Senior Accountant/Accounting Supervisor

***This role can be based on-site in either San Francisco or Seattle.***

Spott, Lucey and Wall, Inc. CPAs is a San Francisco-based CPA firm that provides comprehensive professional taxation, audit, accounting, and management advisory services to domestic and foreign businesses. We emphasize personalized service for our clients. Spott, Lucey and Wall, Inc. CPAs specializes in US taxation and reporting of international business and tax affairs. We handle matters for foreign corporations investing in or owning United States businesses, foreign citizens working in the United States, as well as U.S. citizens and residents working abroad or exiting the US. We have a working environment where each member of our firm has a real impact on the firm and its clients. We offer our employees a diversity of professional experience and encourage professional development. 

As a Senior Accountant/Accounting Supervisor, you will work with clients around the world to prepare taxes and answer questions about accounting and other business issues. Every day, you will respond to questions, research complex areas of international tax law, and navigate how cross-border transactions translate to US tax law for our small and medium-sized business clients. The Senior Accountant/Accounting Supervisor must be proactive in researching complex compliances matters and providing relevant consultations to ensure deadlines and the needs of clients are met. Provide support to team members and positively contribute to the office culture and client experience. This position is an excellent fit for a Senior Accountant/Accounting Supervisor with tax experience seeking an opportunity within a growing firm.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Must be able to greet clients with a positive, helpful attitude.
• Prepare and review individual, corporate, and fiduciary tax returns.
• Draft client correspondence and other formal documents to IRS and State.
• Organize and maintain client database and client files.
• Provide exceptional customer service and provide relevant consultations to clients as needed.
• Maintain confidentiality with personal and sensitive data.
• Continue ongoing education by participating in webinars, workshops, and seminars.
• Able to work in fast paced environment.
• Train, supervise, coordinate, and/or evaluate staff.
• Ability to research complex compliance issues.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Competencies:  

• Extensive knowledge of financial accounting, applicable tax laws, and deadlines.
• Understanding of and ability to adhere to generally accepted accounting principles.
• Preparing complex federal and state income tax returns
  • Experience with international disclosures preferred.
• Highly proficient with accounting software.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software.
• Detail-orientated.
• ProSystem (fx) Tax, preferred.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• Current state licensure as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred.
• Three to five years of accounting experience required. Preferred in a tax accounting firm.

Please submit your resume and cover letter for consideration.

Spott, Lucey and Wall, Inc. CPAs offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package:

• Pay Range:
  • San Francisco: $108,000 to $132,000/annually
  • Seattle: $93,000 to $113,000/annually
  • Salary is competitive and commensurate with skills and experience
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (Employer pays 80% of the premiums and the 20% remaining premium is paid by employee via a cafeteria plan).
• 17 Personal Time Off days and 9 Holidays per year.
• Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance; long-term disability insurance.
• Commuting expenses up to $150/month.
• 401(k) profit-sharing retirement plan: Eligible after 1 year of employment. Employer contributes 4% equivalent of salary towards the retirement plan.

Spott, Lucey and Wall, Inc. CPAs provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Spott, Lucey and Wall, Inc. CPAs participates in the E-Verify Program.