Remote Public Accountant for an Accounting Firm
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.
What you'll do
- Prepare complete corporate tax returns (1120, 1120S, 1065) for clients in real estate, medical, retail, and trust industries, inputting data into CCH Axcess and managing 40-60 returns per filing season. Review client QuickBooks files, prepare adjusting journal entries, and handle year-end close and reconciliations. Communicate directly with clients to gather missing documents and flag unusual items for partner review. Track deadlines in Canopy, collaborate via Teams and bi-weekly check-ins, and maintain organized, secure digital work papers.
Requirements
- 3+ years in a small-to-midsize public accounting / CPA firm serving multiple clients across multiple industries
- Hands-on preparation of 1120, 1120S, and 1065 corporate tax returns, with 40+ returns completed in a single season
- Commercial US tax software experience: CCH Axcess, Lacerte, UltraTax, or GoSystem
- QuickBooks Online and/or Desktop proficiency, including adjusting journal entries, reconciliations, and book-to-tax cleanup
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting
- C1+ English (CEFR)
- Availability Monday–Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET, plus 4 hours on Saturdays during tax season (February–April and August–October 15)
About Pearl Talent
Pearl Talent is a talent placement company that recruits remote workers, trains them to work effectively with AI tools, and places them as managed contractors with client companies — across roles ranging from client-facing positions to software engineers and executive assistants. The company is roughly 50 people managing a few hundred placed contractors, growing into new verticals, with clients spanning venture-backed tech and healthcare sectors. They emphasize community-building (events, culture) alongside the placement business itself.
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