Careers - Frank L. Sassetti & Co.

Frank L. Sassetti & Co. has been committed to client service for over eighty years. We are interested in people who share in our commitment, and enjoy interacting with people as well as analyzing facts and figures. We are looking for people with interpersonal skills and the desire to continually develop their professional career.

Your Opportunity for Advancement

The Firm’s growth, through our business development efforts, has expanded our staff requirements. This growth brings ample opportunity for advancement with our Firm. We believe in promoting from within. The pace of development is controlled by an individual's ability to perform, not by a pre-arranged time schedule.

The Quality of Life

All professions make significant demands on its members. The accounting profession is known for its overtime requirements during tax season from January through April and throughout the year. Also, some CPA firms require overnight travel for extended periods.

At Frank L. Sassetti & Co. occasional overnight travel is needed. However, most of our clients are located in the Chicago area. In addition, our client workload is more evenly spread over the year as compared to other firms of our size. As a result, the busy season hours are not as extreme as found at many firms resulting in less “burn out” among staff members.

Professional Development

We offer a well-rounded development path. From the very beginning, you will have the opportunity to work with state-of-the-art technology on a variety of projects that provide you with a broad base of knowledge and the tools with which to build your career. New staff members learn to provide clients with a full range of professional services. You proceed at your own pace increasing your ability to handle new assignments.

The size of our client support team at Frank L. Sassetti & Co. requires early participation in the client relationship. This important step in your development could take years at other firms.

We will monitor your progress through direct personal supervision. This guidance is supplemented by the use of standard audit programs and standardized working papers.

We provide our professional staff with a minimum of 40 hours per year of continuing professional education (CPE). This is in accordance with the requirements of the AICPA, Center for Public Company Audit Firms Section of the AICPA and the Illinois CPA Society. Internally, we conduct staff training sessions. We discuss new technical problems and make plans for each upcoming busy season. Externally, the Firm participates in the professional development programs offered by the Illinois CPA Society.

Our Firm encourages opportunities for staff members to network outside the Firm. Many of our members belong to nonprofit organizations and sit on nonprofit boards.

Salaries

Starting salaries are competitive and determined individually with educational achievements, business experience and other pertinent factors being considered. We also provide compensation for overtime. Regular wage adjustments are made, based upon each staff member’s performance, following a thorough review.

Fringe Benefits

Fringe benefits include low deductible hospital and surgical insurance with comprehensive medical expense benefits for each employee, a 401 (k) plan, and payment of professional society fees and dues. In addition, benefits include long term disability, personal days, and paid vacations.

An Invitation

Public accounting is one of the most respected professions in the United States. Frank L. Sassetti & Co. strictly adheres to the standards, ethics, and principles that have helped public accounting earn its excellent reputation. We are committed to client service in keeping with the highest standards of the accounting profession.

This web page is a generalized statement as to who we are and what we offer to a potential candidate. If you are interested in discussing employment, please e-mail your resume to Charlie Byrne at byrne@flsassetti.com.