Who are we
Geffen Mesher & Company, P.C. is one of Portland’s largest locally owned accounting firms; serving clients in the Northwest for more than 85 years. Our success has a lot to do with how we serve our clients and how we treat our people. We are a growing dynamic and progressive firm, seeking accounting professionals with our same passion for excellence and commitment to relationships. We are seeking a full-time candidate for this onsite or remote position.
Success looks like:
The ability to understand business priorities and translate them into the highest impact work. You’ll help business leaders look around corners, go beyond the numbers, do something different by developing rapport with your staff, clients and make a difference. Advanced technical skills in a variety of tax and accounting areas, along with well-developed and applied management and supervisory skills are required. Whether you intend to specialize or would rather gain exposure across many service lines, you won’t be limited at Geffen Mesher. We’ll encourage you to explore diverse opportunities to find your focus and thrive in your chosen career.
Benefits and Perks
Geffen Mesher offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including health insurance, life insurance, long-term disability, four weeks of paid time off per year, and very generous 401(K)/Profit Sharing contributions. We also offer paid parental leave for both parents, paid volunteer time, summer hour scheduling, a Dress for Your Day dress code and flexible work environment. We serve busy season meals, breakfasts, host frequent in-house socials, and have a long history of active community involvement and volunteerism
Requirements:
What you bring: Your work will include, but not limited to:
Responsible for managing and coordinating tax compliance and advisory work for our business entity clients and individual clients.
Review Federal, and state C-Corporation, S-corporation, Partnership and Individual tax returns
Lead client relationships on day-to-day tax matters supporting partners with service execution and development of extended services
Research and consult on technical matters and special projects
Build and manage client relationships while developing and maintaining business development leads
Serve in a leadership role on client projects, including planning and project management, resulting in the successful completion of tax planning, advisory, accounting, and compliance projects with exceptional client service
Perform reviews of reports and other client deliverables to ensure the highest quality, while balancing firm risk and compliance with appropriate professional standards
Identify and communicate internal business improvement opportunities
Solve strategic issues requiring analytical skills and an in-depth understanding of tax regulations
Lead planning meetings with staff, senior accountants, and managers to establish budget guidelines and discuss pertinent issues related to client work
Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing priorities in a fast paced, results based, team environment.
Work jointly in work groups and with team members to share knowledge and contribute effectively to complete tasks, develop ideas and processes across organizational boundaries.
Adhere to the core values and standards of the organization.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting or combination of like education discipline and advanced learning.
Seven plus years recent experience in public accounting
Demonstrated supervisory experience in public accounting
CPA certification
Fluency in English language.
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Geffen Mesher is committed equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities.
To protect the interests of all parties, Geffen Mesher will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to the Firm, including unsolicited resumes sent to the Firm mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to the Firm’s employees, or to the Firm’s resume database will be considered property of Geffen Mesher. The Firm will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. The Firm will not consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This also includes partial resumes, candidate profiles, and candidate details or information.
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