Job market
Bookkeeper / admin: Small, professional CPA firm located in Old Town Gaithersburg needs an experienced, energetic bookkeeper with interpersonal, communication and organizational skills. Experience with accounting, time and billing and spreadsheet programs a plus. Congenial office atmosphere and possibility of flex time or job sharing. Ability to meet deadlines while maintaining a sense of humor required. Fax (301) 869-3323 or e-mail CHC@cpaworks.com, including salary requirements and references.
Entry-level accountant: Santos, Postal & Company of Rockville has an entry-level position for recent college graduates with accounting degree. Good communication and computer skills a must. We offer responsibility, close client, diverse work assignments, training, competitive compensation and benefits, and a pleasant working environment. Submit a resume online, fax to (240) 499-2079 or e-mail to jobs@spccpas.com.
Paid intern position — Columbia, Md.: Accounting Professionals & Consultants of Columbia, Md., has a paid intern position available. You will have a wide variety of responsibilities, from the simply clerical to preparing individual and business tax returns, to preparing GAAP financial statements, to learning how to plan and conduct audits. You will learn the skills necessary to be successful in small-firm public accounting. This is a year-round position. We are searching for motivated individuals who are preferably finishing their sophomore year or beginning their junior year. Please apply with a cover letter and resume to Edgar M. Rollins Jr., CPA (edgar@CertifiedPublicAccountant.us). Include your salary requirements and desired work schedule.
For more job postings, go to:
www.tomorrowscpa.org/members/
internship.html
Where the jobs are
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has identified a number of exciting professions expected to experience above-average growth over the next decade. And yes, accounting is one of them.
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As schools churn out accountants, CPA firms revise recruiting tactics
While accounting firms are looking to add employees because of increased workloads created by regulations, educational institutions are encountering difficulties in handling the influx of accounting students and producing the number of graduates to meet the demand.
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Working with colleges
Finding qualified staff remains the No. 1 problem for most firms, and more are turning to colleges.
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Need money for school? The MACPA can help
The MACPA has dollars for scholars. TCPA members can apply for a scholarship for next year. The deadline is April 15. For details, go here:
www.tomorrowscpa.org/college/
scholarships.html
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What do CPA firms want?
See what Big Four firm Ernst & Young is looking for in entry-level accountants. Part two — Eight great competencies:
- Intellectual competence — learning / problem analysis / judgment: Learns, understands and applies information quickly; uses a systematic approach to analyze a situation; identifies and anticipates significant issues; develops practical alternative/solutions.
- Leadership skills / motivating and influencing others / delegating: Provides clear direction to the work efforts of peers/groups; gains support and commitment from others to achieve results; motivates others to positively change their behaviors and / or attitudes.
- Team / personal skills: Cooperates with others to achieve common goals; demonstrates tact and diplomacy with others in sensitive situations; interacts effectively with others. Candidate presence and demeanor are appropriate.
- Adjustment — flexibility / stress management / maturity / self-awareness: Willingness to work long hours; work in an unstructured environment; shift priorities; deal effectively with uncertainty / change. Bounces back from failures and disappointments; assesses / understands strengths and limitations.
- Motivation — perseverance / initiative / job interest: Sets high performance standards for self and follows through; actively seeks additional responsibility; goes beyond the norm — consistently exceeds expected results; demonstrates persistence and patience when faced with obstacles.
- Communication skills: Effectively articulates thoughts and ideas; responds to questions with well-thought out answers; listens attentively to others; uses proper grammar.
- Administrative skills — planning / juggling: Organizes, plans and prioritizes tasks / assignments; attends to details and wraps up loose ends in a timely manner; simultaneously works on several tasks.
- Technical skills / knowledge: Has specific knowledge and skills learned in school, on the job, or from practical experience which are required for the position.
Free! Live interactive webcast on the Uniform CPA Examination
Join the AICPA for a free, interactive webcast on Wednesday, Feb. 16, from 4 to 6 p.m. The webcast will feature a candidate who recently passed the exam, an accounting professor, and the AICPA's director of exam strategy. They will offer tips on how to prepare and successfully pass the exam, review the simulation portion of the exam and discuss ways to take control of the examination process. If you are a CPA candidate, an accounting student, or teach or employ anyone who may take the CPA exam, this webcast is for you! Register today at:
www.cpa-exam.org/cpa/
20050216wbcst.htm
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