Public Accountant
Posted 6 Oct 2026
Advertised as “Remote Public Accountant for an Accounting Firm”
BranchFactor Summary
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- Expected experience
- 3+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Remote
- Contract
- Full-time
No salary listed for this role.
CertificationsCertified Public Accountant
Work From Anywhere in LATAM an the Philippines
Work Schedule: EST | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday–Friday, plus 4 hours on Saturday mornings during tax season (February–April and August–October 15)
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About the Client
An established South Florida CPA practice serving small business owners and high-net-worth individuals is hiring a Public Accountant to own corporate tax return preparation — 1120, 1120S, and 1065 — from raw client financials through filing.
Operating for over two decades, the firm serves a loyal, largely bilingual client base spanning real estate, medical practices, retail, and trusts. Average employee tenure exceeds eight years, and the team is building a tiered preparer-to-reviewer structure to keep pace with rapid organic growth.
About the Role
Day-to-day, this role prepares 40–60 corporate returns per season, performs the write-up work behind them — opening client QuickBooks files, correcting errors, making adjusting journal entries — and communicates directly with clients to gather documentation.
Core Responsibilities
Corporate Tax Return Preparation
- Prepare complete 1120, 1120S, and 1065 returns for clients across real estate, medical, retail, and trust industries.
- Input income, expense, and balance sheet data directly into CCH Axcess, including M-1 book-to-tax reconciliations.
- Manage 40–60 returns per season across the February–April and August–October 15 filing peaks.
- Assemble complete work papers and document assumptions for partner review.
Accounting & Write-Up Work
- Analyze client QuickBooks files to identify negative balances, miscategorized transactions, and missing accounts.
- Prepare adjusting journal entries to correct books before tax preparation.
- Perform year-end close procedures and reconciliations for clients with incomplete books.
- Translate P&L and balance sheet data into accurate tax work papers.