Manage recurring accounting and payroll work for multiple business clients, including reconciliations, month-end close, compliance filings, financial reporting, and timely client communication.
Staff Accountant II
📜 Description
- Deliver monthly or quarterly outsourced controllership and accounting support to clients.
- Oversee general ledger reconciliations, journal entries, fixed assets, and month-end close.
- Prepare and review bank, credit card, prepaid, accrual, and payroll reconciliations and schedules.
- Prepare payroll tax, 1099, business personal property, and small-business income tax returns.
- Prepare compiled GAAP and income tax basis financial statements; analyze results and recommend actions to clients.
- Coordinate accounting, attest, and tax deliverables with client managers and timelines.
🛠️ Requirements
- 2+ years of relevant experience, specifically external client-facing services.
- Intermediate to Advanced skills with Excel (including pivot and VLOOKUP).
- Experience with various versions of QuickBooks Desktop and Online.
- Excellent attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy.
- Ability to prioritize effectively and meet tight monthly deadlines.
- Strong judgment skills and ability to know when to escalate an issue to the manager or senior on a client account.
- Motivated to be an advisor to a variety of business clients with varying skill levels.
- Licensed CPA or eligible to sit for the CPA exam.
- Knowledge of federal and state payroll tax requirements.
- Experience with business clients $1-$15+ million in revenue.
✨ Benefits
- Dental
- Vision Insurance (with options for fully paid employee only coverage for health and dental)
- Company-Paid Life and Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Ancillary Benefits such as supplemental life insurance
- Accident insurance
- Classic Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan with employer contributions
- Opportunities for professional growth, learning, and development including access to Becker and LinkedIn Learning
Full job description
About the Company
At Current, everything starts with people. We partner with leading accounting firms across the United States, bringing them together through a shared platform that supports their growth while preserving the local identities and client relationships that make each firm unique. Our partner firms combine the close connections of a local team with the resources of a national community, giving professionals access to broader career opportunities, learning, collaboration, and innovative technology. Whether you join Current or one of our partner firms, you’ll be part of a connected team investing in your development and shaping the future of accounting.
Join Parsons Advisors, a growing Charlotte-area accounting and business consulting firm focused on serving privately owned companies and small businesses. As a member firm of Current, Parsons combines the personalized service and entrepreneurial approach of a local firm with the resources and opportunities of a larger organization.
We are seeking a Staff Accountant II to join our collaborative, client-focused team. In this role, you'll work with small- and mid-sized businesses across accounting, tax, and financial reporting while gaining meaningful client exposure and hands-on experience. You'll work alongside experienced professionals who are committed to your development through mentorship, ongoing training, and opportunities for career growth as you expand your technical expertise and client service skills.
Responsibilities
Client Accounting Services (“CAS”), which encompasses quarterly or monthly outsourced controllership-type assistance and consulting to clients’ accounting team or office managers.
Oversee and review all general ledger reconciliations and prepare/review client journal entries.
Prepare/review fixed asset listings for depreciation and gain/loss on sales.
Prepare/review the month-end close process.
Prepare/review and troubleshoot any issues with bank and credit card reconciliations.
Prepare/review prepaid and accrual schedules.
Reconcile, review, and post monthly payroll entries.
Prepare/review annual 1099 forms and annual/quarterly payroll tax returns.
Prepare/review business personal property tax returns.
Prepare income tax returns for small businesses and their owners.
Prepare compiled GAAP and income tax basis financial statements.
Analyze financial results and make recommendations to client management.
Work as a team with the client manager to coordinate multiple service deliverables and setting timelines for the accounting, attest, and tax compliance as a holistic service provider.
Opportunities to focus on an interest area (CAS, audit, tax).
Requirements
2+ years of relevant experience, specifically external client-facing services.
Intermediate to Advanced skills with Excel (including pivot and VLOOKUP).
Experience with various versions of QuickBooks Desktop and Online.
Excellent attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy.
Ability to prioritize effectively and meet tight monthly deadlines.
Strong judgment skills and ability to know when to escalate an issue to the manager or senior on a client account.
Motivated to be an advisor to a variety of business clients with varying skill levels.
Preferred
Licensed CPA or eligible to sit for the CPA exam.
Knowledge of federal and state payroll tax requirements.
Experience with business clients $1-$15+ million in revenue.
Industry knowledge for construction/contractors, real estate, and/or professional services.
We are excited to invite talented individuals to join our dynamic team! This position offers a competitive salary range of $65,000.00-$80,000.00 annually, commensurate with experience and qualifications.
We are committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace where every team member can thrive. Apply today to be part of a company that values its people and their contributions!
Compensation & Benefits
The total rewards package at Current includes base salary and benefits.
Our salary ranges are competitive within the accounting industry and are updated regularly using the most reliable compensation survey data for our industry. New hire offers are made based on a candidate’s experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity relative to peers.
We provide a robust benefits package, including:
Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance (with options for fully paid employee only coverage for health and dental)
Company-Paid Life and Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
Ancillary Benefits such as supplemental life insurance, critical illness, and accident insurance
Classic Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan with employer contributions
Opportunities for professional growth, learning, and development including access to Becker and LinkedIn Learning
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic.
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