Staff Accountant (Greater Phoenix Area)

MBE CPAs; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) matching

Tuition reimbursement

CPA assistance

Career growth

Supplemental insurance

Bonuses for business development leads

Upward mobility

Job summary

MBE CPAs is seeking Staff Accountants to support client relationships while delivering basic audit, bookkeeping, and tax services. You'll provide full-charge bookkeeping using QuickBooks, prepare payroll, tax returns, and financial reports for multiple clients.

Hybrid and on-site options are available in Greater Phoenix-area offices (Phoenix, Goodyear, Chandler). The role offers long-term stability, competitive benefits, and opportunities for cross-training across tax, audit, and bookkeeping.

Qualifications

• Two-year accounting associate degree or 5 years of directly related accounting experience with a CPA firm.
• Ability to work fully onsite at one of our offices.
• Willingness to be cross-trained to support the tax, audit, and bookkeeping needs of our clients.

Responsibilities

• Provide full-charge bookkeeping services to multiple clients using QuickBooks.
• Prepare payroll, tax, and business records and reports.
• Prepare corporate and individual tax returns.
• Assist with analyzing client financial records to identify potential accounting and auditing issues.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Associate degree in accounting

Tools

QuickBooks

Job description

Greater Phoenix area office locations:

• Phoenix, AZ
• Goodyear, AZ
• Chandler, AZ

What's the role?

Staff Accountants are a key part of the accounting team responsible for supporting client relationships while providing basic audit, bookkeeping, and tax preparation services. This role allows you to explore multiple facets of public accounting as you find your niche in audit, bookkeeping, and/or tax work. This includes:

• Providing full-charge bookkeeping services to multiple clients using QuickBooks.
• Preparing payroll, tax, and business records and reports.
• Preparing corporate and individual tax returns.
• Assisting with analyzing client financial records to identify potential accounting and auditing issues.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Two-year accounting associate degree or 5 years of directly related accounting experience with a CPA firm.
• Ability to work fully onsite at one of our offices.
• Willingness to be cross-trained to support the tax, audit, and bookkeeping needs of our clients.

Great Perks and Benefits:

Some major perks this firm can offer are long-term job stability, work-life balance to support raising a family, and significant opportunities to grow your career within the firm. In addition:

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans.
• FSA/HSA account options.
• Paid Time Off (PTO).
• 401(k) employer matching program to save for retirement.
• Tuition reimbursement, CPA assistance, and professional growth opportunities through continuing education.
• Supplemental insurance options for life, AD&D, STD, LTD, and critical illness.
• Bonuses for helping with business development leads.
• Incredible potential for upward mobility and career growth.

What will my schedule look like?

At MBE, you'll enjoy the challenge of meeting deadlines during tax season with up to 50-60 hour weeks, and the remainder of the year work 30-40 hour weeks, flexing the typical Monday-Friday 8a-5p schedule around any personal passions or family time. Hybrid and remote work is available for candidates with 3 or more years of experience in a similar role at a CPA firm.

More about the MBE Affiliate Group:

MBE CPAs is a team of accounting experts who use our industry-based knowledge to help others succeed in their financial journeys. We expanded our services from just accounting and tax to now include an entire affiliate group of services to support our clients with 19 office locations, including 13 in Wisconsin in Black Earth, Door County, Fort Atkinson, Mauston, Marshfield, Portage, Reedsburg, Sauk City, Sun Prairie, Tomah, Wausau, Wisconsin Dells-Lake Delton, and our corporate headquarters in Baraboo, plus offices in Phoenix, Goodyear, and Chandler, Arizona, in Scottsbluff and Kimball, Nebraska, and Durango, Colorado.