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You learn quickly, and you enjoy the challenge of doing so. You think about your career and hope to find a home where you can make a genuine impact and see a link between your effort and the firm’s performance. Teammates view you as someone who moves quickly and follows through on your commitments.\nYou enjoyed your finance and accounting course work. While perhaps you were not exposed to programming languages, the idea of taking a manual, multi-step process and automating it sounds interesting to you. Learning how to interact with clients and communicate complex technical issues clearly is something you think you would enjoy.\nIn short, you’re analytical, low on politics, and high on impact.\nTypical Qualifications:\nBachelors or Masters in accounting, finance, economics, or related discipline. Please be sure your GPA is listed on your resume.\n0 - 4 years experience in a financial reporting, finance, advisory or audit role. Candidates at a more senior level may be considered for a different position within the practice.\nExpertise and experience in theoretical accounting subjects: capability to interpret complex accounting theory and translate into a process-based understanding of how data should flow and be manipulated.\nAbility and willingness to think critically and solve “out-of-the-box” problems independently.\nCreativity in engineering processes from both a controls and efficiency perspective.\nMaturity in internal/external communication and time management.\nDesirable: Exposure to database design principles.\nDesirable: Exposure to SAS or another programming language for high-volume data handling.\nDesirable: CPA license or CPA candidacy; CFA or other similar pursuits also welcomed.\nThe Financial Reporting Group at EM:\nOur award-winning Financial Reporting team specializes in developing controlled processes to manage the external and internal reporting for publicly traded companies’ share-based payment programs.\nExternal reporting needs span compensation expense, diluted EPS, and deferred tax (ASC 718, 260, and 740, respectively). We also assist clients with ASC 805, 820, 470, and 480 matters.\nInternal reporting needs span forecasting and budgeting, international tax management, and related varieties of management accounting.\nYou can read more about our Financial Reporting Service offerings here: http://www.equitymethods.com/reporting/\nThe Associate Role\nAs a new associate at Equity Methods, you will have an immediate opportunity to begin applying the skills you acquire in training to client work. You will then gain exposure to client processes, engagement structures, project deliverables, and how we engineer well-controlled algorithms to reduce risk and drive automation. As your career progresses, you will begin interacting with clients, mastering the theory behind our reporting areas, leading reengineering efforts, supporting new client implementations, and more.\nMore specific roles and responsibilities include:\nCompleting our new-hire training program. 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