Grow Your Career

There is a strong history of growing within the firm.  We are small enough to share responsibility while gaining wide exposure within our respective disciplines, but are also growing at a rate that necessitates career advancement.  Please see below for a brief description of responsibilities and requirements for some of our more common positions.

Associate Accountant

  • Responsible for assisting accounting staff by performing controllership and bookkeeping services for clients, preparing work papers, and entering data for computer applications. 
  • Associate Degree in Accounting or equivalent work experience.
  • Basic understanding of accounting and bookkeeping.
  • Perform controllership and bookkeeping services for clients.

Accountant

  • Perform audit, tax, and/or accounting procedures.
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting is required.
  • Demonstrate ability to apply principles of accounting to analyze and prepare financial information.
  • Proven customer service skills.

Senior Accountant

  • Guide the performance of designated audit engagement plans.  Instruct and supervise staff assigned to an engagement and evaluate the quality of their work.  Perform audit, tax, and/or accounting procedures.
  • Knowledge and skills acquired through bachelor's degree in Accounting or equivalent work experience.
  • Demonstrate ability to apply principles of accounting to analyze and prepare financial information.
  • Establish and maintain client relationships; includes periodic assistance with routine accounting issues.
  • Ensure working papers are accurate, review financial statements, and prepare and obtain approval on audit reports.

Supervising Senior

  • Guide the performance of audit engagement plans.  Instruct and supervise staff assigned to an engagement and evaluate the quality of their work.  Perform audit, tax, and/or accounting procedures.     
  • Knowledge and skills acquired through bachelor's degree in Accounting or equivalent work experience.
  • Advanced knowledge of principles of accounting.
  • Assist in developing and directing the performance of the engagement plan.
  • Ensure working papers are complete and accurate, review financial statements, and prepare and obtain approval on reports.
  • Review tax planning and returns for individuals, partnerships, and corporations.
  • Prepare financial forecasts and assist consulting division with projects.

Manager

  • Manage the performance of audit engagements and supervise engagement team.  Examine and analyze client accounting records to determine the financial status of the organization and review appropriate financial reports.
  • Knowledge and skills acquired through bachelor's degree in Accounting or equivalent work experience.
  • Experience in supervising staff, providing objective feedback, identifying development opportunities, and resolving personnel issues.
  • Experience in identifying client needs and in developing and maintaining client relationships.

Senior Manager

  • Manage the performance of audit engagements and supervise engagement team.  Examine and analyze client accounting records to determine the financial status of the organization and review appropriate financial reports.
  • Actively seek new business ventures for the Firm by identifying potential new clients and selling other firm services to existing clients.
  • Knowledge and skills acquired through bachelor's degree in Accounting or equivalent work experience.
  • Must possess CPA certification.
  • Experience in supervising staff, providing objective feedback, securing new development opportunities, and resolving personnel issues.
  • Experience in identifying client needs and in developing and maintaining client relationships.
  • Mastery of principles of accounting.

Telecommunications Consultant

  • Research and answer client and staff questions.  Advise clients on business strategies, opportunities, and state and federal regulatory issues.
  • Knowledge and experience usually acquired through a bachelor's degree in a business- or telecommunications-related field.
  • Understanding of telecommunications and regulatory issues.
  • Knowledge of Federal and State Universal Service issues.
  • Knowledge of local exchange competition, access charge reform, and cross-subsidy analysis.

Human Resources Consultant

  • Plan, direct, and implement human resources functions to the Firm and clients.
  • Knowledge and experience usually acquired through a bachelor's degree in a human resources related field or equivalent work experience.
  • At least five years experience with employee relations, recruiting, policy development, benefits administration, and/or other human resources functions.
  • Experience conducting needs assessments and identifying/implementing appropriate solutions.

Network Administrator

  • Manage the Firm's network infrastructure and serve as member of the Technology Committee.  Complete technical projects for external clients.  
  • Maintain, monitor, and upgrade all aspects of Firm infrastructure including LAN/WAN, servers, workstations, and telephones.
  • Knowledge and experience usually acquired through a bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent work experience.
  • At least three years experience with LAN/WAN and computer technologies; routers; switches; firewalls; server; workstation technologies; and/or site-to-site VPN.
  • Experience conducting needs assessments and identifying/implementing appropriate solutions.

Administrative Assistant

  • Provide administrative support to staff.  Assist clients by phone or in person.
  • Knowledge and skills usually acquired through an associate's degree in office administration or equivalent work experience.
  • At least two years of experience in an administrative support role including using multi-line phone systems and creating/editing reports or other documents.
  • Proven customer service skills.
  • Computer literacy including an advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat products.

Important Dates & Events

Look for Kiesling on your campus this Fall (Sept 2011)!

2/8/2012 - Iowa State University- Ames, IA (Career Fair)

2/14/2012 - University of Wisconsin - Platteville, WI (Career Fair)

2/16/2012 - Wisconsin Privage Colleges Career Consortium - Milwaukee, WI (Career Fair)

2/20/2012 - University of Northern Iowa - Cedar Falls, IA (Career Fair)

2/22/2012 - University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, WI (Career Expo)

3/2/2012 - Iowa College Recruiting Network - West Des Moines, IA (Spring Interview Day)