• Candidate must have completed 1 or more years as a tax accountant at a certified public accounting firm
• In process of taking the CPA exam
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or a related field with 225 quarter credits completed

• Prepare moderately difficult project returns without material review comments
• Prepare complex tax project returns
• Perform research and reach logical, well-supported technical conclusions
• Demonstrate an understanding of Primary and Secondary levels of taxation authority (code, regulation, case law)
• Demonstrate high-level analytical and problem-solving skills
• Develop and maintain technical specialization
• Understand the short- and long-term consequences when making decisions
• Make appropriate referrals to department leaders of client raised issues

• Draft email questions/communication to senior/manager in a clear professional manner with minimal changes before being sent on to a partner or client
• Handle a wide variety of tasks, resolve problems, and write responses
• Manage resolution of open items timely
• Take ownership of assigned engagements

• Demonstrate analytical and problem-solving skills
• Develop strong written and oral communication and listening skills
• Demonstrate good professional judgment
• Courteous, friendly, and professional service during client interaction

• Master’s Degree in Taxation is a bonus and compensated accordingly

• Completed 1 or more years as an assurance accountant at a certified public accounting firm
• In process of taking the CPA exam
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field with 225 quarter credits completed

• Draft financial statements, including cash flows, and footnotes, for GAAP and OCBOA basis financial and clear Partner comments
• Perform research and reach logical, well-supported technical conclusions and document them in a memo or appropriate workpaper
• Demonstrate fundamental knowledge of GAAP, GAAS, SSARS, etc.
• Prepare Communication with Management section without material review comments
• Understand analytic variance questions before asking client to comment on them
• Demonstrate the ability to understand and draw conclusions on issues

• Draft email questions/communication to senior /manager in a clear professional manner with minimal changes before being sent to a partner or client
• Handle a wide variety of tasks, resolve problems, and write responses
• Manage resolution of open items in a timely manner
• Take ownership of assigned engagements

• Demonstrate analytical and problem-solving skills
• Develop strong written, oral communication and listening skills
• Demonstrate good professional judgment
• Provide courteous, friendly, and professional service during client interactions

In addition, on average our experienced assurance staff work less billable hours than other Oregon accounting firms our size and fewer than all Big 4 firms.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business administration, or finance from an accredited college/university required
• CPA eligible preferred or in the process to become one
• Minimum of three years’ experience in a public accounting firm
• Experience in tax preparation and tax planning with multi-state partnerships, S-corporations, C-corporations, trusts, and high net worth individuals

• Prepare highly complex project return without material review comments
• Review basic tax returns as requested
• Stay current on relevant and emerging specialty, industry, market, tax, and accounting issues and communicate to firm members and clients
• Ensure that significant transactions and account balances are properly identified, researched, documented, and resolved
• Demonstrate a well-rounded knowledge of tax law and regulation on their applications
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the tax research process
• Recognize potential tax issues and tax planning strategies

• Serve as primary contact for assigned engagements
• Develop Strong working relationship with appropriate client personnel
• Demonstrate ability to set and manage client expectations (including working with department members to ensure that client expectations are being set and managed appropriately)
• Monitors entire engagement budget and includes timely updates to engagement team throughout the project
• Manage workload and staff effectively
• Communicate deadlines to engagement team

• Prepare complex returns for corporations, businesses, trusts, and high net worth individuals
• Provide timely and highly quality services exceeding client expectations
• Research, propose, and discuss strategies and solutions with tax managers and engagement partners
• Collaboratively work with all levels of staff on client engagements
• Work with staff on multiple engagements simultaneously and provide feedback on their work
• Pursue new business development

• Strong motivation to meet client deadlines and provide excellent client service
• Strong analytical and report writing skills
• Demonstrate teamwork and leadership skills, and positive attitude
• Excellent time management and organization skills
• Have an innate curiosity about tax code sections, case law, and its application to businesses

Master’s degree in taxation is a bonus and compensated accordingly!

• Completed three or more busy seasons as an assurance accountant at a CPA firm
• CPA eligible preferred or in the process to become one
• Possess technical knowledge in GAAP, GAAS, and OCBOA sufficient to supervise staff accountants, and evaluate their progress when appropriate

• Lead audit and other assurance engagements by assuming responsibility for the supervision and completion of assigned engagements
• Review workpapers and financial statements (GAAP and OCBOA), answer client questions, and clear concurring reviewer comments
• Ensure that material items are properly identified, researched, documented, and resolved
• Understand the scope of each engagement and can appropriately document and apply risk assessment procedures/standards
• Demonstrate high-level analytical and problem-solving skills
• Deal successfully with more complex accounting issues (e.g. consolidations, process cost accounting, complicated deferred tax calculations)
• Demonstrate a through and updated knowledge and applications of GAAP, GAAS, SSARS, and principles of internal accounting control
• Perform analysis on adjusting entries or PAJEs including how they should be extrapolated and reported in any client facing communications
• Identify potential issues related to bank covenants early in the project and bring attention to them
• Provide timely and high-quality services exceeding client expectations and identify additional areas of servicing clients and planning opportunities
• Pursue new business development
• Enhance skills for reviewing assurance engagements
• Adhere to the highest degree of professional standards and client confidentiality
• Develop and maintain quality client relations
• Become proficient at accounting and auditing research including a knowledge of the reference sources available to the firm

• Serve as primary contact for assigned engagements
• Develop strong working relationships with appropriate client personnel
• Demonstrate ability to set and manage client expectations (including working with department members to ensure that client expectations are being set and managed appropriately)
• Monitor entire engagement budget and includes timely updates to engagement team throughout the project
• Manage workload and staff effectively
• Communicate deadlines to engagement team

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrates high-level analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent time management and organization skills

In addition, on average our assurance senior associates work less billable hours than other Oregon accounting firms our size and fewer than all Big 4 firms.

• Bachelor’s degree with a major in accounting, business administration, or finance from an accredited college/university is required
• Must be a licensed CPA
• Six years of experience working at a public accounting firm
• Experienced in tax preparation and tax planning with multi state partnerships, S-corporations, C-corporations, trusts, and high net-worth individuals
• Strong motivation to meet client deadlines and provide excellent client services

• Provide timely and high-quality services exceeding client expectations
• Collaboratively work with all levels of staff on client engagements
• Manage client relationships, including assessing client needs, developing strategies and solutions to provide clients with the highest level of service
• Pursue new business development
• Prepare complex business, fiduciary, and individual tax returns when necessary
• Cultivate a professional niche that suits your strengths and interests
• Mentor staff to create future leaders

• Strong analytical and report writing skills
• >Demonstrate teamwork and leadership skills, and a positive attitude
• Excellent time management and organization skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field
• Candidates must have six years or more of current/recent experience as an audit and assurance accountant at a certified public accounting
• Must be a licensed CPA
• Possess technical knowledge in GAAP, GAAS and OCBOA sufficient to supervise staff accountants, and evaluate their progress when appropriate
• Experience with managing and mentoring up and coming team members

• Manages multiple engagements at one time in their entirety; establish engagement objectives and scope of engagement, manage budgets and schedules
• Fully responsible for the client deliverable
• Develop and maintain client relations
• Pursue new business development
• Review staff work and provide clear and meaningful feedback
• Supervise and mentor engagement staff both in the field and as an assigned coach
• Adhere to the highest degree of professional standards and client confidentiality
• Proficient at accounting and auditing research including a knowledge of the reference sources available to the firm

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrate teamwork and leadership skills, and positive attitude
• Excellent time management and organization skills