Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, and they are seeking to add an Associate to their Client Accounting Services Consulting Team. The role involves providing accounting and financial reporting support services to a diverse range of not-for-profits, ensuring timely and accurate deliverables while working collaboratively with team members.
Responsibilities
- Provide best in-class basic accounting and financial reporting support services to clients under direct supervision and with an emphasis on being responsive, timely, professional and accurate
- Provide accounting related services to our clients including accounts payable, accounts receivable, account reconciliation, journal entries, general ledger and monthly, quarterly and year end reporting
- Provide team with basic support to accomplish client deliverables
- Prepare client statements and reports for next level review
- Proactively communicate status of work, ask timely questions and seek clarity from lead on client engagement when needed in order to keep work progressing
- Answer basic accounting and software questions, escalating as needed
- Meet client service expectations through adhering to quality and timely client deliverables, and meeting time budget expectations
- Responsive to questions/concerns from team members and clients (internal and/or external)
- Execute on defined processes and procedures and share ideas or recommendations for improvements
- Promptly communicate roadblocks and inefficiencies as they arise
- Maintain and expand knowledge base of accounting principles and practices
- Apply learning from one client engagement to the next and share learning with fellow team members where relevant
- Stay current with updates and improvements on applicable technology platforms and obtain certifications as directed by supervisor
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field
- 0-2 years of experience in accounting, bookkeeping, or related field desired
- Professional services experience a plus
- Knowledge of accounting, bookkeeping and payroll principles related to classifying, recording, and summarizing data and making computations to compile and keep financial records preferred
- Experience in QuickBooks, Sage Intacct and/or Bill.com a plus
- Experience and knowledge working within MS Office Suite
Benefits
- Comprehensive compensation and benefits package
Company Overview
Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. It was founded in 1931, and is headquartered in Chicago, IL, US, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.bakertilly.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Baker Tilly US has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 7 in 2025, 19 in 2024, 23 in 2023, 25 in 2022, 19 in 2021. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.