Put Your Experience to Work
At Barnes Wendling CPAs, we value our team, clients and community. We welcome the opportunity to add top performers to our team! Successful team members share our values, are innovative and collaborative, and have a strong commitment to providing outstanding client service. As an award-winning accounting, tax and advisory firm, you can experience a wide variety of opportunities, all within our professional and family-oriented environment.
Benefits
We value our team members and appreciate all they do. Barnes Wendling CPAs is pleased to offer a variety of benefits, including:
- Competitive Salary
- Bonus Program
- Paid Parking
- Casual Dress Code
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurances
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401(k) with Company Match
- Fee Participation Program
- Meals during Busy Season
- Summer Hours Program
- Flexibility in Schedules
- Mentoring Program
- Tuition Assistance
- Professional Development
- Professional Group membership dues
- CPA Exam Preparation and Reward Program
- Complimentary CPE
- Fitness Facility
- Company Celebrations/Events (i.e. Attending Professional Sports Games, Golf Outings, etc.)
- Full-time, Part-time, and Seasonal Opportunities
Career Resources
Open Positions
Senior Audit/Assurance Associate
Cleveland and Sheffield Village The Senior Audit Associate's position involves overseeing the audit team while providing outstanding client service. This individual will be responsible for handling multiple engagements, special projects, and comprehensive review of audit work papers and financial statements in our Audit/Assurance Services Department.Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
- Licensed CPA
- 2-6 years of public accounting experience
- Experience working with software such as ProSystem fx Engagement and Microsoft Office
- Ability to mentor staff
- Strong experience of managing projects and engagement teams
- Ability to produce high quality work
- Attention to detail
- A commitment to client service
- High level of professionalism
- Strong communication skills
- Strong work ethic
Tax Professional (CPA)
Cleveland We are looking for a highly motivated professional with a key role in growing our Tax Practice. We are currently seeking an ambitious; people oriented, authoritative Tax Manager with drive and high aspirations who can move with our firm to a higher level. This position will professionally manage client relationships; assist in training and supervising junior staff; perform tax planning for high net worth clients; review corporate, individual, partnership, fiduciary, and other tax returns. Tax research and presentations to the department on new tax legislation will be necessary. You will also assist in establishing policies to improve efficiencies; mentor seniors and staff, represent the firm at networking events, and identify opportunities for new business.Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
- Licensed CPA
- 2-6 years of public accounting experience
- Results driven and deadline oriented
- Proficient with accounting and tax software
- A commitment to client service
- High level of professionalism
- Strong communication skills
- Strong work ethic
Culture
At Barnes Wendling CPAs we offer transparency and treat our team members with respect, honesty and fairness. We provide the flexibility to balance work and family responsibilities. Barnes Wendling CPAs encourages an entrepreneurial spirit by not micromanaging. We are professional but informal. We work hard and celebrate successes along the way!
Community Involvement
To support our core value of improving and bettering our communities, we encourage and support our team members’ participation through personal volunteering or non-profit board membership. Team members have volunteered or participated on the board of the following organizations:
- Huntington’s Disease Society of America
- Singing Angels
- Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio
- Cleveland Playhouse Theater
- Greater Cleveland Volunteers
- Berea Animal Rescue Fund
- Malachi House
- Cleveland Jewish News Foundation
- Ohio Music Education Association
We also provide monetary contributions throughout the year to non-profit profit organizations, including:
Internship Program
When you accept an internship at Barnes Wendling CPAs, you are seen as a valuable team member. We appreciate your academic accomplishments, recognize your potential, and prepare you for the future. An internship with us will provide a variety of hands-on experiences. Through our formal Buddy Program, you will be working with a team member to help acclimate you quickly to our office and work, helping to jump-start your career in assurance or tax services.
We value our relationships with our interns, and when we have open positions, we always reach out to current and past interns first. Over the last three years, 85 percent of our open, entry-level positions were filled with interns!
Open Internships
Spring Intern
Cleveland, Sheffield Village, Sandusky Responsibilities include preparation of corporate and individual, trust and non-profit tax returns; assist with tax planning; client interaction; respond to tax notices; and research. ApplyBW Growth
At Barnes Wendling CPAs, we are committed to provide career growth and opportunities for advancement. Currently, 85 percent of our directors have been promoted from within the firm.
