Your First Year
During your first year with JHS, you will be exposed to both audit and tax engagements as well other facets of our business, including consulting projects. By the end of that year, you may be ready to perform the majority of engagements on your own. Travel time will vary according to your assignments. Overnight travel is rare and will be discussed with you before you are assigned to these engagements.
JHS will provide you with ongoing training in a variety of areas and in a variety of ways. We will also allow you to use your time to prepare for the CPA exam and will pay you for time off to take it.
Your continuing professional education will include many hours of training in your first 12 months. You will receive a new laptop computer for your use, fully equipped with the software you will need in your job assignments.
You will be matched with a mentor—usually a partner or a manager—who will help you define career objectives, find ways to meet them and address your concerns.
Typical Accounting & Auditing Tasks
- Test bank statement reconciliations
- Perform analytical review procedures
- Control confirmation test work for verification of account balances, such as investments, accounts receivable and notes payable
- In-charge some smaller engagements
- Observe inventory test counts
- Perform tests of internal controls
- Prepare trial balances and propose adjustments and reclassifications
- Draft financial statements and auditors’ reports
- Test accounts receivable aging schedules for accuracy
- Prepare prepaid expense schedules
- Reconcile accounts payable and test vendor invoices
- Test accrued expense schedules
- Examine invoices for property and equipment additions
- Test depreciation computations
- Set up depreciation schedules, amortization schedules and financial statements
- Participate in meetings with partners and clients
- Be part of team who teaches a class to other firm members
- Attend audit related training sessions
Typical Tax Tasks
- Prepare individual, corporate, partnership, trust and tax-exempt returns
- Review general ledger for tax adjustments
- Reconcile fixed asset records to prepare depreciation schedules
- Assist in tax research using online research tools
- Assist in IRS examinations and gather detail to support client position
- Draft responses to federal, state and city notices from taxing authorities
- Prepare individual and corporation income tax projections
- Help train newer staff on tax software and answer questions
- Attend tax related training sessions
You may also ...
- Help plan firm events such as the annual picnic, after-busy-season party, and golf tournament
- Participate in firm committees
- Join the partner or manager on client lunch meetings
- Become involved in community activities and organizations
- Help recruit future staff members
- Attend CPE courses to improve job skills and promote career development
- Rescue newer staff from looming deadlines