At Unify, our Sr Tax Associates are called Accounting Managers. And for good reason. That is what happens when a firm built around strategic advice replaces the seasonal compliance grind with a subscription model that works year-round.

Our Accounting Managers averaged under 46 hours a week through April 15.
That is not a typo.

The Accounting manager runs a section of 40 to 50 clients like they own it. Because in the ways that matter, they do. We trust our people completely, offer excellent perks and benefits. Weekly massages help too.  

Our clients feel that same confidence in us that we do in our people. That is not a coincidence.

• Hire, train, supervise and monitor the production of the Staff Accountants in their section
• Answer all technical processing / accounting questions of Staff Accountants
• Review monthly financial statements produced by Staff Accountants
• Attend and administer Initial Strategy Sessions on new clients, and then set up and process new clients until passing accounts to Staff Accountants
• Build and maintain strategic business partner relationships with clients
• Monitor profitability for clients based on time and transactions and discuss fee adjustments when necessary
• Conduct annual tax planning, prepare tax returns, review final returns, answer tax-related questions and respond to taxing authorities.

We are looking for an Accounting Aficionado who:

• Has at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and at least five years experience in Public Accounting (excluding experience in audit, government or the private sector)
• Is either a CPA or EA, or willing and eligible to become one
• Is a servant leader, able to mentor and inspire others
• Loves building relationships and communicating with clients, treating them as the most important thing in our business
• Is the kind of team player who is enjoyable, humble, confident, and accountable; who shows up, finds solutions, and looks for opportunities to grow and improve
• Will hold our culture well.

This will not be the right opportunity for those who:

• Lack at least five years experience in a CPA firm focused on tax (as opposed to audit, private accounting, or government)
• Lack the competence and confidence needed to walk in humility and therefore feel the need to trumpet their success or seek excessive validation
• Exhibit victim behavior, speaking as if they have no voice, or complaining as if they can’t affect outcomes.
• Are not early adapters with emerging technologies like AI, valuing the increased productivity and efficiency they bring
• Aren’t interested in being part of a firm that expects to triple its revenue in the next 10 years

Expected annualized salary for this position is $90,000 - $125,000

We expect to consider candidates for this position through the end of May.

This role is located in Fort Collins, CO and is fully in-person. 

Maybe you’ve been a Payroll Specialist in one of those big box corporate payroll companies. You know, the kind that makes clients feel like a number; the kind that made you feel like a number.

Or, maybe you’ve been a Payroll Specialist in a payroll company that doesn’t feel like it used to; where you aren’t as proud to be part of it as you once were.

You need to get to know Unify! We’re different from conventional payroll companies because we’re also a CPA firm. We build much more strategic, consultative business relationships with our clients than a regular payroll company ever could, because we are trusted with so much more of their business. That means our retention is amazing!

Our focus is always small businesses. That’s worked really well for us. The growth trajectory we’ve been on for several years will have us tripling our revenue in ten years. We’re building for that future now, and that’s where you could come in.

Our Bilingual Payroll Specialist will:

• Train English and Spanish-speaking customers to use our payroll, timekeeping, and onboarding software (isolved).
• Process incoming payrolls for various businesses.
• Apprise customers of payroll laws and regulations that impact their business.
• Maintain employee records
• Enter payroll and other HR data.

We seek a Payroll Specialist who has:

• 3+ Years as a Payroll Specialist in a Payroll Company or CPA Firm
• Experience using and/or training iSolved Payroll Software.
• At least a High School diploma. FPC or CPP preferred
• An aptitiude for handling numbers in a professional setting.  
• A robust understanding of payroll tax and payroll laws and regulations, or the ability to learn quickly
• The innate ability to build customer confidence and lasting relationships with our clients
• Strong communication and organizational skills, the emotional intelligence, and the professional voice needed to directly communicate with clients
• The inclination to take initiative and use independent judgment
• Mastery of both English and Spanish.

This will not be the right opportunity for those who:

• Do not have at least 3 years of experience in Payroll Companies AND with iSolved.
• Are uncomfortable or struggle to understand concepts when handling sensitive financial and payroll information
• Need or expect a lot of oversight or hand-holding
• Enjoy or participate in office gossip and triangulation
• Approach new ideas, new clients, new team members, or new technologies with skepticism or pessimism rather than seeing potential
• Want to be left alone and uninvolved in the growth of our firm.
• Are not able to speak, read, and write in both Spanish and English at a professional level appropriate for customer-facing positions.

Our expected pay range for this position is $21.65 - $31.25 per hour at 25-40 hrs per week depending on availability.

We expect to have this job open until the end of May.