Townsend Executive Staffing Solutions Inc.

Current Career Opportunities

Our candidates enjoy the unique experience of working with industry experts to assist them in determining their career direction and personal growth opportunities.
Based on your preferences, we will identify and present to you only the positions that accurately reflect your chosen professional path. We will discuss opportunities in detail with you, respect your decisions and ask your permission to proceed with client presentations of your background and experience.
Our goal at Townsend Executive Staffing Solutions is to assist you in finding that "perfect fit" between your skills and experience and the right career opportunity.

Senior Accountant - Fairfield County, CT
Salary $55,000 - $65,000

Job Summary:
The Senior Accountant is responsible for preparing month-end journal entries, preparing monthly GL account reconciliations, preparing accruals and account analysis. This position also assists management in monthly review and in the execution of their daily duties as well as monthly and yearly closing processes.

Responsibilities include:

Maintain the fixed asset subledger (includes entering monthly additions, obtaining appropriate support for disposals, calculating depreciation, and reconciling to the balance sheet)

Perform general accounting duties including prepaid, intangible, deferred rent journal entries, along with related balance sheet reconciliations.

Reconcile balance sheet accounts including commissions payable and accrued expenses and compile supporting documentation for reconciling items.

Maintain chart of accounts (includes submitting new accounts needed to upper management and reviewing periodically for reasonableness).

Document the escheating process and prepare related monthly journal entries and reconciliations.

Establish, maintain, and coordinate the implementation of accounting and accounting control procedures.
Monitor and review accounting and related system reports for accuracy and completeness.
Interact with internal and external auditors in completing audits.
Perform various financial analyses.
Other duties/special projects as assigned.

Required background and qualifications include:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting required
3-5 years of hands-on accounting experience from within a small to mid-sized organization with a focus on transactional accounting and account reconciliations. Previous SEC reporting and/or public accounting experience is desired.
Knowledge of financial and accounting software applications; specifically, MAS 500, FAS, and FRX system/software a plus.
Intermediate to advanced MS Excel skills
Detail oriented with strong analytical, organizational and communication skills.
Must be willing and excited to learn, and have the ability to do so quickly, in a fast-paced environment
Ability to work independently to meet deadlines.
Ability to work a flexible schedule during peak periods
Must be team oriented and have a commitment to meeting tight deadlines.

Marketing Manager - OnLine/Interactive, Fairfield County, CT
Salary $65,000 - $85,000

Job Summary:
This is a newly created position for a growing, fast paced, leading online marketing services company located in Fairfield County, CT. In this new position, you will help our clients recapture lost sales and profit by reducing cart abandonment by working with business stake holders across departments, identifying business opportunities and recommending successful solutions.

Responsibilities include:

Launch new clients and marketing optimization campaigns:
Establish strong relationships across departments and an understanding of client needs, the consumer experience, business requirements, testing and operational capabilities.

Work with Analytics Team to understand response/retention analysis and financial impact.

Look for efficiencies to improve speed to market for solicitation builds, testing and rollout of winning creative.

Required background and qualifications include:

Bachelors Degree
5+ years Internet direct marketing experience required; customer acquisition experience highly valued
Proven on-the-job knowledge of Internet marketing optimization (e.g. onsite, banners, email). Experience in testing to optimize conversion
Strong organizational and communication skills
Able to work independently and be flexible on projects in a fast paced environment
Proven ability to juggle multiple projects while meeting demanding deadlines, producing high quality work and projecting a positive attitude
Ability to challenge the status quo and provide solutions, often taking a reasonable degree of risk

Director of Financial Reporting, Fairfield County, CT
Salary $120,000 - $150,000

Job Summary:
The Director of Financial Reporting will be primarily responsible for all technical accounting and financial reporting research and analysis to ensure Company compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and applicable regulatory agencies, financial statement validation, accounting policy reviews and policy documentation.

Responsibilities include:

Mitigate business risk by ensuring proper accounting treatment for all transactions via accounting research activities, documentation, training and providing assurance on the relevance and reliability of financial information that is reported.

Prepare periodic white papers required to document the Company’s accounting position and policy for all new business transactions.

Monitor accounting developments and their applicability to the Company (FASB, SEC, PCAOB, IAS, etc); research and resolve internal accounting questions; provide training as needed; and update and maintain control over the Corporate Financial Policies Manual.

Oversee the monthly closing process to ensure timely completion of all closing duties.

Coordinate with various groups throughout the organization to integrate new business ventures into the accounting and finance functions.

Review, validate and record the bi-weekly payroll expense and related payroll expense accruals.

Prepare the periodic financial statements and disclosures audited by the Company’s external auditors.

Develop a periodic (at least quarterly) technical accounting update for senior leadership.

Ensure all accounting policies support the Company’s SOX compliance efforts.

Perform Special Projects as needed. Examples include assistance with the financial statement audits; ad hoc data analysis; new venture accounting; etc.

