Principal

Fiducial•Arvada, CO

31d

About The Position

Global Services Firm with a Local Presence · Are you looking for an outstanding opportunity to grow within a successful global accounting firm? · Are you a natural mentor, enjoying training and fostering people to support you and the company's goals? · Do you have a passion for people, accounting, and tax? · Do you lead by action? Look no further… Fiducial Expertise is hiring a Principal for their growing office in Arvada, CO. This position reports directly to the Director Field Operations-North America. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Certified Public Accountant to manage a small local office of eight people and continue to develop a local business community accounting, tax, and business advisory practice under the guidance and support of a global company. The role oversees all Fiducial Expertise-Arvada practice activities and provides day-to-day leadership for the team. Key responsibilities include managing client and staff relationships to ensure timely delivery of work, coordinating workflows, and budgeting both engagements and employee billable time. This involves assigning the appropriate mix of staff, monitoring progress, and confirming that service pricing is agreed upon and collected as scheduled. Administrative duties include evaluating performance, making hiring and promotion decisions, addressing conflicts, and mentoring team members. Beyond operational oversight, the position requires reviewing staff work, delivering hands-on accounting and tax preparation, and ensuring all output meets Fiducial Expertise's quality control standards. This individual also serves as the primary resource for technical research and for addressing complex questions from employees and clients. The role includes generating billable hours through value-added financial reporting, accounting, tax, and business advisory services for corporate, partnership, LLC, nonprofit, estate, trust, and individual clients across multiple states and industries. This leader is also accountable for the practice P&L and achieving budgeted targets, with responsibility for business development aimed at expanding the client base, service offerings, and new opportunities. In collaboration with the Director Field Operations-North America, they will prepare the annual budget for the local practice.

Requirements

15+ years' work experience in a public accounting or private company accounting/tax department or self-employed CPA practitioner (or any combination of the three)
Work experience includes income tax compliance, planning, research and taxpayer representation for corporate, individual, partnership, LLC, nonprofit, estates and trusts as well as multi-state income tax filing requirements
Work experience includes monthly general ledger bookkeeping, account analysis, bank reconciliations, payroll, sales tax, personal property tax and financial statement reporting
Working knowledge of Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Working knowledge of accounting and tax software applications such as QuickBooks, CCH Axcess
Proven management skills to develop, supervise and mentor a team of professionals
Proven business development skills and past track record of generating new revenue
Proven writing skills to prepare complex financial reporting and advisory reports for client engagements
Proven practical problem-solving skills and ability to manage multiple projects for multiple clients
Proven ability to handle a high-volume workload at a high level of efficiency including monitoring production; answering technical processing and accounting/tax questions; and client reporting
BA or MA in Accounting, Tax or Finance
Active Licensed Certified Public Accountant in Colorado required
Active PTIN required

Nice To Haves

Has a natural leader's presence with an unrivaled ability to work with peers, staff and senior management collaboratively in a team-oriented environment
Has an entrepreneurial drive
Has strong verbal and written communication skills among various stakeholders
Has exceptional organizational and time management skills
Has a history of building relationships with clients and colleagues
Is a detail-oriented leader and individual contributor with the ability to “think outside the box”
Possesses an unquestionable level of integrity and respects quality assurance requirements
Is committed to fostering and advancing the current corporate culture

Responsibilities

Managing client and staff relationships to ensure timely delivery of work
Coordinating workflows
Budgeting both engagements and employee billable time
Assigning the appropriate mix of staff
Monitoring progress
Confirming that service pricing is agreed upon and collected as scheduled
Evaluating performance
Making hiring and promotion decisions
Addressing conflicts
Mentoring team members
Reviewing staff work
Delivering hands-on accounting and tax preparation
Ensuring all output meets Fiducial Expertise's quality control standards
Serving as the primary resource for technical research
Addressing complex questions from employees and clients
Generating billable hours through value-added financial reporting, accounting, tax, and business advisory services for corporate, partnership, LLC, nonprofit, estate, trust, and individual clients across multiple states and industries
Accountable for the practice P&L and achieving budgeted targets
Business development aimed at expanding the client base, service offerings, and new opportunities
Prepare the annual budget for the local practice