Staff Accountant

Company: MBE CPAs
Location: Portage
Posted on: January 15, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description 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. So how can I be considered for these opportunities? The first step is applying with your resume. Qualified candidates will then complete a phone screen with HR, followed by an interview with the MBE accounting team. What else are you hiring for? We are also hiring experienced talent! See all MBE CPA's openings on their website or reach out to our lead recruiter, Jazmine Hoile, on LinkedIn. 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 Country, 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.

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