Senior Accountant

• Senior Accountants are responsible for completing the file work on simple and complex engagements.
• They are involved in engagement planning, including budgets, information requests and client follow up.
• As a mentee, they work with Avisar's managers, senior managers and partners to gain the knowledge and skills for eventual promotion to management positions.
• As a mentor, they work with accounting students currently pursuing CPA designation.
• Their work is dynamic, a little bit challenging and varies greatly from season to season.

Technical Competencies:

• CPA designation, or experience plus successfully written the CFE
• 2 years Assurance experience, preparing review and/or audit engagements

Enabling Competencies:

• Communication, communication, communication – In case saying it three times was not enough, you are going to need exceptional all-around communication skills in this role.
• Emotional intelligence - The ability to understand, use, and manage your own emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges and defuse conflict will give you the tools you need to be an effective member of Avisar's team.
• Computer skills - These accountants threw out the ledger paper and pencils a long time ago You'll need to be savvy with Microsoft 365 and navigating the internet, and willing to learn Caseware, TaxCycle and all the other necessary software we use in our "less-paper" office environment.
• Entrepreneurial Mindset – Your natural ability to identify and make the most of the opportunities available to you and the willingness to overcome and learn from the setbacks you face will lend itself to your long-term success at Avisar. 
• Attention to detail - Accounting requires a meticulous eye for details and the ability to think critically about what's in front of you. This team would rather you do the work once and do it right than rush through and have to do it over again.
• Organizational effectiveness – you're going to get messy projects and you're going to be interrupted while you're trying to complete them. Being able to stay organized and on task in the face of a little chaos is essential in this role.

• This is an in-office position with an expected start date of September 9, 2025. After the three month probationary period a hybrid work arrangement may be considered.
• We work a 37.5-hour week with the office open to the public during standard business hours – Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm.
• Compensation is based on experience within the range of $70k - $90k per year, with three weeks of vacation, and extended health and dental benefits.