NEAR Associate - Assurance

Company Profile:

At FORVIS, your career is designed with a purpose. We want our team members to thrive professionally and feel the impact their work yields when serving clients, industries, and local communities. This starts by empowering team members to design a career journey that leverages their skills and fuels their passions.

Creating a best-in-class employee experience is at the heart of our vision for the future. With several industry focus areas, multiple service lines, and locations in five geographical regions across the country to choose from, the opportunities for your career are without limit.

About FORVIS

FORVIS is a Top-10 professional services firm providing assurance, tax, and advisory services, driven by our commitment to using our forward vision to provide rewarding career opportunities and deliver unmatched client experiences. Learn more at FORVIS.com

Design your career with purpose at FORVIS. For more information about our firm locations, visit FORVIS.com. FORVIS, LLP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected classifications.

It is FORVIS's standard policy not to accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.

• FORVIS expressly reserves the right not to consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from vendors including and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, and recruiting agencies.
• FORVIS further reserves the right not to pay a fee to a recruiter or agency unless such recruiter or agency has a signed vendor agreement with FORVIS.
• Any resume or CV submitted to any employee of FORVIS without having a FORVIS vendor agreement in place will be considered the property of FORVIS.

Requisition Number: 2229126

Position Title:

External Description: Description & Requirements

Forvis Mazars' Next Evolution of Accounting Resourcefulness (NEAR) is based in High Point, NC, and is comprised of individuals who have obtained or are pursuing, two- or four-year accounting degrees. The NEAR team provides a centralized group of resources to assist assurance, tax, and advisory teams by performing more entry-level tasks, lower risk, repetitive, and administrative. The ideal candidate will enjoy working with team members across the firm who will request work from the NEAR team. They will focus on productivity and innovative solutions to deliver quality work products to our teams.

In this role, you will primarily support the assurance function of the firm. The position will include a steady and stable workload to assist with the day-to-day aspects of audit, review, and compilation-related services for our clients.

How you will contribute:

• Working on portions of audit, review, and compilation engagements (training provided)
• Handling multiple tasks and managing schedules in alignment with department needs
• Providing timely feedback and progress updates for all work in the process
• Develop a working knowledge of PC applications appropriate to his/her work assignment.
• Thoroughly reviewing work product for accuracy and completeness
• Completing work reliably and dependably and applying review feedback from experienced team members to future assignments
• Serving as a resource for new staff and interns, assuming the role of a peer mentor, and providing training as appropriate
• Achieving efficiency as measured by actual hours vs budgeted hours for an engagement
• Performing or assisting with other duties as assigned by the management of the Forvis Mazars NEAR team

We are looking for people with Forward Vision and:

• Ability to collaborate effectively with visitors, clients, staff, and coworkers in a professional manner
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work overtime as needed to provide ultra-responsive customer service to our clients
• Ability to build effective working relationships with teams across the firm
• Someone who is committed to being ultra-responsive to our clients regarding calls and correspondence
• Sound judgment, taking the initiative to follow through on commitments, is flexible and adaptive in the face of change

Minimum Qualifications:

• Some college coursework is required, an associate's degree in business or accounting is preferred
• A GPA of 3.0 or higher is preferred
• Thorough working knowledge of MS Office: Word, Excel, and Outlook

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City: High Point

State: North Carolina

Community / Marketing Title: NEAR Associate - Assurance

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With a legacy spanning more than 100 years, Forvis Mazars is committed to providing a different perspective and an unmatched client experience that feels right, personal and natural. We respect and reflect the range of perspectives, knowledge and local understanding of our people and clients. We take the time to listen to deliver consistent audit and assurance, tax, advisory and consulting services worldwide.

We nurture a deep understanding of our clients’ industries, delivering greater insight, deeper specialization and tailored solutions through people who listen to understand, are responsive and consult with purpose to deliver value.

About Forvis Mazars, LLP

Forvis Mazars, LLP is an independent member of Forvis Mazars Global, a leading global professional services network. Ranked among the largest public accounting firms in the United States, the firm’s 7,000 dedicated team members provide an Unmatched Client Experience® through the delivery of assurance, tax, and consulting services for clients in all 50 states and internationally through the global network. Visit forvismazars.us to learn more.

Forvis Mazars, LLP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or other protected classifications.
It is Forvis Mazars, LLP standard policy not to accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.

Forvis Mazars, LLP expressly reserves the right not to consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from vendors including and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, and recruiting agencies.
Forvis Mazars, LLP further reserves the right not to pay a fee to a recruiter or agency unless such recruiter or agency has a signed vendor agreement with Forvis Mazars, LLP.Any resume or CV submitted to any employee of Forvis Mazars, LLP without having a Forvis Mazars, LLP vendor agreement in place will be considered the property of Forvis Mazars, LLP.