Job Summary:

The Public Housing Finance Consultant partners with Senior Consultants and Managers on client projects and engagements to assist in delivering accounting, audit and management consulting services for Public Housing Agencies client base.

Job Duties:

• Performs basic bookkeeping for clients including entering trial balances, making entry adjustments as needed, verifying trial balance amounts, and setting up electronic files to support client
• Performs detailed account analysis and may rebuild general ledgers, as needed
• Interprets and applies knowledge of Public Housing Authority (PHA) Finance standards to guide effective and efficient delivery of quality services and products
• Provides strong written work products including workpapers that meets the client’s requirements and PHA Finance quality standards
• Regularly interacts with clients to complete general ledgers, account analysis as well as to answer basic client questions and consults with seniors to provide responses to more complex questions
• Applies principles and knowledge of professional standards and the ability to document and communicate and understanding and application or professional standards on an engagement
• Makes basic constructive suggestions to improve the client’s programs and policies, as needed
• Researches basic and intermediate accounting topics and public housing topics; forms an initial opinion on the treatment independently
• Other duties as required

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Education:

• Associate’s degree in Accounting, required
• Bachelor’s degree, required; focus in Accounting, preferred

Experience:

• Leadership experience preferred
• Accounting based internship preferred

Software:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Prior experience with various assurance applications and research tools preferred

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to follow instructions as directed
• Ability to work effectively in a team setting
• Takes appropriate actions without being asked
• Solid organizational skills especially ability to meet project deadlines with a focus on details
• Ability to successfully multi-task while working independently or within a group environment
• Proven ability to work in a deadline-driven environment and handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to learn general ledger software programs

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