Certified Public Accountant (CPA)Snyder & Company, CPA
We're looking for that next best fit to join our award winning team. He or she has a proven track record in public accounting. Preference will be given to CPA applicants, or those working towards the designation. Enrolled Agent designation is a plus too. Our ideal candidate will have a passion for helping closely held businesses organize, solve tax problems, and grow their business. He or she wants to be part of a close team who like to work hard and have fun doing it. This person enjoys strategizing with business owners and families to achieve their goals.
While we offer a hybrid work environment, to be effective this position has to be mostly in-office. We are a value-based, family-oriented, stable firm with a great reputation, located in a growing economic region, with a variety of living and lifestyle opportunities.
This role has the potential to grow into a leadership position, preferably for someone looking to become a partner. We are a second generation firm and are actively building the next generation. We offer a fast-track opportunity for the right person who is self-motivated and believes in service-based leadership.
- Manage a portfolio of clients, providing tax planning, compliance, and advisory services
- Lead and mentor a team of staff accountants, ensuring high-quality work and professional development that enhances the firm's reputation
- Review tax returns and workpapers to maintain firm quality control standards
- Assist in onboarding new clients, setting expectations, and making pricing decisions
- Help prepare tax returns, conduct tax research, and provide guidance on complex tax matters
- Contribute to business advisory services, including valuations, trusts, estates, and process improvements
- Participate in firm leadership activities, including strategic growth initiatives and process improvements
- Develop an area of expertise that supports firm growth, and build relationships in the business community
- Support the team through technical knowledge and culturally aligned leadership
- Driven to learn and grow in management and leadership skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain client relationships
- Demonstrated leadership potential and a desire for career growth within the firm
- Humble with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Interest in professional growth, including obtaining advanced certifications (e.g., CVA, MT, MBA)
- CPA License, CPA Candidate or Enrolled Agent designation preferred
- Public Accounting experience with firms that work with Main Street/closely held businesses/executive level clients
- Experience in comparable public accounting firm•4+ years
- Experience with tax preparation and reviewing tax returns of all types of returns
- Strong technical tax knowledge across multiple tax return types
- Business development experience, with a focus on client acquisition and relationship management
- Commitment to building long-term relationships
- Performance metrics based on multiple factors, including client and staff development and retention
Snyder & Company, CPA is a multiple-award winning professional accounting firm located in Lancaster, Ohio, including being recognized twice as one of the Best Places to Work in Central Ohio. We are a team of sixteen professionals, and growing. Our team is constantly evolving our services, skills and business strategies to meet the ever-changing industry and the accounting needs of our clients. What makes us different? To start:
- Our timeless culture: we do not track our time by the minutes. We believe we serve our clients best by building relationships without the time clock attached. Reducing our value to “time spent” is transactional, not relational, so we ditched the time sheet over 15 years ago.
- Our unique pricing structure: because we don’t bill the hour, our clients understand up-front the investment that they are making in our partnership and appreciate the value that we bring to that partnership through open, ongoing communication.
- We believe that our team’s attitude dramatically impacts our ability to serve our clients. So, we strive to foster a fun, positive environment that encourages growth, enthusiasm, and genuine care and concern for others. We have a Fun Committee that works hard to make sure we have fun.
- We believe we build our own success as individuals and as a team, by building the best relationship with our clients over time, and within our cultural framework. Our employee and client retention speaks for itself.
- Competitive annual salary of $80k-$110k/yr
- Full compliments of benefits, including health insurance & HSA funding, 401k programs, Flex spending arrangement
- Multiple bonus programs
- Leadership training
- Relocation assistance
