Governmental Accounting Associate - Remote Eligible
Eide Bailly

About the team

Who We Are

 

Eide Bailly is one of the top 25 CPA and business advisory firms in the nation. We have over 40 offices in 14 states across the Midwest and western United States, and offer our staff and Partners the opportunity to serve a variety of industries. Founded in 1917, our culture is the foundation of who we are, and we pride ourselves on supporting our employees to help them achieve their goals and pursue their interests both in the office and at home. At Eide Bailly we are passionate about the clients we serve, the work we do, and most importantly, having fun while we do it!

 

Why You'll Love Working Here

 

At Eide Bailly we believe respect is how to treat everyone, not just those you want to impress. Our culture focuses on collaboration to achieve career growth. We promote happy employees by making work/life balance a priority along with being actively involved in our communities. Our dedication to service can be seen through the Firm's decision to match charitable donations made by employees, as well as providing opportunities to volunteer throughout the year. Most importantly, we like to have fun! We offer a professional and fun work environment with frequent free lunches, snacks, lunch and learns, socials, contests, outings and other events.

Job you will do

Typical Day in the Life

 

A typical day in the life of a Business Advisory Associate with Eide Bailly might include the following:

• Provide professional services that are cost effective and acceptable to the firm and its clients.
• Contribute daily to client engagements, meet client deadlines and propose solutions to client challenges.
• Research accounting and technology solutions and create value-added deliverables.
• Develop a technical and functional concentration that is valued by teammates and clients.
• Utilize Microsoft Excel advanced concepts to analyze large amounts of accounting data.
• Apply knowledge and understanding of industry standards and best practices as it relates to the areas of finance and accounting in order to implement and adhere to agency policies, procedures and financial reporting requirements.
• Routine assessments of processes, procedures, internal controls and transactions in order to provide recommendations for improvements as deemed required by the results of external inspections; or to introduce efficiencies to applications in practice, or the understanding and usability of results to enhance the business decisions making process.
• Assist in meeting cyclical accounting and financial reporting objectives of the client within the scope of the engagement including routine balance account reconciliations, monthly and quarterly journal entries, month end and year end closing duties, budget to actual analysis, and routine financial reporting.

 

Who You Are

• You are an intellectually curious, solutions-oriented person, who enjoys working independently and in small groups to develop unique solutions to ambiguous client business problems.
• You enjoy learning about public agency business processes and traveling to different locations to help clients (travel to and from the office is required in the role, possible on-site client experiences within Northern California).
• You enjoy the challenge of having every day be a \"different experience.\"
• You are a multi-tasking master, and there has never been a deadline you could not meet.
• You take a creative approach when applying analytical and critical thinking skills to develop solutions to complex problems.
• You hold yourself to the highest professional standards and maintain strict client confidentiality.
• In addition to all of this, you have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, are working towards obtaining your CPA license, and have 1 or more years of experience.

Must be authorized to work in the United States permanently without the requirement of sponsorship at any point in the future.

 

What to Expect Next

We'll be in touch! If you look like the right fit for our position, one of our recruiters will be reaching out to schedule a phone interview with you to learn more about your career interests and goals. In the meantime, we encourage you to check us out on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn or our About Us page.

 

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