Associate

Rea & Associates, Inc., accountants and business consultants, is an Ohio public accounting firm with more than 375 dedicated professionals who provide clients with a complete range of accounting services and professional business counsel. Rea has an extensive history that dates back to 1938. Much of its success stems from the firm’s values.

We are looking for an experienced tax accounting Associate to join our team in Dublin, Ohio. This is an outstanding opportunity to put your passion for accounting and customer service to work as an accounting professional and trusted advisor to our clients. This position is ideal for recent graduates with a Bachelor's/Master's degree in Accounting or experienced accounting professionals with 1-4 years of public or industry accounting experience.

This position will focus on tax accounting. The Associate is responsible for utilizing his or her educational background as well as communication and organizational skills by assisting with the preparation of tax returns, financial statements with disclosures, applying basic areas of GAAP as necessary, documenting and research. In this role, the Associate will be charged with utilizing basic research skills and working with tax software applications to complete simple tax returns for review. This position may also be involved in reviews and agreed-upon procedure engagements.

Responsibilities:

• Tax Compliance - Applies understanding of client’s unique set of circumstances, documentation, and/or other requirements mandated by law and prepares required filings (tax returns) using a system of review and documentation to ensure that the client is in full compliance, while keeping the client’s tax and reporting burden’s as low as possible
• ASC 740-10 (FAS 109 and FIN 48) Tax Accruals - Correctly and proactively applies Firm policies, standards, and the Rea’s tax quality control policies regarding FAS 109 and FIN 48.
• Tax Consulting - Assists with developing, recommending, and implementing efficient and effective methods to maximize client benefits, especially by decreasing clients’ current and future taxes.
• Control Environment - Applies knowledge and understanding of the collective effect of various factors on establishing or enhancing effectiveness, or mitigating the risks, of specific policies and procedures by identifying and considering all applicable policies, laws, rules, and regulations of the firm, regulators, or other authoritative bodies as part of engagement team; making constructive suggestions to improve client internal controls and accounting procedures; and documenting and validating the operating effectiveness of the clients’ internal control system.

• GAAP - Applies knowledge and understanding of governing principles; applying these principles to client transactions; and documenting and communicating an understanding and application of these principles.

• GAAS - Applies knowledge and understanding of professional standards; application of the principles contained in professional standards; and the ability to document and communicate an understanding and application of professional standards on an engagement.

• Methodology - Applies knowledge and application of Rea standards to guide effective and efficient delivery of quality services and products.

• Research - Applies methodology used to seek or maintain information from authoritative sources and to draw conclusions regarding a target issue based on the information.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Accounting or related
• Eligibility to sit for the CPA exam or licensed CPA
• Proven knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States (U.S. GAAP) and United States Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (U.S. GAAS)
• Strong communication and relationship building skills
• Business acumen
• Creative problem solving and research skills
• Ability to work effectively both as part of a team and independently
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications with advanced skills in Word and Excel required

Preferred:

• Public accounting experience

Rea & Associates, Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including without limitation pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), age, ancestry, military status, national origin, genetic information, disability or other characteristics protected by applicable law. Equal opportunity extends to all aspects of the employment relationship, including but not limited to hiring, transfers, promotions, training, terminations, working conditions, compensation, benefits, and other terms, conditions or privileges of employment, or any matter directly or indirectly related to employment.

Rea & Associates does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies without pre-approval from Rea’s Talent team. Pre-approval is required before any external candidate can be submitted. Rea & Associates will not be responsible for fees related to unsolicited resumes and for candidates who are sent directly to our hiring managers. #LI-KS1

Education

• Bachelors or better in Accounting or related field