PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE & TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT • Demonstrates an understanding of fundamental principles of tax law. • Exhibits an understanding of the levels of authorities, legal precedents, rulings, and regulations. • Effectively applies tax knowledge to individual returns and less complex business returns. • Exhibits a desire to understand business transactions and related issues. • Provides research support to a transaction review process. • Demonstrates an ability to prepare individual and business tax returns on a timely and efficient basis. • Prepares a completed and organized tax file including appropriate supporting documentation for the tax return. • Exhibits an understanding of computer system used in tax preparation process. CLIENT SERVICE SATISFACTION • Demonstrates commitment to the Firm's core value of providing quality client service. • Develops positive working relationships with all clients. STAFF DEVELOPMENT • Fosters an environment of teamwork by clearly operating as a team member. • Willingly participates in the recruitment of new staff by referring candidates and meeting with them, as necessary. PRACTICE MANAGEMENT & FIRM PROFITABILITY • Anticipates problems and issues and keeps the in-charge/manager informed of engagement status. • Complies with Firm practice management procedures and systems. • Begins to develop marketing skills to provide clients with additional services. PERSONAL GROWTH • Displays executive presence, business acumen, and professionalism at all times. • Exhibits effective communication and listening skills.
Harper & Pearson is a mid-market, full-service CPA Firm in Houston founded in 1962. We grow our staff by offering the most comprehensive internship program offered in Houston for both audit and tax interns, and only bring in the amount of audit/tax interns each year that we intend to hire for full-time positions upon graduation. We take the internship program seriously and we have staff dedicated to working side by side with our interns. We allow our interns to work on engagements and returns from beginning to end so they experience exactly what it is like to be a staff employee in a public accounting firm. Our interns are treated and paid as staff level employees, and we are very proud of the success of our internship program.
