Staff Accountant, Tax and Advisory Services

CMJ is not your typical accounting firm. We are a cohesive team offering a full scope of services and solutions to drive the success of our clients’ businesses. We work as advisors to management teams, providing sound, informed feedback that contributes to growth and long-term stability.

CMJ was founded in 1988, by Paul Curtis and Bill Jeffreys with a commitment to providing a full array of accounting, tax and management advisory services to corporations, partnerships and business owners in upstate New York. Today we serve a wide variety of business clientele, with proficiency in not only domestic business matters, but also in multi-state and international issues as well.

We’re proud to reward our team for the great results they produce with competitive compensation and benefits such as annual performance and marketing bonuses, flexible scheduling before and after tax season (including but not limited to the summer months), health, dental, vision, supplemental disability and life insurance plans, paid time off including holidays, 401(k) retirement plan staff contributions matched by the Firm, professional development, professional attire subsidy for new hires, health club subsidies and more!

Summary of Responsibilities

The Staff Accountant, Tax and Advisory Services is a Tax professional interested in furthering their career in public accounting, and/or is interested working toward a CPA designation or other professional designation(s). Knowledge of tax compliance; and the ability to independently perform a variety of complex work.

Essential Functions:

• Prepares personal, corporate, partnership and fiduciary tax returns.
• Performs complex tax research.
• Supports accounting and auditing partners, managers and staff in client meetings.
• Reviews tax accruals and associated work papers.
• Participates in tax department administrative projects.
• Produces quality work with efficiency and attentive client service.
• Establishes good working relationships with staff members at all levels and client representatives.
• Demonstrates initiative, creativity and imagination in solving work and client problems.

Other Functions:

• Maintains contacts with peers, develops network of business contacts, meets with prospective clients and cultivates referrals.
• Accepts volunteer positions in community organizations.
• Continues to develop industry expertise.
• Develops a broad general knowledge of economic, political and business conditions.
• Performs related duties as may reasonably be necessary in the course of business.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or other related program or Associate’s degree in related field with relevant work experience.
• Advanced degree or enrollment in an advanced degree program (MS Taxation, MBA, or MS Accounting) desirable.
• Completion of career development programs designed to enhance management, communications, and interpersonal skills.
• Some experience in public accounting desirable.
• Proficiency in use of computers, tax software programs and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to translate complex information into understandable and usable client language/terminology.
• Excellent social skills and people skills essential.

If this position describes your talents and experience, and you know that you can help drive the continued success of our firm, then we want to hear from you! Please send your resume’, salary requirement and cover letter telling us why you’re the best candidate for this position.

Salary range:  $61,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year depending on experience. 

EOE

Local Candidates or Candidates Relocating to Saratoga, Washington or Warren County, NY or Queensbury, NY Only, Please.

No Phone Calls or Third-Party Recruiters, Please.

Disclaimer: CMJ, LLP does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms / employment agencies / third-party recruiters for any of its employment opportunities. Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of CMJ, LLP about this opening. All resumes submitted by search firms / employment agencies / third-party recruiters to any employee at CMJ, LLP via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search firm agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property CMJ, LLP no fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by CMJ, LLP as a result of the unsolicited referral or through other means form and/or method without a valid written search firm agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property CMJ, LLP; no fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by CMJ, LLP as a result of the unsolicited referral or through other means.