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Employment Opportunities

We are celebrating 19 years of serving clients throughout Valencia, Socorro and Bernalillo counties. Our employees directly impact the success of the Firm by providing superior services and advice to our clients. Our clients are from the agricultural, retail, construction, professional service, religious, child care, veterinary, hospitality and manufacturing industries providing highly varied, challenging {exciting} work.

The Firm offers medical/dental, PTO, holiday pay, life insurance, 401k, early leave Fridays and professional education opportunities.

Do you want to work with amazing people, who work hard and love what they are doing? If you answered YES and your skills and experience match, submit your resume today!.

 

Current Openings:

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We are looking for an experienced full-charge bookkeeper/accountant with CPA firm experience to join our growing team. If you meet the minimum requirements, please submit your resume.

What you will do:
Perform accounting services for several different clients of varying size and industry.
Day-to-day responsibilities include:

  • • Creating and reviewing financial statements
  • • Verifying, allocating, posting and reconciling accounts payable and receivable
  • • Reconciling account balances and bank statements
  • • Maintaining general ledger and preparing month-end close procedures
  • • Advising clients on loan compliance with financial institutions
  • • Processing and reporting payroll
  • • Recording and managing inventory records
  • • Supporting month-end and year end close processes
  • • Calculating and filing NM gross receipts taxes
  • • Performing insurance audits
  • • Answering client questions & making recommendations for improved efficiency
  • • Ensuring compliance with GAAP principles
  • • Partnering with Accounting Supervisor to improve procedures
  • • Performing detailed and accurate work in compliance with internal processes
  • • Performing work with the utmost integrity in compliance with the AICPA Code of Ethics and IRS Circular 230
  • • Performing other tasks as assigned by management


What you need:
 
  • • 2 year degree or equivalent experience
  • • 5 - 10 years full charge bookkeeping experience, preferably multi-industry experience
  • • Previous CPA firm experience preferred
  • • Expert knowledge and experience of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
  • • Excellent knowledge and experience utilizing QuickBooks, Excel, Word, and Outlook
  • • General knowledge of income taxes preferred
  • • Ability to travel to assigned clients' place of business to perform job responsibilities
  • • Ability to work with multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • • Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in a clear, concise and professional manner
  • • Ability to maintain confidentiality
  • • Ability to build client relationships
  • • Ability to work independently and as part of a team and take to new tasks with high level of difficulty
  • • Strong analytical, problem solving and follow up skills
  • • Maintain a current insurable driver’s license

 

 

Each team member should reflect the values of our company: Intelligence, character, integrity, togetherness, teamwork, and a commitment to excellence.

 

If you meet the minimum requirements, please submit your resume to jennifer.leising@gmail.com. No third party recruiters or agency contacts please.

General Contact Info:

Leigh Van Gilst, CPA & Associates, LLC

  • 121 A Don Diego S.E.
  • Los Lunas, NM 87031
  • Telephone: (505) 865-1040
  • Fax: (505) 866-9228


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