Career Opportunities
Why Us?
Midwest CPA is not your typical CPA firm. We specialize in helping acquisition entrepreneurs diligence, buy, and grow their small business.
Here are some of the benefits of working for us:
Fully Remote.
Midwest CPA is a remote firm as it allows us to serve clients throughout the country. It also allows us to recruit talented professionals from throughout the country as well.
Exciting Clients.
We don’t work with typical clients. We have an exciting entrepreneurial group of clients who rely on us and our expertise to achieve their business goals.
Family First.
Public accounting has gotten a bad wrap for working it’s employees too hard and for too long. At Midwest CPA we understand that you have a life outside of work and respect that your relationships with your friends and family are most important.
Incentive Based Pay.
If you work harder and get more done shouldn’t you be rewarded for that? We think so. This is why all of our employees have the option to move towards incentive based pay after 90 days of employment.
Open Positions
Payroll/Accounting Administrator
The Role
We’re hiring a Payroll & Accounting Administrator to own payroll for our clients from onboarding to year-end. You’ll run payroll in Gusto, set up new clients, and be the person clients and Gusto support hears from when something needs fixing.
This role is for someone who likes getting the details right and isn’t afraid to pick up the phone. You’ll also support our accounting team and keep our practice management system, Double, accurate and current.
What You’ll Do
- Onboard new payroll clients in Gusto, including company setup, employee onboarding, and registering for state withholding and unemployment accounts.
- Maintain payroll accuracy by verifying that benefits deductions, garnishments, and federal and state withholdings are set up and recorded correctly.
- Manage employee changes, including new hires, terminations, pay rate changes, and PTO, in coordination with client contacts.
- Respond to tax agency notices and resolve state account or filing issues as they come up.
- Support year-end processes, including W-2 and 1099 preparation and review.
- Support the accounting team by requesting and organizing client documents and managing access to client systems and accounts.
- Administer Double, our practice management system, keeping client records, workflows, and deadlines accurate and current.
- Lead payroll onboarding calls with new clients. Walk them through setup, gather the information you need, and explain how payroll will run going forward.
- Communicate directly with clients and Gusto support by phone, video, and email. Proactively resolve questions, issues, and errors rather than letting them sit in an inbox.
What We’re Looking For
Required
- Highly organized and detail-oriented, with a track record of hitting dealines across many clients at once
- Clear, confident communicator by phone, video, and email
- Comfortable working independently in a fully remote team
Preferred
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- 1+ year of hands-on payroll experience processing multi-state payroll for multiple companies
- Working knowledge of federal and state payroll tax withholding, unemployment, and year-end W-2 and 1099 reporting
- Experience with Gusto (administrator or accountant access)
- Experience at a CPA firm, bookkeeping firm, or payroll provider
- Familiarity with a practice management system such as Double
- Experience registering state withholding and unemployment accounts and resolving agency notices
Compensation
$40,000-60,000, depending on experience
Why Midwest CPA
- Fully remote, with the tech and support to do your best work from anywhere
- 401(k) with match
- Unlimited PTO
- 8 weeks maternity leave