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Elder Hanson & Company, Ltd. of Naperville, Illinois is looking to hire an organized, detail-oriented, and dependable remote part-time Certified Public Accountant (CPA)/Enrolled Agent (EA)/Tax Accountant/Tax Preparer. Do you have a bachelor’s degree and recent public accounting experience? Are you looking for a job with flexible hours that will fully use your specialized skills while allowing you to work from home? Would you like to work with a close-knit team that enjoys helping people? If so, please read on!
This work-from-home part-time tax preparation position earns a competitive wage of $25 – $55/hour, depending on experience. We also offer great benefits and perks, including professional education and training, paid vacation and holidays, a SIMPLE IRA retirement plan with company match, career growth opportunities, and fun virtual happy hours with our friendly team. If this sounds like the right accounting and tax preparation opportunity for you, consider applying today!
ABOUT ELDER HANSON & COMPANY, LTD.
We are a certified public accounting (CPA) firm with an office located in downtown Naperville, Illinois, and team members working remotely. Our firm’s mission is to help make our clients’ lives better. We do so by crafting and leveraging technology to provide our clients with the meaningful information needed to become more successful. Our team of professionals regularly collaborates to evaluate new technologies and implement the best solutions into our premier toolset that is utilized both internally and when consulting with clients. Our primary accounting services include income tax preparation and planning, bookkeeping, payroll, financial statement reporting, and business consulting services. The main focus of our firm is to provide these services to closely held professional service businesses and their owners.
Our accounting and tax associates are provided with ample training and resources to learn and develop their skill set in each of the services that they provide. This helps to accelerate their career advancement opportunities. Our team members love the fun happy hours that we do each month with interactive and collaborative online hosted games, scavenger hunts, and puzzles!
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A REMOTE CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT (CPA)/ENROLLED AGENT (EA)/TAX ACCOUNTANT/TAX PREPARER
As a work-from-home tax preparer or certified public accountant (CPA), you provide valuable services to our clients and help keep our team’s workload balanced. You help clients make smart financial decisions and maximize their long-term savings. Your main tasks include performing bookkeeping services, preparing individual and business income taxes, compiling financial statements, and advising clients on tax optimization strategies. Using your vast knowledge about QuickBooks, you efficiently record all transactions.
You actively set up payroll accounts for our clients and their employees while also offering great training on how to use our online payroll system. Using your strong communication skills, you correspond with clients to prepare individual, S-corporation, C-corporation, partnership, trust, and estate income tax returns. You also collaborate with team members to address any issues and review conclusions. As a part-time remote CPA, you gain great satisfaction from helping others by providing valuable financial assistance!
QUALIFICATIONS FOR A REMOTE CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT (CPA)/ENROLLED AGENT (EA)/TAX ACCOUNTANT/TAX PREPARER
Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field
3+ years of recent experience in public accounting with a stable employment history
Detail-oriented
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
Experience with QuickBooks Desktop and Online as well as Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Word
Knowledge about Lacerte tax software, Adobe Acrobat Professional, and Office Tools Professional is preferred but multiple factors will be taken into consideration. Are you detail-oriented? Can you build trusting interpersonal relationships? Are you able to balance multiple tasks at once while demonstrating good time management? Are you collaborative and a self-starter? If so, you might just be perfect for this remote part-time tax preparation position!
WORK SCHEDULE FOR A REMOTE CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT (CPA)/ENROLLED AGENT (EA)/TAX ACCOUNTANT/TAX PREPARER
This part-time work-from-home public accounting and tax preparation position typically works a minimum of 30 hours a week during tax season and approximately 20 hours per week outside of tax season.
READY TO JOIN OUR PUBLIC ACCOUNTING TEAM?
We understand your time is valuable, so we have a very quick and easy application process. If you feel that you would be right for this work-from-home Certified Public Accountant (CPA)/Enrolled Agent (EA)/Tax Accountant/Tax Preparer job, please fill out our initial 3-minute, mobile-friendly application. We look forward to meeting you!
Location: 60540
