CAAS Outsourced Accounting Associate

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for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. We need to parse the posting. Key info: - Company: Whitley Penn, leading audit, tax, advisory firm. - Position: Accounting Associate, CAAS – Outsourced Accounting. - Expectations: basic knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping skills, apply to variety of clients under supervision. - Assignments: diverse accounting and bookkeeping tasks to build skills in advising clients on financial operations. - Proficiency in cloud-based accounting systems such as QuickBooks Online and Microsoft Office Excel required. - Performance evaluated based on quality of work, application of accounting knowledge, ability to meet time constraints and deadlines. - Firm description: fast-growing, personalized service, collaborative teams, open-door policy, entrepreneurial thinking, culture, learning, innovate, achieve by sharing knowledge, embracing new ideas, working together. Looking for professionals who think like owners and want to shape high-growth firm. - Position Details: Title: Accounting Associate (we shouldn't repeat as heading). Classification: Full-time; Exempt. Department: CAAS – Outsourced Accounting. Location: Dallas Office. Expectations/Hours: In-office position; general work schedule is Monday – Friday, 8 hours/day between 8am to 5pm with overtime, as needed. - What You Will Do: list of duties (maintaining client financial records, analyzing monthly results, develop proficiency in cloud-based systems, strong work ethic, time management, meet deadlines, self-motivated, organizational skills, multi-task, balance responsiveness to multiple managers, exhibit creativity, solution-minded, strong communication skills, actively listen, clearly communicate, establish networks and relationships across firm, develop knowledge of firm, seek opportunities to add new experiences/assignments via programs, learn and apply best practices for client communications, gain comprehensive understanding of client operations, processes, business objectives and utilize that knowledge). - What You Need To Get Here: Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Accounting; CPA eligibility/license preferred; 1+ years of experience in bookkeeping or accounting, demonstrating progression in complexity, scope, and number of engagement assignments; Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. - Why Whitley Penn Benefits: list of benefits: Firm Paid Medical Insurance (Free Employee Only Coverage on 2 of 3 plans); Voluntary Dental and Vision Insurance; 17 Annual Firm holidays, with extended breaks around July 4th and year end; 20 days PTO; Paid Maternity and Parental Leave; 401(k) with Profit Sharing; Discretionary Bonus Program; Firm Paid Becker CPA Review Course & Reimbursement for Exam Fees; Health & Wellness Program; Pet Insurance. - Also EEO statement etc to remove. Pay: Not mentioned explicitly. No salary or pay range. So we should NOT include Pay section because no specific pay info. Schedule: We have schedule info: In-office position; general work schedule is Monday – Friday, 8 hours/day between 8am to 5pm with overtime, as needed. That's specific enough to include a Schedule section. We also have Location: Dallas Office. Could be part of About the role or maybe a separate section? Not in list of allowed headings; we could fold into About the role paragraph. We need sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include only those with real content. Let's map: - About the role: could include overview of firm, role purpose, department, location, classification, etc. Use prose. - Responsibilities: list of duties from "What You Will Do". Use