Required background and qualifications include:

Minimum 5 years public accounting experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting; CPA required

Proven ability to interpret and document the applicability of GAAP

Strong technical accounting knowledge of issues, procedures and practices with respect to internal controls and SEC and GAAP rules and regulations

Capable of working independently and with limited supervision

Reliable analytic and research skills

Flexible and adaptable to the changing needs of the business

Strong communication skills, both verbal and written

JUST FILLED - Tax Manager, Fairfield County, CT
Salary $100,000-$120,000

Job Summary:
This Hands-on Tax Manager will be responsible for all Tax Planning, Compliance and Analysis, specifically managing all aspects of the Company’s accounting and financial reporting related to FAS 109 and FIN 48, working closely with the internal organization and external consultants to prepare tax provision calculations needed to determine the Company’s world wide effective tax rate, researching strategies, preparing tax-related footnote disclosures and commentary to be included in the Company’s annual audited financial statements, and oversight of Federal, State, Local and International taxation. (This is a standalone, hands on position.)

Required background and qualifications include:

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or related Business field. CPA, MBA, MS in Taxation, a significant plus.

5+ years of tax and accounting experience in roles of increasing responsibility and depth within a publicly traded company or big 4 accounting firm is required.

Knowledge of internal controls, international tax and treasury strongly preferred.

Proven leader and team player with excellent project management, analytical and communication skills.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral.

Hands on working experience with Tax Stream, Captax, or other Tax Compliance Software application.

Strong State and Local Tax Experience, including Sales tax and Nexus Issues related to internet business enterprises

Senior Financial Analyst, Fairfield County, CT
Salary $65,000-$75,000

Job Summary:
The Senior Financial Analyst is responsible for month-end close, budgeting and forecasting, and trending key business analytics.

Responsibilities include:

Handle monthly closing procedures: produce standard monthly journal entries, reports analysis, and related statements as well as reconcile all balance sheet and income statement accounts.

Handle monthly projection model update process: maintain financial statement forecast models, update estimated data with actual performance results; ensure YTD actual data ties with YTD financial statements, maintain prior projection model integrity, produce actual to projection variance analysis, add future periods to the models as needed, and work with management to incorporate into the models the impacts of new business ventures, process and operational changes and trend changes.

Assist in the preparation of the monthly financial statements and reporting package including staff backup support during the month end closing process, production of key performance metrics for management that are published via the monthly financial reporting package, and preparation of any related analysis.

Assist in the preparation of the annual budget including spending trend analysis, quantifying the impacts of current and new business initiatives and incorporating the Company’s goals.

Perform client analyses including billing trends, marketing test gross profit analytics, member month profitability and GAAP profitability.

Perform special projects as needed, e.g. assist with annual audit, assist with the implementation of a new software package, ad hoc data analysis; etc

Required background and qualifications include:

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance

Minimum 4 years accounting experience; some public accounting experience preferred

Proficiency in MS Office, including Excel and Word

Exposure to General Ledger Software a plus

Good interpersonal and communication skills

Must be able to manage daily responsibilities while dealing with multiple priorities and unexpected situations

Business Analyst, Fairfield County, CT
Salary $75,000-$80,000

Job Summary:
Qualified candidate will bring experience in strategic business planning and analysis and show initiative in project management and decision-making. Strong follow-through is needed to gather information from various sources and bring projects to timely completion. The ability to grasp new concepts and work in a fast paced, dynamic environment is also integral to succeeding in this role.

Responsibilities include:

As a Business Analyst you will:

Perform extensive data analysis to identify trends and opportunities for efficiency

Prepare specific analytical deliverables (reports, graphs, etc.)

Write up key findings and conclusions drawn from project data

Be responsible for a wide variety of business analysis and operational activities

Play a crucial role in providing operational support and reporting on key performance indicators and trends

Evaluate processes and identify improvements

Apply concepts in performing advanced financial functions to solve problems of a non-routine nature

Develop and recommend operating policies and procedures

Expect to:

Organize, synthesize and summarize relevant operational and financial information into monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for management

Define and monitor key business drivers, trends, and metrics

Identify, analyze, and make recommendations related to revenue growth and operating efficiencies

Build analytical tools that accurately model and evaluate the business, as well as potential business scenarios

Perform ad-hoc analysis

Required background and qualifications include:

5+ year’s experience

Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics or related field

Excellent analytical skills and problem solving ability are a must

Sound understanding of Business Intelligence (BI) concepts and solutions

Multiple Opportunities in Healthcare, located in mid-Westchester, NY

Job Summary:
Nursing, Billing, Lab Technicians, and Purchasing/Distribution positions available.

Townsend Executive Staffing Solutions, Inc.

Current Career Opportunities

Senior Accountant, located in Fairfield County, CT.

Marketing Manager - OnLine/Interactive, located in Fairfield County, CT.

Director of Financial Reporting, located in Fairfield County, CT.

JUST FILLED - Tax Manager, located in Fairfield County, CT.

Senior Financial Analyst, located in Fairfield County, CT.

Business Analyst, located in Fairfield County, CT.

Current Career Opportunities