Accounting & Advisory

CPA/EA Staff Accountant

FargoFull-time

Lead high-quality accounting and advisory work for clients while supporting team development.

Description

Prepare, review, and analyze financial statements; perform reconciliations and closing work; support tax, payroll, advisory, client service, and process improvement.

Requirements

CPA/EA designation or progress toward one is preferred, along with public accounting experience, GAAP and tax knowledge, QuickBooks and Excel proficiency, and strong client-service judgment.

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CPA/EA Staff Accountant Questionnaire

Role-specific questions from the CPA/EA Staff Accountant interview outline.

How do you handle adjusting entries at month-end? Give examples of common adjustments.

A client prepaid 12 months of rent. How would you record and recognize this transaction over time?

How do you determine whether an expense should be capitalized or expensed?

You reconcile a bank account and notice it does not balance by $500. What steps do you take to find the issue?

If two managers give you conflicting instructions on how to record something, how do you resolve it?

A client insists their financial statements are correct, but you notice inconsistencies. How would you handle that conversation?

A client provides a QuickBooks file that does not tie to bank statements. What is your approach to cleaning it up?

A business owner pays personal expenses through the company account. How do you handle these transactions for bookkeeping and tax purposes?

If you are working on a return and discover a prior-year error, what is your next step?

How would you explain depreciation, including its tax impact, to a small-business owner in simple terms?

What methods do you use to stay accurate when handling a high volume of transactions?

When reconciling multiple accounts—bank, credit card, and payroll—how do you prioritize and structure the work?

Tell us about a time you suggested a process improvement in bookkeeping or accounting.

What area of accounting do you feel most confident in, and where do you want to grow?

What recent tax law, accounting update, or best practice have you learned about that could help clients?

If promoted to lead on a project, how would you ensure accuracy in the team’s work while meeting deadlines?

Tell us a little about yourself and what your five-year goal is.

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