CPA - Certified Public Accountant

$55,000 - $55,000/Yr

Flanagan|Bilton - Chicago, IL

Full-time - Entry Level

Chicago, IL

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The CPA - Certified Public Accountant position at Flanagan - Bilton LLC involves providing essential support to a supervisory attorney, focusing on research, data entry, and managing various administrative tasks. The role requires strong organizational skills and the ability to communicate effectively with clients and co-workers. This is an in-office position with a standard work schedule from Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm.

Responsibilities

• Providing daily support to supervisor
• Conducting heavy research
• Managing department billing
• Tracking appeal deadlines
• Appealing property values, including gathering and entering property values and tax rates into the database
• Preparing paperwork for appeal (i.e., form, cover letter, etc.)
• Coordinating hearings internally and with local officials nationwide
• Reporting personal property tax values to local governments, including filing the personal property rendition
• Managing the database of electronic client files
• Generating client reports as requested
• Answering and routing incoming phone calls
• Processing mail and incoming correspondence

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (Bachelor of Science or Business & Management preferred)
• Two years of office experience
• Minimum Cumulative Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)

Nice-to-haves

• Research skills
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
• Organized and detail-oriented
• Self-starter
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Financial or accounting background preferred
• Some legal experience helpful, but not necessary