Employment

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT - Government Services Group / Cincinnati

The Government Services Group of Clark Schaefer Hackett is expanding and currently adding a Senior or Manager level accountant to team in  Cincinnati. This is a unique opportunity to join one of this region's most highly respected and premier Government Services practices. In addition, these positions will provide career growth, challenge, a fast paced work environment and daily interaction with a dynamic and growing client base, including many of Ohios largest government entities.

 Our Government Services practice has more than 20 years of experience finding answers to challenges common to local governments, social services boards and school districts. Our experience allows us to go deeper than traditional audits and GAAP conversions to help government organizations find and change situations that are lowering performance or raising costs. Our breadth of services range from tax planning, audit and compliance services to school performance audits and tax levy evaluations.

 Job Description:

The Government Services Senior Accountant or Manager will be one of the lead providers of audit, compliance and proactive tax planning, services for a diverse group of government and not-for-profit clients. The Government Services Accountant or Manager will deliver or manage phases of client engagements for government and not-for-profit clients from our  Columbus office; may have primary client responsibility and, in some cases, may be assigned to manage a department. He/she may be called upon to deliver presentations and to write articles and to provide leadership, supervision, training and performance feedback to Senior and Staff level Accountants. Travel to and working from regional and local client sites will be required.

 Required Experience: 

·          Bachelors in Accounting or Finance; post graduate or MBA degrees preferred

·          CPA certification strongly preferred; CPA required for Manager level positions

·          Minimum 2-5 yrs progressive experience in accounting; government or not for profit auditing experience strongly preferred

·          Minimum 2-5 years of internal or external audit experience preferred

·          Strong organizational, client service and computer skills required

·          Experience serving clients in government entities, school districts and not-for-profit organizations highly desired

We offer excellent compensation packages & outstanding benefit programs, flexible work schedules and excellent career advancement & growth opportunities for motivated individuals. Continuing education and achieving professional certifications are expected and supported. We are an equal opportunity firm. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, disability, veteran status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law. 

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