Company Overview:
Bowers Accountants & Advisors powered by CURRENT stands as a renowned figure in the realm of public accounting, distinguished for its provision of top-tier audit, assurance, and advisory services. As a proud member of the AICPA’s G400, encompassing the Top 300 Firms nationally, we maintain a robust reputation grounded in integrity, professionalism, and unparalleled expertise. We proudly boast an extensive array of specialties and maintain a strategic presence with offices located in Syracuse, Rochester, Ithaca, and Watertown. Committed to delivering innovative solutions, we empower our clients to navigate intricate financial landscapes and attain their distinct financial objectives while serving private and closely held businesses with strategic advice for over 40 years. Whether traditional Tax and Audit, Client Accounting Advisory Services, Business Valuation, Accounting/Bookkeeping, Forensic Accounting, or Financial Planning Services, our approach is to master an in-depth knowledge of our clients with innovative analysis and recommendations to build and maintain net growth.
Job Summary:
Responsible for accurately preparing and filing state and federal tax documents. In addition, tax managers develop tax strategies and policies that help the client or business maintain compliance with local and federal tax laws and regulations.
Requirements:
- Responsible for client relationships within their area of expertise for clients assigned to them
- Experience to direct the work of staff employees
- Will provide on-the-job training and make presentations to internal teams
- Provide professional audit and accounting, and/or tax service to assigned clients.
- Manages several responsibilities in the face of competing priorities, including staffing requirements, visiting clients for planning and scheduling with the partner, and monitoring progress of engagements in relation to budgets and due dates
- Represent clients before regulatory agencies.
- Meet with assigned business clients and large individual tax clients at least annually, and/or provide direct fieldwork on audit engagements
- Supervise engagement planning and monitor progress of engagements in relation to budgets and due dates.
Qualifications:
- 5 years of experience in public accounting.
- CPA preferred
- Meet with assigned business clients and large individual tax clients at least annually, and/or provide direct fieldwork on audit engagements.
- Ensure proper billing procedures are followed
- Provide professional audit and accounting, and/or tax service to assigned clients.
- Represent clients before regulatory agencies.
- Excellent consulting skills — develops an understanding of client businesses and uses this knowledge to help diagnose needs/opportunities and suggest solutions.
- All other duties as assigned by the hiring manager
Salary: $100K - $120K
Benefits: We offer tremendous growth and development opportunities, flexible work schedules, and a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, including Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Long-Term Disability, 401k, Paid Time Off, Volunteer Time Off, Work-Life Balance, Culture, and more!
EOE
Skills Required
- 5 years of experience in public accounting
- CPA certification
- Client relationship management experience
- Experience directing the work of staff employees
- Ability to provide on-the-job training and presentations to internal teams
- Ability to provide audit, accounting, and/or tax services
- Ability to manage competing priorities, staffing, client visits, engagement schedules, budgets, and deadlines
- Ability to represent clients before regulatory agencies
- Ability to meet with business and individual tax clients annually and/or perform audit fieldwork
- Ability to supervise engagement planning and monitor engagement progress
- Excellent consulting skills and ability to identify client needs and solutions
What We Do
Bowers is an accounting and advisory firm serving businesses, organizations, and individuals across New York and nationally. Its services include tax planning and compliance, audit and assurance, client accounting and advisory support from bookkeeping to CFO-level insight, business valuation, and deal-related guidance. The firm emphasizes proactive, personalized support and collaborative client relationships, with offices in Syracuse, Rochester, Watertown, and Ithaca.
