Director CPA

Director CPA

Lancaster, PA

Are you a CPA who thrives on guiding organizations toward financial stability and growth while leading teams with integrity and vision?

Why You'll Love Working with Us

• Strong Team Culture: Join a firm where everybody helps everybody, and success is defined by how well we serve clients together.
• Unified Effort: Even during tax season, our team pulls together with a spirit of unity and willingness to serve each other.
• Flexible & Family-friendly: Enjoy a schedule that balances work and life without losing career momentum.
• Growing Firm: Contribute to a CPA practice that continues to expand in services and reach while maintaining a family-like feel.
• Faith at Work: Serve clients in the Spirit of Christ, with prayer welcomed when clients desire it, and Isaiah 40:31 on every tax folder we send out.

Hostetter & Hostetter CPAs is a mid-size, faith-based firm serving Lancaster County and beyond for over 45 years. We provide tax preparation, business consulting, and advisory services across farming, construction, manufacturing, non-profit, and professional industries. Our team is committed to professional excellence, collaboration, and serving clients in the Spirit of Christ.

What You'll Do as a Director CPA:

• Oversee complex tax and advisory engagements, reviewing preparation work for compliance and accuracy while ensuring client strategy alignment.
• Lead, coach, & develop preparers for efficiency and growth, finalizing and signing returns and financial statements.
• Resolve complex accounting and tax issues while serving as the primary contact for key clients and delivering strategic guidance.
• Expand client relationships, pursue new business opportunities, and represent the firm at networking events and community gatherings.
• Prepare proposals for prospective clients and stay current on industry and regulatory developments.
• Work full-time hours, averaging 55-70 during tax season and 40-45 outside of tax season.

Our Ideal Director CPA:

• Experienced: CPA license in good standing with at least 8 years of tax preparation experience across partnerships, corporations, and individual returns, plus 5+ years in a leadership or senior management role; a degree in accounting or an undergraduate degree with sufficient accounting coursework required; master's degree or MBA preferred.
• Knowledgeable: Skilled in researching tax issues, formulating strategies, and preparing financial statements, including preparations, compilations, and reviews on both income tax and GAAP basis.
• Relational: Builds and maintains strong client and referral relationships with bankers, attorneys, and wealth advisors.
• Professional: Presents an appropriate image, communicates effectively, prioritizes workflow, adapts to changing needs, and works independently with attention to detail.
• Servant Leader: A person of action who sets the pace, takes ownership, grows daily, and models value-driven leadership.
• Culture-minded: Faith-based and aligned with our core values of professionalism, reliability, and practicality, strengthening our positive team culture.

What We Offer Our Director CPA:

• $175,000-$225,000 – depending on experience
• Health Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• 401K with a 4% match
• Opportunities for Advancement within a Regional Firm
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Casual Fridays
• Lunch is provided two days a week during tax season
• Tax season performance bonus
• Summer PTO Program
• Company Events
• Closed on Sundays
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
• Flexible, family-friendly work schedule
• A mid-sized firm with smoothly running processes & a family feel

To Apply

We'd love to hear from you if you are a CPA with the experience and leadership skills to guide tax and advisory engagements at a growing regional firm. Please submit your resume in PDF or Word format for consideration through this job posting.

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REQUIREMENTS

• CPA license in good standing with at least 8 years of tax preparation experience across partnerships, corporations, and individual returns
• 5+ years in a leadership or senior management role
• A degree in accounting or an undergraduate degree with sufficient accounting coursework required
• Master's degree or MBA preferred.
• Experience researching tax issues, formulating strategies, and preparing financial statements, including preparations, compilations, and reviews on both income tax and GAAP basis.