Senior Accountant- Assurance Jobs

About Us

Zeifmans is a tax, accounting and consulting firm that understands clients’ needs and the full range of solutions available. We work within the rules to make the rules work for our clients. We give straightforward, intelligent advice that consistently add to our clients’ bottom lines.

As a member of Zeifmans’ dedicated team, you will acquire a deep knowledge of the personal and business needs and goals of our clients. You can provide candid counsel on a wide range of issues, including assurance, tax, complex accounting, restructuring, acquisitions, and more. You will benefit equally from the experience and judgment of our senior leaders and the sharp, innovative thinking of our young associates.

About the Position

This is a 100% fully remote position for one of the top 20 accounting firms in Canada. We are excited to be able to recruit staff Canada wide and encourage and prefer those outside of the Toronto Area to apply. That’s right, you can live wherever you want in Ontatio – be close to family - and you will still be remunerated with a top-tier Toronto based compensation package.

The firm’s teams are diverse, and you will work closely together – you will never be just a number at our organization. Plus, you will get the added benefit of further developing your skill set through working with a wide variety of clients and robust list of industries.

As a Senior Accountant you will be working on assignments under the direct supervision of a Senior Manager and a Partner for all types of assurance engagements. You will be working in a broad range of industries on a variety of engagements, including emerging industries such as cannabis, psychedelics, and gaming. You will oversee entire engagements from planning to completion, including but not limited to:

• Completing and overseeing others’ work on audit files
• Coaching Junior and Intermediate accountants by providing input and expertise where necessary
• Responding effectively and efficiently to client, manager and partner requests
• Co-ordinating group audits with component auditors in other cities and countries
• Reviewing the accuracy of work completed by Junior and Intermediate team members
• Preparing complex areas of the file
• Building effective and long-lasting working relationships on assignments with operational client contacts

Summary of Responsibilities

• Maintaining technical knowledge – IFRS, ASPE, CAS - by: attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; and establishing personal networks
• Understanding technical standards with the expected level of assistance and supervision
• Planning, execution and completion of audit files
• Contributing to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
• Ability to recognize relevant accounting and audit issues from basic analysis
• Responding effectively to client, manager and partner requests and suggestions relating to an assignment
• Building effective working client relationships on assignments with operational client contacts
• Supervising and training junior and intermediate staff
• Managing allocated projects or assignments, including time management

Summary of Experience

• 2+ years of audit experience

Requirements:

• Strong commitment to quality
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to communicate well with clients, managers and partners
• Thorough knowledge and experience working with IFRS, ASPE and CAS to be able to complete complex areas of an engagement
• CPA designation or at least substantial progress thereto
• Possessing leadership qualities and ability to support team members and goals
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Strong file management skills and organization
• Experience with Caseware
• Ability to manage multiple engagements simultaneously

* International applicants with no Canadian experience must have IFRS experience.

Great ideas. Positive impact. That’s Zeifmans.

Zeifmans offers you:

Though this position is remote you are always more than welcome to come to the office and meet fellow members of your team. Here are just a few of the other benefits of working at the organization.

• Lots of opportunity for growth and advancement within the firm – gain direct experience working with a wide-range of industry groups and clients

• Mentorship – our teams operate with an “open door” policy

• Collaborative environment – everyone has a say in our success

• Competitive compensation based on the Toronto market + opportunity for annual bonuses

• Full benefits and insurance for you and your immediate family members, paid by the firm

• Flexible dress code

• Mental health resources and on-going mental health support

• Providing you with opportunities to give back and support your community

• National training opportunities

Why Zeifmans?

At Zeifmans, you are just not just a number, you are an integral member of our growing Zeifmans team. We are a home to number-crunchers, big thinkers, daydreamers and scholars – because delivering big ideas for such a breadth of clients takes all kinds of wonderful minds.

Supporting you through earning your CPA designation: Our Zeifmans team is here to support you through every step of earning your CPA. We offer a pre-approved program with CPA Ontario, provide paid study days to help you prepare and we reimburse you for exam fees.

Helping you succeed at every level: Get ready for 1:1 career guidance directly from partners and senior managers. You will get a chance to develop skills past just tax, assurance or accounting – there’s tons of room for personal and career growth, along with perks like year-long early Fridays.

Your well-being matters – professionally and personally: At Zeifmans, we take care of each other. That means great health benefits, a focus on work-life balance. Our employees don’t just survive, they thrive.

A focus on giving back: Community involvement is one of our most important values. We encourage employees to give back and participate in a variety of company-sponsored fundraising campaigns that run year-round. If a cause matters to you, it matters to us too, which is why we recently launched a campaign that highlights charities chosen by Zeifmans’ employees.

The Zeifmans Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Zeifmans is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage and support all qualified persons to apply to all positions, without regard to race, colour, citizenship, religion, sex, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, aboriginal status, age, disability, or any person who may require accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you would like to request accommodation within your application, we ask you please contact our Human Resource department.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.