- Credentialing: We offer resources to assist team members in passing certification exams, specific to their niche areas. Through our Mentoring Program, a senior team member will work with you throughout the preparation process.
- Beyond the letters: Once the professional receives their credentials, we encourage career growth through networking events, training seminars, professional group memberships, and public speaking opportunities.
BW Development
Our development process stems from an understanding that client service is the most important element and thus is a part of all courses. Client service is not a policy, it’s our business. Our mission every day is to ensure our clients receive outstanding service. The program includes training for development in the following areas:
- Sales
- Marketing
- Presentation Skills
To be successful, our team members need to be motivated, outgoing, and client service focused. This program provides an exceptional leadership opportunity with significant growth potential.
Featured Client Testimonials
Barnes Wendling has provided us guidance and recommendations that have strategically helped strengthen our business and position ourselves for growth. We needed to hire a new VP of Finance and Controller this past year, and they were instrumental in helping us find the best candidates for our company.
Sara Blankenship - President, Kaufman Container
Featured Client Testimonials
We value the trust, accuracy of information, and reliability of Barnes Wendling and Mike Essenmacher personally. Mike has been instrumental as a trusted advisor on accounting, tax, and personnel issues. His advice is always accurate, and he is very reliable. His associates are also very talented.
Dominic Ozanne - President and CEO, Ozanne Construction Company
Featured Client Testimonials
We value Barnes Wendling’s expertise with all things accounting so we can operate our business using our strengths and allowing them to be our experts. They have also brought me a few business sale opportunities to allow me to grow my assets.
John Gaydosh - President and Metallurgical Engineer, Ohio Metallurgical Service
Featured Client Testimonials
Barnes Wendling (especially Lena) did a great job with our financials. Everything. It is extremely refreshing and comforting to know that all of our numbers are not only correct, but they are in the right place(s). Your diligence and reporting truly does make me (personally) feel better.
Thomas Adomaitis - Controller, Bialosky Cleveland
Featured Client Testimonials
I can wholeheartedly tell you that I have yet to work with an audit or tax team that have been more helpful, easy to work with, and committed than the team at Barnes Wendling- I have been through three different firms in the last few years.
Michelle Saylor, Former Controller, Aero Mag
Featured Client Testimonials
Floyd Trouten at Barnes Wendling CPAs is an “expert’s expert” when it comes to M & A accounting. Not only does he understand the evolving details of the Tax Code but he also sees the fine points of their application for owners, managers, investors, and financiers.
Mark A. Filippell, Western Reserve Partners
Featured Client Testimonials
The service is amazing at Barnes Wendling CPAs. The benefit is worth more than the cost. Sometimes it’s true that you get what you pay for.
Mark Boucher - Former Owner, Castle Heating & Air
Featured Client Testimonials
Floyd and Barnes Wendling CPAs always provide us with peace of mind. Floyd is not only our trusted financial advisor, but we trust him like family. The Barnes Wendling CPAs team is always proactive and meet all of our deadlines. We are very grateful for them.
Trish Gleason, OMCO Holdings & Gleason Family Office
Featured Client Testimonials
Our heartfelt thanks to the Barnes Wendling CPAs team for all you do for us, such as your remarkable responsiveness, timeliness in meeting deadlines, and being such a pleasure to work with!
Karyn Davies Mitchell, CareMetx
Featured Client Testimonials
The quality of your staff on our audit was excellent. I couldn’t ask for a more knowledgeable team with end-result focus.
Brian Spitz, American Tank and Fabricating Company
Featured Client Testimonials
Barnes Wendling takes a holistic, comprehensive approach that helps ensure we are looking ahead to the future. By keeping us up to date on relevant law and regulation changes, we can focus on running our business rather than burying ourselves in tax law. All of this is well communicated, which is the key to any relationship.
Joe Gramc - CFO, Five Star Trucking
Featured Client Testimonials
The valuation team at Barnes Wendling CPAs has provided us with consistently excellent service over the last ten years. We have been impressed with their expertise on business valuations, fairness opinions, and Topic 805 engagements.
Ric Hughes - CFO, AKSM