Senior Accountant, Client Accounting & Advisory Services

Senior Accountant

With 65+ years in business, BMF is one of the region's premier accounting and advisory firms with a long history of serving leading public and private organizations in Northeast Ohio, and was recently recognized as a 2025 Best of the Best firms by Inside Public Accounting. We're committed to hiring the BEST and the BRIGHTEST. Our employees enjoy highly competitive compensation and benefits packages; receive ongoing training and professional development on the latest technical issues; and an energetic culture that encourages advancement and promotion! Other perks: Teleflex work arrangements, dress for your day policy, 10 paid holidays, robust PTO, annual performance bonus, CPA benefits include: an additional 10 paid days off to study, CPA bonus upon completion. The real bonus: working with an awesome team you can call friends.

Overview: The Senior Accountant supports the efforts of the Controller and/or Assistant Controller on a variety of engagements. The bulk of the engagements will entail the preparation of monthly/quarterly financial statements. The Senior Accountant has multiple accounting/finance responsibilities that relate to the preparation of our client's financial statements in a variety of industries. The position will be expected to provide outstanding client service to our clients.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for a variety of roles that assist in the preparation of client financial statements in compliance with official guidelines and requirements for multiple client relationships.
• Performs various analyses to assure the accuracy of client financial statements.
• Performs monthly accounting schedules and journal entries such as prepaid expenses, long-term debt liabilities, payroll accruals, job costing, inventory.
• Working knowledge of accrual basis accounting, entering transactions into general ledger, resolving account variances.
• Works closely with both client's personnel and CAAS staff accountant team members, to assure all client information is available on a timely basis to allow for deadlines to be adhered to.
• Responsible for maintaining workpapers and all backup support in an electronic format for various engagements.
• Supports various CAAS management team members on ad hoc client projects.
• Assures that client standard operating procedures and practices are followed to ensure the highest of engagement standards.
• Needs to have the ability to work within tight deadlines and with a multitude of accounting activities.
• Must be comfortable with client contact, as well as possibly working with client's tax accountant and other professional services providers.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Excel, Access, Outlook, Adobe).
• Experience using QuickBooks Online and Desktop, ProAdvisor a plus.
• Familiarity of various accounting software systems a plus.
• Ability to assist CAAS management in research needed to solve accounting/finance issues.
• Ability to take direction from CAAS management on a variety of client projects.
• Attention to detail is very important for success.
• Strong interpersonal skills, and strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in compilations and reviews not required but a plus.
• Strong time management skills, with the ability to take on and prioritize a variety of tasks.

Education and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting.
• 3+ years of accounting experience in corporate accounting department or public accounting experience. A combination of both is a plus.
• CPA candidate a plus.
• Must reside in the Cincinnati metro area.
• QBO Pro Advisor certification a plus.