visit www.buchbinder.com.

The Firm seeks a Semi-Senior Staff Accountant to perform external audit functions with a focus on Employee Benefit Plans. The position is based in the New York office. The candidate will work alongside managers and partners, and will provide supervision to less experienced staff. The candidate will be provided with mentorship and ongoing feedback to promote learning and growth.

Responsibilities:

• Interface with client personnel to obtain records and information pertinent to the audit process.
• Gain an understanding of client business operations, procedures, and needs.
• Prepare audit workpapers, and provide guidance to less experienced staff.
• Assist in the preparation of client financial statements.
• Assist in the planning of engagements, and in certain cases manage the planning process.
• Prioritize competing work demands, and manage time appropriately.
• Maintain organized and neat work areas so that workpapers and files can be easily reviewed by others.
• Keep colleagues, seniors, and managers informed of progress and the need to make adjustments to scheduled work.
• Represent the Firm in a positive light by maintaining a professional demeanor, dress, and attitude at all times.
• Follow established procedures, but suggest innovative, progressive ideas where appropriate.

Qualifications:

• 2-3 years of audit experience in a public accounting setting.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting with 150 credits.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite. Experience with Prosystem Engagement and Prosystem Tax a plus.
• CPA strongly preferred
• Flexibility to travel to client locations, including local travel, particularly to New York City and Long Island clients, and the possibility of minimal out-of-town travel.
• Regular access to a car and a valid driver’s license.

The Firm seeks an experienced Tax Supervisor for our Bethesda, MD office.  The candidate will work alongside partners and will oversee and help to develop less experienced staff.  The ideal candidate should have entrepreneurial instincts that could lead to a path at the partner level.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and review complex corporate, partnership, high net worth individual, fiduciary, and tax-exempt entity tax returns.
• Coordinate with staff and managers with regard to multi-state returns.
• Conduct tax research.
• Perform attest services (reviews, comps) as needed.
• Assist client with related business needs (QuickBooks, payroll tax, sales tax)
• Serve clients’ specific needs, and identify value-added solutions for clients.
• Maintain accurate records for client billing system.
• Assist in the training and development of less experienced staff.

Qualifications:

• 5-8 years of progressive tax experience in a public accounting setting, including review experience.
• Licensed CPA required
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting.  Graduate degree in Tax preferred.
• Proficient in MS Office suite and Quickbooks.    Proficiency in ProSystem Tax, or an equivalent tax software, required.  Proficiency in Prosystem Engagement a plus.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated commitment to the tax field through participation in professional interests.

The Firm seeks a Bookkeeper to address a variety of client bookkeeping needs. This position is based in our Little Falls, NJ office and may require local travel to clients.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare 1099s and W-2s
• Prepare write-ups, as needed
• Post entries to GL
• Prepare bank deposits and bank reconciliations
• Process payroll
• Prepare sales tax and payroll tax returns
• Issue checks
• Maintain frequent contact with client personnel by phone and e-mail
• Maintain strict confidentiality
• Administrative and clerical internal function, as needed.

Qualifications:

• 0-3 years’ bookkeeping experience
• Academic familiarity with basic bookkeeping tasks
• Ability to manage multiple clients at once.
• Minimum one year of academic experience toward an Associate’s degree in business or accounting
• Personable, friendly, and professional demeanor
• English fluency with excellent spoken and written communication skills
• Experience with QuickBooks, Creative Solutions, Quicken, ADP and PayChex preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel required
• Flexibility to travel throughout New York City

The Firm seeks Staff Accountants in the Bethesda, MD, Little Falls, NJ, and New York, NY offices to perform external audit functions. Candidates will work alongside senior staff, managers, and partners, and will be provided with mentorship and ongoing feedback to promote learning and growth.

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The Firm seeks Staff Tax Accountants to prepare partnership, corporate, individual, and fiduciary tax returns.  Candidates will work alongside junior and senior staff, managers, and partners, and will be provided with mentorship and ongoing feedback to promote learning and growth.  Positions are available in the New York, NY and Little Falls, NJ offices.

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The Firm seeks a part-time Clerical worker to support the firm’s administrative functions. The candidate will primarily operate a scanner, but may have light office duties, as well. The position is located in New York City near Penn Station.

The position includes the following routine essential job functions:

• Scan documents into electronic filing system.
• Back up mailroom duties
• Limited office duties, including copying, faxing, and mailroom support.
• Perform other clerical functions, as needed.
• Keep managers and partners informed of progress.
• Maintain focus and attention to prevent errors.
• Represent the Firm in a positive light by maintaining a professional demeanor, dress, and attitude at all times.

Qualifications:

• Proficiency in MS Office Suite.
• Ability to commit to 15 – 20 hours/week.