• . - Requirements: maybe education and experience? Could be "What You Need To Get Here". That includes degree, CPA preferred, experience, GAAP knowledge. That's requirements. - Qualifications: maybe similar to requirements? But we need to avoid duplication. Could separate: Requirements = education/experience; Qualifications = skills like proficiency in QuickBooks Online, Excel, GAAP knowledge? But GAAP is also in requirements. Let's think: The posting has "Proficiency in cloud-based accounting systems such as QuickBooks Online as well as Microsoft Office Excel is required". That's a skill. Also "Demonstrate a basic knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping skills." That's also skill. Could treat Skills section for technical skills (QuickBooks, Excel, GAAP). Requirements for education/experience. Qualifications maybe for soft skills? But we need to avoid filler. Let's decide: We'll have: - About the role: overview. - Responsibilities: duties list. - Requirements: education (Bachelor/Master in Accounting), CPA eligibility/license preferred, 1+ years experience bookkeeping/accounting, knowledge of GAAP. - Skills: proficiency in QuickBooks Online, Microsoft Office Excel, strong work ethic, time management, organizational, multi-task, communication, creativity, self-motivated, etc. But many of those are also in responsibilities. However we can still list them as skills. But we must not invent or summarize away detail. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include all points from the posting. Let's extract all substantive statements: From first paragraph: - Whitley Penn is leading audit, tax, advisory firm. - Looking for Accounting Associate to join CAAS – Outsourced Accounting team. - Accounting Associate expected to demonstrate basic knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping skills. - Ability to appropriately apply them to a wide variety of clients under supervision of experienced professionals. - Assignments will include diverse accounting and bookkeeping tasks to build your skills in advising clients on their financial operations. - Proficiency in cloud-based accounting systems such as QuickBooks Online as well as Microsoft Office Excel is required. - Performance evaluated based on quality of work, application of accounting knowledge, and ability to meet specified time constraints and deadlines. - Firm description: fastest growing public accounting firm, exceptional personalized service beyond traditional accounting, offers Audit and Tax solutions, wide range of Advisory and Consulting services. - Work in collaborative teams with emphasis on open-door policy, entrepreneurial thinking, well-built culture. - Learn, innovate, achieve by sharing knowledge, embracing new ideas, working together. - Looking for professionals who think like owners and want to be part of shaping a high-growth firm. Position Details: - Title: Accounting Associate (skip heading) - Classification: Full-time; Exempt - Department: CAAS – Outsourced Accounting - Location: Dallas Office - Expectations/Hours: In-office position; general work schedule is Monday – Friday, 8 hours/day between 8am to 5pm with overtime, as needed. What You Will Do (duties): - Maintaining client financial records beginning with entering transactions and progressing through month-end close and the preparation of financial statements - Analyze monthly results with senior accountants and offer input for client improvements. - Develop and exhibit proficiency in a variety of cloud-based accounting systems, including QuickBooks Online. - Demonstrate a strong work ethic, strong time management skills, and the ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment; assume responsibility for your work and assist others when needed. Be self-motivated. - Demonstrate organizational skills and ability to multi-task, requiring a balance of responsiveness to multiple Managers/supervisors. - Exhibit creativity by expressing new ideas and "thinking outside the box"; be solution-minded. - Exhibit strong communication skills, both orally and in writing. Actively listen and clearly communicate ideas and information. - Establish networks and relationships across the Firm. Develop knowledge of the Firm (history, strategy, policies, processes, best practices, etc.). - Seek opportunities to add new experiences/assignments that increase your commitment and capability within the Firm by participating in programs such as wellness, recruiting, etc. - Learn and apply best practices for client communications (Email, voicemail, telephone, face-to-face). - Gain a comprehensive understanding of client operations, processes, and business objectives and utilize that knowledge in engagements. What You Need To Get Here: - Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Accounting - CPA eligibility/license preferred - 1+ years of experience in bookkeeping or accounting, demonstrating a progression in complexity, scope, and number of engagement assignments - Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Why Whitley Penn Benefits: - Firm Paid Medical Insurance (Free Employee Only Coverage on 2 of 3 plans) - Voluntary Dental and Vision Insurance - 17 Annual Firm holidays, with extended breaks around July 4th and year end - 20 days PTO - Paid Maternity and Parental Leave - 401(k) with Profit Sharing - Discretionary Bonus Program - Firm Paid Becker CPA Review Course & Reimbursement for Exam Fees - Health & Wellness Program - Pet Insurance EEO etc to remove. Thus we have content for: - About the role: could combine firm description, role purpose, location, classification, etc. - Responsibilities: the "What You Will Do" list. - Requirements: education, experience, CPA preferred, GAAP knowledge. - Skills: proficiency in QuickBooks Online, Microsoft Office Excel, maybe also basic accounting knowledge? But that's also a requirement? Actually basic knowledge is expectation. Could be skill. - Benefits: list. - Schedule: the work schedule details. We should not create Pay section because no pay info. We need to ensure we don't create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. Now craft HTML. We'll start with maybe not required; just headings and content. We'll use

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  • for lists. We must not include any extra markup like or . Just fragment. Let's draft. About the role: combine firm overview and role basics. Prose: "Whitley Penn is one of the nation’s leading audit, tax, and advisory firms, recognized as one of the fastest growing public accounting firms by providing exceptional, personalized service that extends beyond traditional accounting to include a wide range of Advisory and Consulting services. The firm operates in collaborative teams with an open-door policy, entrepreneurial thinking, and a well-built culture, emphasizing learning, innovation, and knowledge sharing. As an Accounting Associate in the Client Accounting & Advisory Services (CAAS) – Outsourced Accounting team based in the Dallas office, you will demonstrate basic accounting and bookkeeping knowledge, apply it to a variety of clients under the supervision of experienced professionals, and perform diverse accounting and bookkeeping tasks to build skills in advising clients on their financial operations. Proficiency in cloud-based accounting systems such as QuickBooks Online and Microsoft Office Excel is required, and performance is evaluated on the quality of work, application of accounting knowledge, and ability to meet time constraints and deadlines." That seems good. Responsibilities: list from What You Will Do. We'll create
    • each bullet. Requirements: list education, experience, CPA preferred, GAAP. Skills: list proficiency in QuickBooks Online, Microsoft Office Excel, strong work ethic, time management, organizational skills, multi-tasking, communication (oral/written), creativity/solution-minded, self-motivated, ability to meet deadlines, ability to assist others, ability to establish networks, develop firm knowledge, learn best practices for client communications, gain understanding of client operations. But many of these overlap with responsibilities. However we need to preserve all substantive info; we can include them in Skills as they are skills/expectations. But we must avoid duplication? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." Duplication is okay as long as we preserve info; but we might be repeating same content in two sections, which is okay but could be considered redundant. However we could avoid duplication by placing some items only in Responsibilities and not in Skills. But the posting includes many skill-like statements in responsibilities; we could treat them as responsibilities rather than separate skills. But we need a Skills section only if there is real specific content for it. The posting does