Associate Staff Accountant (Rider)- 2025

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The CPA Pathway Apprenticeship supports the AICPA and NASBA’s initiative to help alleviate barriers for students considering a career in public accounting. Withum has partnered with Rider University to launch a program designed for accounting students that eases the 150 credit hours requirement. Through this program, Withum will cover the costs of obtaining the additional credits needed to receive their Certified Public Accounting license upon passing the exam, CPA course material, gain first-hand public accounting work experience and receive compensation during their final year of school. Students will be full-time apprentice-level team members at Withum, with an opportunity to work while earning credits for their curriculum-driven experience alongside University coursework to fulfill the remaining credits needed to reach the credits hour requirement to hold a CPA license. The students may also sit for the CPA exam during the program, affording them the opportunity to become licensed CPAs by the time they start their accounting career as full-time, entry-level Staff I team members at the Firm.

Withum is a forward-thinking, technology-driven advisory and accounting firm. Founded in 1974 with headquarters in Princeton, NJ, the firm has offices in major cities and financial centers across the country. It’s a place where inclusion and innovation intersect, and curiosity thrives. At Withum, you can design a long-term career path with professional experiences that meet your distinct interests, whether you’re a recent college graduate or established in your career. Be in a Position of Strength^SM. Start your career at Withum. 

Along with a team supervised by a Manager or Partner, you will:

• Analyze and review client accounting records and financial statements
• Evaluate internal accounting control systems, audit risk, materiality and compliance with generally accepted auditing standards via inquiry, observation and review
• Create detailed workpapers that support the accounting work done
• Work on portions of larger audit and accounting engagements
• Prepare financial statements
• Prepare individual, trust, partnership and corporate tax returns
• Research and draft memorandum involving tax matters
• Manage multiple engagements concurrently with various teams to efficiently meet client deadlines
• Assume full responsibility on smaller accounting engagements (as their proficiency increases)
• Proofread (to become familiar with a wide range of reports)
• Miscellaneous tasks as assigned

Qualifications:

• Graduated or graduating college student pursuing a Bachelor's degree in accounting 
• Those currently enrolled in a graduate program will not be eligible
• Only candidates with a Bachelors degree and less than 150 credits will be considered
• GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Ability to commute to multiple office locations as needed
• Excellent interpersonal and computer skills

WithumSmith+Brown, PC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, age, sex, (including pregnancy), genetic information, marital status, domestic partnership status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, national origin, disability or handicap, veteran status, weight, height, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. Equal Employment Opportunity applies to all personnel practices, including (but not limited to) recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, termination, leaves of absence, compensation, discipline, evaluation, benefits, transfers, educational assistance, and social and recreational activities.

Our goal is to establish and maintain a work environment free from discrimination, coercion, and harassment. While the firm will not hire or promote any person who is not qualified for a job, we wish for our firm to be known as one that welcomes all qualified applicants, including those historically discriminated against, such as women, minority, disabled, and veteran applicants at all job levels and encourages their hire and promotion.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

No sponsorship is available for this position.