Experienced CPA (in-office role)

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We are an IPA Top 500 Firm as well as an AICPA Member Firm. We provide comprehensive financial and business advisory services in accounting and auditing, tax strategies, business and management, valuation, litigation support and forensic accounting, human resources and IT consulting, and a host of personal financial services. Our greatest strength isn't just our renowned technical and consulting experience, but our ability to listen to our clients and truly understand their challenges and work with them to develop innovative solutions.

Headquartered in northwest Ohio, we are a mid-size accounting firm expanding our team. We have been providing distinctive solutions to our clients' most complex tax, financial and business matters with the utmost in personal service since 1969! If you're ready to learn and grow, we offer a challenging, diverse work environment that prioritizes your career advancement as much as your personal enrichment. We are actively looking for experienced CPA's with 4+ years of recent public accounting experience who are seeking long-term growth within our firm. If you are a CPA with 4+ years in recent public accounting, then please read on.

Why Join Us?

• Award-winning firm!
• Competitive benefits package!
• Work-life balance
• Strong company culture with a big local presence
• Lighter busy season hours (54 hours/week)!
• Paid CPE
• Generous PTO and paid holidays
• Bonuses!
• Reimbursement for CPA exam
• Fun company activities
• 37.5 hours on average during off-season!
• 401K with company match

Job Description

Classification: Full-time exempt or part-time non-exempt

Reports to: Developmental Coach

Our experienced CPA's are responsible for organizing and managing client assignments and projects, including the completion of assignments and tasks and project components as well as coaching, advising and directing team members in meeting client and self-development expectations. This position receives work from Managers, Principals and Partners. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This role will be responsible for the following activities, included but not limited to:

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Maintain primary responsibility for assigned clients
• Monitor the work flow and due dates for assigned clients
• Supervise, train, and review supervisors, in-charge accountants', staff accountants', and accounting assistants' services performed on assigned clients in a prompt and efficient manner
• Demonstrate excellent skill and experience in assigned technical areas representative of a manager
• Perform engagements within budgeted time limits if overruns of the time occur, discuss reason with client partner or principal
• Works as an effective team member to complete project components and assigned tasks
• Builds working relationships at peer client level
• Effectively documents work
• Implements solutions for clients
• Identifies task issues as well as task progress in a timely and organized manner
• Make timely and decisive solutions to complex issues.

Additional duties and responsibilities:

• Seeks to gain knowledge of client business
• Demonstrates an active interest in the business world by keeping abreast of market trends and business developments
• Assists in proposal development and research gathering as requested
• Participates in office and firm wide initiatives
• Actively pursues self-development opportunities
• Maintain an image representative of a leader
• Builds strong team relationship skills
• Maintain personal and professional integrity at all times
• Other duties as assigned.

Required education and experience:

• Minimum of 4 years public accounting experience preferred
• CPA in good standing with the Accountancy Board

Supervisory responsibility:

• May have some supervisory responsibilities

Work environment:

This job operates in an office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copiers, filing cabinets, scanners and fax machines.

Physical demands:

This is largely a sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand as necessary.

Other duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.