Governmental Advisory Services Senior Associate -Remote Eligible

<p style="margin: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;">Location:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;"> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> All Locations in the United States </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;">Work Arrangement: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;">Remote, I</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;">n-office, or Hybrid </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;">A Day in the Life</span></em></strong></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">A typical day in the life of a Governmental Advisory Services Senior Associate with Eide Bailly might include the following:</span></p><ul><li style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Contribute daily to Government client engagements, communicate with clients, meet client deadlines, and propose solutions to client challenges.</span></li><li style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Utilize Microsoft Excel advanced concepts to analyze large amounts of financial data and prepare complex schedules and reports.</span></li><li style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Apply knowledge and understanding of industry standards and best practices as it relates to the areas of finance and accounting in order to implement and adhere to agency policies, procedures, and financial reporting requirements.</span></li><li style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Routine assessments of processes, procedures, internal controls, and transactions in order to provide recommendations for improvements.</span></li><li style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Assist with accounting and financial reporting projects, including accounts payable processing, bank and other balance sheet account reconciliations, monthly and quarterly journal entries, month end and year end closing duties, budget to actual analysis, and financial reporting.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin: 0in;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Who You Are</span></strong></em></p><ul><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">You have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field.</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">You have 3+ years of related accounting experience.</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">You have a CPA license, a Master's degree, or another relevant professional certification, or are actively working towards one of these (preferred).  </span></li><li style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">You are an intellectually curious, solutions-oriented person, who enjoys working independently and in small groups to develop unique solutions to challenging problems.</span></li><li style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">You enjoy learning about public agency business processes for a variety of government clients.</span></li><li style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">You enjoy the challenge of having every day be a "different experience."</span></li><li style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">You are a multi-tasking master, and there has never been a deadline you could not meet.</span></li><li style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">You take a creative approach when applying analytical and critical thinking skills to develop solutions to complex problems.</span></li><li style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">You hold yourself to the highest professional standards and maintain strict client confidentiality.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><em><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;">Must be authorized to work in the United States now or in the future without visa sponsorship</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;">.</span></em></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;">Culture at Eide Bailly</span></em></strong></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;">Integrity. Meaningful Relationships. People. Authenticity. Trust. That’s how we work.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;">Eide Bailly is one of the top 25 CPA and business advisory firms in the nation. Our people are the foundation for our success. People join Eide Bailly for the opportunities and stay because of the culture. We’re focused on building a collaborative workplace based on integrity, authenticity, and support for one another. You’ll find opportunities for education and career growth, a team dedicated to your growth and success, and benefits that put you and your family’s needs first. </span><a href="https://app.altrulabs.com/eidebailly/careers" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Hear what our employees have to say</span></a><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;"> about working at Eide Bailly.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Compensation</span></strong></em></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">$76,000-$112,000 </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Annually. Our compensation philosophy emphasizes competitive and equitable pay. Eide Bailly complies with all local/state regulations regarding displaying ranges. Final compensation decisions are dependent upon factors such as geography, experience, education, skills, and internal equity.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;">Benefits</span></em></strong></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Beyond base compensation, Eide Bailly provides benefits such as: generous paid time off, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) profit sharing, life and disability insurance, lifestyle spending account, certification incentives, education assistance, and a referral program.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;"> </span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;">Next Steps</span></em></strong></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;">We'll be in touch! </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">If you look like the right fit for our position, one of our recruiters will be reaching out to schedule a phone interview with you to learn more about your career interests and goals. </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;">In the meantime, we encourage you to learn more about us on </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.facebook.com_EideBailly&d=DwMGaQ&c=xu_5lAfKHjInGFR3ndoZrw&r=lZXk7hGBTs1VMxMwN4VuDCFhPzMUNZ1xIaYYP5iDhf8&m=G7PYlKhsfQ9_EloonmORKNkSY1CaZ3OknkuH-N6aKFA&s=t7vNWOUBkX2k4M_viGwoaHGF596RsdiKdsyngmhauSQ&e=" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;">Facebook</span></a><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;">, </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_EideBaillyLLP&d=DwMGaQ&c=xu_5lAfKHjInGFR3ndoZrw&r=lZXk7hGBTs1VMxMwN4VuDCFhPzMUNZ1xIaYYP5iDhf8&m=G7PYlKhsfQ9_EloonmORKNkSY1CaZ3OknkuH-N6aKFA&s=UUA0kouZISo07TiRHTiuW9EQ5-hic-BF_g8Mgpd2hIo&e=" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;">Twitter</span></a><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;">, </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.instagram.com_eidebailly_&d=DwMGaQ&c=xu_5lAfKHjInGFR3ndoZrw&r=lZXk7hGBTs1VMxMwN4VuDCFhPzMUNZ1xIaYYP5iDhf8&m=G7PYlKhsfQ9_EloonmORKNkSY1CaZ3OknkuH-N6aKFA&s=hua_kwZII9IMFCVGq9vK4eqHtzQO43DeVvaJ9YkRl6M&e=" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;">Instagram</span></a><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;">, </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.linkedin.com_company_eide-2Dbailly-2Dllp&d=DwMGaQ&c=xu_5lAfKHjInGFR3ndoZrw&r=lZXk7hGBTs1VMxMwN4VuDCFhPzMUNZ1xIaYYP5iDhf8&m=G7PYlKhsfQ9_EloonmORKNkSY1CaZ3OknkuH-N6aKFA&s=hGHPMQ1-wKYQEMuvuwdjprPWIYpZgIF0ymSiPtVFO1E&e=" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;">LinkedIn</span></a><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;"> or our </span><a href="https://www.eidebailly.com/about-us" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;">About Us</span></a><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;"> page.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;">For extra assistance in your job search journey, explore</span><a href="https://eidebailly.yournextstep.com/login" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> EB Career Resources</span></a><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: windowtext;">—a complimentary external tool that offers career exploration, resume workshops, interview prep and other professional development options.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><em><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Eide Bailly LLP is proud to be an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. 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