Pay: $90,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year
Why This Is a Great Opportunity
- Step into a leadership-track position with a clear and intentional path toward partnership.
- Help shape the future of an established, locally focused accounting and consulting firm.
- Lead meaningful audit and assurance engagements across a diverse client portfolio.
- Build strong client relationships while mentoring and developing the next generation of accounting professionals.
- Gain direct access to firm leadership and increasing influence over clients, teams, and firm initiatives.
- Earn production-based incentive compensation in addition to your base salary.
- Receive strong benefits, including firm-paid individual health insurance, reduced summer hours, professional development support, and relocation assistance.
Location
This is a full-time hybrid opportunity based in Syracuse, New York, offering the flexibility of a hybrid work environment while keeping you connected with clients and the team. Qualified candidates in Rochester, New York will also be considered.
Note
Must have 5+ years of progressive public accounting experience, primarily in audit and assurance, including experience managing or substantially leading audits, reviews, and compilations.
About Us
We are a full-service accounting and consulting firm providing audit, tax, and advisory services to a diverse range of individuals and businesses. Our team values high-quality client service, professional growth, collaboration, and long-term relationships while continuing to evolve our approach to technology, staff development, and firm leadership. Confidential Employer.
Job Description
- Lead audits, reviews, and compilations from planning through financial statement issuance.
- Oversee engagement planning, fieldwork, financial statement preparation, reporting, budgets, billing, and deadlines.
- Review workpapers, financial statements, disclosures, and client communications for accuracy and quality.
- Serve as a primary client contact and provide clear, practical accounting recommendations.
- Supervise, train, mentor, and develop staff and senior accountants.
- Provide meaningful performance feedback and help strengthen the professional team.
- Research accounting and auditing matters and stay current with GAAP, GAAS, and related standards.
- Participate in firm training, quality-management, and process-improvement initiatives.
- Contribute to tax or advisory work based on your experience and interests.
- Take on increasing client, team, and firm leadership responsibilities as you progress toward partnership.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of progressive public accounting experience, primarily in audit and assurance.
- Experience managing or substantially leading audits, reviews, and compilations.
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field.
- Active CPA license strongly preferred; candidates who have completed the CPA exam or are making substantial progress toward licensure may also be considered.
- Strong knowledge of GAAP, GAAS, and financial statement reporting requirements.
- Proven ability to manage multiple engagements, deadlines, and client relationships.
- Experience supervising and developing professional staff.
- Strong communication, organization, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Sound professional judgment and commitment to high-quality client service.
- Desire and demonstrated potential to advance into firm leadership and partnership.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
- CCH Engagement experience is a plus.
Why You Will Love Working Here
This is an opportunity to build a long-term career with real leadership potential—not simply manage engagements. You'll have direct access to firm leadership, meaningful opportunities to influence the firm's future, strong professional development support, and a genuine path toward partnership. Our benefits also include firm-paid individual health insurance, PTO and holidays, reduced summer hours, CPA and professional-membership reimbursement, retirement matching eligibility, student-loan reimbursement eligibility, and relocation assistance.
JPC - 1985
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Retirement plan