We pride ourselves on the service we provide to our clients and tailor our practice to reflect our core purpose, “DELIVER VALUE WITH INTEGRITY AND TRUST.”

We promote a progressive work environment conducive to providing employees with excellent career opportunities and growth as well as maintaining a high quality of personal life.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
We work as a team. Our professionals are willing to help their colleagues learn and support each other in accomplishing their goals.

Our firm focuses on what it takes to please our clients and how to exceed their expectations. We promote a learning environment where our staff is challenged by new experiences and valued for their ideas and input. Our associates are treated as professionals and are recognized and rewarded for their contributions.

WHAT WE LOOK FOR
We want professionals who are friendly, outgoing and possess great attitudes. We look for people who are highly ambitious, have a strong desire to learn and excel, and possess great interpersonal skills. Strong family values are important and the ability to balance family and work responsibilities is a significant component of our firm’s culture.

Candidates should possess a high degree of integrity and character and are comfortable interacting with other employees and clients. Overall, we want high-quality individuals who want to work with other exceptional people and contribute to our clients’ success.

WORK / LIFE BALANCE
We believe that for employees to have a long, successful and fulfilling career at GKE, there must be a healthy balance between professional and personal life.

We are well aware of the demands and stresses associated with public accounting and are attuned to quality of life issues in today’s workplace. To that end we continually look for ways to help our employees through flexible work hours, flexible days off policies and alternative work arrangements.

SOCIAL
Our employees typically characterize our firm as a “work hard, play hard” environment. During the course of their career they will develop many relationships and life long friendships. We recognize how hard our professionals work and encourage outside activities where they can interact in a social setting.

To that end we sponsor such activities as softball and volleyball teams, trips to ball games and various events. We also host a summer picnic and holiday party, in addition to many informal gatherings such as happy hours, golf outings and the NYSCPA Young CPA activities.

CAREER PATHS
We work with our professionals to develop a career track that is exciting, challenging and motivating. With our wide variety of clients and industries, opportunities are virtually unlimited. We provide the experience to help them develop a strong, well-rounded foundation, allowing them to pursue a wide variety of areas or specialties. Whatever career goals or interests they have, our firm provides the training and work experience to attain them.

COMPENSATION
We offer a highly competitive compensation package with opportunities to earn additional bonuses through exceptional performance.

BENEFITS
Benefits are an integral part of the total compensation package. We offer a very comprehensive and wide range of benefits including:
- Medical insurance
- Flexible spending account including medical reimbursement and dependent care reimbursement
- Group term life insurance
- 401(k) plan
- New York State disability
- Workers compensation insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Automobile mileage reimbursement
- Business expense reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Paid organizational dues and meetings
- New client incentive policy
- Bereavement leave
- Alternative work arrangements
- Training / seminars
- CPA Bonus Plan & Time Off for Exams
- Casual dress

TRAINING
We are committed to our professional’s ongoing formal and on-the-job training and development. They receive continual training through seminars, conferences, and in-house sessions with the focus on providing the training most pertinent to their ongoing development and career goals.

We work with each individual on meeting professional license requirements as well as provide additional training in technical areas, marketing and computer skills, and personal development skills.

TECHNOLOGY
Our philosophy is to provide our employees with the latest in technology. This includes laptops, portable printers, Internet access both in the office and remotely and the ability to connect to the office from home or at a client’s office. We continually strive to look for ways to enhance the way we serve our clients and our ability to function as a “virtual office.”

WE INVITE YOU TO:
See for yourself what makes us different. Find out how we “Walk The Talk” in providing the opportunity to work with exceptional colleagues and clients. Discover the difference in being part of an exciting team and able to fulfill you career ambitions while providing valued services to clients.

We are interested in meeting quality individuals from entry level to all levels of experience. Mail, fax or e-mail your resume in confidence to Tom Lis, Human Resource Director, Gaines Kriner Elliott LLP, 100 Corporate Parkway, Suite 200, Amherst, NY 14226. Fax: 716/250-6605 Email:tlis@gkecpa.com