Consultant | Government Outsourced Accounting Services (GOAS)

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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: 2234200

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External Description: Description & Requirements

The successful candidate will play a key role in a growing team of professionals who assist clients with all aspects of governmental accounting and finance. Our client organizations are State and Local governments and institutions of higher education that follow the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). The nature and extent of the services provided to our GOAS clients will vary, as will the individual career development and work opportunities for the successful candidate. To succeed in this role, you should enjoy solving problems, possess strong attention to detail, and enjoy identifying opportunities for efficiencies and gaps in internal control. Our team members are essential to helping us to deliver on our promise of Unmatched Client Experiences.

How you will contribute:

• Participate and support projects that assist government finance departments in preparing for their annual audit
• Perform bank reconciliations, pension and post-employment benefit accruals, lease and subscription-based information technology arrangements, capital asset tracking and depreciation, and other annual accounting entries
• Assist in assessments of client's finance-related internal controls and make recommendations for improvement
• Assist in the implementation of new GASB standards
• Assist in the drafting of annual comprehensive financial reports using the firms in-house web-based platform

We are looking for people with Forward Vision and:

• Aptitude to take care of and prioritize multiple client projects, including monitoring project time budgets and consistently meeting or exceeding agreed-upon target dates
• Advanced computer skills and the propensity to learn new software related to the accounting function of an organization
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Critical thinking techniques, combined with practical judgment, attention to detail, and strong analytical skills
• Knowledge of how to communicate both up and downstream to team staff and exercise judgment in assessing client interactions
• High attention to detail as well as strong analytical skills
• Ability to travel as needed (to client locations, Forvis Mazars practice offices and/or conferences)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field
• 1 year or more of accounting, and/or consulting experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPA and/or CFE certification
• Prior public accounting, public sector, and/or municipal finance experience

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City: Tempe

State: Arizona

Community / Marketing Title: Consultant | Government Outsourced Accounting Services (GOAS)

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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.