Tax Staff Accountant, Next Evolution

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At FORVIS, your career is designed with a purpose. We want our team members to thrive professionally and feel the impact their work yields when serving clients, industries, and local communities. This starts by empowering team members to design a career journey that leverages their skills and fuels their passions.

Creating a best-in-class employee experience is at the heart of our vision for the future. With several industry focus areas, multiple service lines, and locations in five geographical regions across the country to choose from, the opportunities for your career are without limit.

About FORVIS

FORVIS is a Top-10 professional services firm providing assurance, tax, and advisory services, driven by our commitment to using our forward vision to provide rewarding career opportunities and deliver unmatched client experiences. Learn more at FORVIS.com

Design your career with purpose at FORVIS. For more information about our firm locations, visit FORVIS.com. FORVIS, LLP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected classifications.

It is FORVIS's standard policy not to accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.

• FORVIS expressly reserves the right not to consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from vendors including and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, and recruiting agencies.
• FORVIS further reserves the right not to pay a fee to a recruiter or agency unless such recruiter or agency has a signed vendor agreement with FORVIS.
• Any resume or CV submitted to any employee of FORVIS without having a FORVIS vendor agreement in place will be considered the property of FORVIS.

Requisition Number: 2022-10369

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External Description: Responsibilities

DHG Next Evolution of Accounting Resourcefulness (NEAR) is based in High Point, NC and is comprised of individuals that have obtained a two or four year accounting degree. The NEAR team provides a centralized group of resources to assist assurance, tax, and advisory teams by performing tasks that are more entry level, lower risk, repetitive, administrative, and non-judgmental in nature. The ideal candidate will enjoy working with team members across the firm who will request work from the NEAR team. They will focus on productivity and innovative solutions to deliver quality work products to our teams.

This role will primarily support the tax compliance function for the firm. The position will include a steady and stable workload to assist with the day to day aspects of compliance and compliance related services for our clients.

• Preparation of individual tax returns
• May be required to perform or assist with other services and special projects as needed such as data analysis relating to consulting engagements
  Obtain a working knowledge of related business tax return preparation software
• Handle multiple tasks and manage schedule in alignment with department needs.
• Provide timely feedback and progress updates for all work in process.
• Comply with professional standards and ethics.
  Understand and demonstrate the qualities identified in the firm's Code of Conduct.
• Ability to work well, both independently and collaboratively, with team members.
• Makes team/client service #1 priority. Builds effective working relationships with teams across the firm. Responds in a timely manner to calls and correspondence.
• Develop a working knowledge of PC applications appropriate to his/her work assignment.
• Exercise sound judgement, take initiative, follow through on commitments, is flexible and adaptive in the face of change, communicates effectively and manages disagreements.
• Thoroughly review work product for accuracy and completeness.
• Complete work in a reliable and dependable fashion and apply review feedback from experienced team members to future assignments.
• Must be able to work 40 hours per week and overtime around deadlines.
• Serve as a resource for new staff and interns, assuming the role of a peer mentor and providing training as appropriate.
• Achieve efficiency as measured by actual hours vs budgeted hours for an engagement.
• Record time daily.
• Perform or assist with other duties as assigned by the management of the DHG NEAR team.

Qualifications

• Minimum of Associates degree is required, preferably in business or accounting
• High degree of computing acumen is preferred
• GPA of 3.0 or higher is preferred
• Sales tax experience preferred but not necessary as DHG will train the desired individual
• Thorough working knowledge of MS Office: Word, Excel and Outlook required
• Effectively collaborate with visitors, clients, staff and coworkers in a professional manner required
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required

City: High Point

State: North Carolina

Community / Marketing Title: Tax Staff Accountant, Next Evolution

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At FORVIS, your career is designed with a purpose. We want our team members to thrive professionally and feel the impact their work yields when serving clients, industries, and local communities. This starts by empowering team members to design a career journey that leverages their skills and fuels their passions.

Creating a best-in-class employee experience is at the heart of our vision for the future. With a global presence and diversified service offerings, we provide our FORVIS team members with an abundance of career paths to choose from. We pride ourselves on building an inclusive culture where the backgrounds and talents of all our people are valued. We view our people as our most important asset and invest in them by providing competitive total rewards, professional development, and rewarding career opportunities.

About FORVIS

FORVIS is a professional services firm providing assurance, tax, and advisory services. Created by the merger of equals of BKD, LLP and Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP (DHG), FORVIS is driven by the commitment to use our forward vision to deliver Unmatched Client Experiences™. Ranked among the top 10 public accounting firms in the country, FORVIS has 5,500 dedicated professionals who serve clients in all 50 states as well as across the globe. FORVIS is built upon the strong legacies of BKD and DHG, which are reflected in a name that comprises partner initials and represents our unique focus on preparing our clients for what is next. Visit forvis.com for additional information.

FORVIS, LLP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or other protected classifications.

It is FORVIS's standard policy not to accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.

• FORVIS expressly reserves the right not to consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from vendors including and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, and recruiting agencies.
• FORVIS further reserves the right not to pay a fee to a recruiter or agency unless such recruiter or agency has a signed vendor agreement with FORVIS.
• Any resume or CV submitted to any employee of FORVIS without having a FORVIS vendor agreement in place will be considered the property of FORVIS.