Job Description

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Coughlin, Donovan, Niehaus & Scherle (CDN&S) is a well-established public accounting firm in Fenton Missouri focused primarily on privately held businesses and individuals where we deliver personalized services that our clients love and respect. We are proud of the culture we’ve built over decades; offering our team a pleasant work environment and the flexibility to enjoy a work/life balance. We are a smaller firm (less than 20) and we are looking for a full-time (7:30 to 4:30) Accounting Administrative Support Assistant to join our team of professionals.

JOB OVERVIEW

The Accounting Administrative Support Assistant is an important role that includes a broad mix of duties to ensure that the work we do internally and with our clients keeps moving in a timely and efficient manner. The successful candidate will naturally be comfortable in a dynamic environment interfacing with staff and clients, have a positive and friendly personality, be comfortable with a broad mix of duties, good with numbers and financial information, organized, skilled in both written and verbal communications. This position does not require a formal accounting education.

THE KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES OF THIS POSITION INCLUDE:

• Provide administrative support to the staff accountants and the Partners of the firm. Duties include assembling all tax returns, as well as formatting, proofing, printing, and binding financial statements, engagement letters and general correspondence.
• Primary ambassador of our firm and brand maintaining high professional standards greeting visitors, answering and directing phone calls, monitoring, and maintaining incoming/outgoing correspondence, maintaining client and internal files, client hospitality, managing incoming and outgoing mail, monitoring/distributing faxes and daily opening/closing of the office.
• General coordination of activities related to client engagement letters and client organizers, deadline reminders, printing of labels, preparing packages, maintaining the library and physical storage of documents.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Attention to detail with consistent follow-through
• A good listener
• Great concentrationAble to adapt to change with minimal resistance
• Able to handle difficult or sensitive issues effectively and tactfully
• Good mathematical skills to comfortably work with financial information
• Capable of handling many responsibilities and setting priorities
• Ability and desire to learn new skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and accounting software is a plus

COMPENSATION

CDN&S offers a competitive salary and benefits package. Expected first year compensation will be in the range of $30k to $40k.

Company Description

We are a 50+ year old Public Accounting Firm in Fenton Missouri helping business owners and individuals with Tax preparation and financial advice. We are a smaller firm (less than 20 folks) and are proud of our open culture, flexible work schedules and passion for each other.