Job Description

We are a small business, tax, and accounting consulting firm in the Sandy Springs area and are seeking to fill a full-time staff tax accountant. Candidates should have the desire and skills necessary to get the job done. Seeking candidates that want to grow with a great firm and are motivated to grow in their accounting career.

Zakon Financial is the perfect place for anyone wanting to work closely with individuals and businesses alike, to help them address and resolve many of their most complicated tax, accounting, and financial issues and goals therein. Because we are a growing firm, our size in clientele and staff is expanding every year to meet the market demands for our services. Everyone’s role here at Zakon is important, bearing the responsibility of a variety of challenging and fulfilling work. Moreover, we hold ourselves to very high work and ethical standards so that excellence in our products and services is delivered.

Duties include detailed work in accounting and bookkeeping, detail varies per client needs, tax preparation for individuals and businesses, follow-up communications with clients, booking various journal entries, performing account reconciliations, preparing financial statements and other monthly reporting, and tax return preparation.

The candidates must possess prerequisites as follows:

·        Candidates should have their bachelor’s degree in accounting; It is recommended candidates are pursuing future CPA certification or MBA.

·        Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365, Excel, and various accountant software’s such as: CaseWare, QuickBooks, ProSeries

·        Must be comfortable with and willing to take responsibility and ownership of deadlines and the associated processes.

·        Eye for detail and a high regard for quality.

·        Must have a good working knowledge of accounting and tax.

·        Candidates should be analytical, sharp, self-motivated, possessing integrity/honesty and initiative, as well as excellent grammatical skills.

·        Coordinate with firm Management on client open items.

·        Ability to multi-task and work quickly.

·        Work well with others.

·        Open to learning new things and take direction well.

·        Ability to do tax research

·        Coordinate follow-up with clients regarding the open items on a weekly basis.

·        Good organization and time management skills.

·        Professional and friendly communications skills for oral, written, and face-to-face interaction with clients.