Sr. Accountant - Private (Remote)

Job Highlights:

Skills - Must Have:

4 years of public practice experience (Audit and assurance, tax and accounting)

CPA designation or close to completion

About this Job:

About the Position

This is a hybrid position for one of the top 20 accounting firms in Canada.

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.

Looking for a Senior Accountant that has experience in tax, accounting, audit and assurance, the role breakdown is as follows:

- 60-70% non-assurance (NTR's and Tax work) - lots of T2's and compilations

- 30% Assurance work - mostly ASPE, not IFRS

- Lots of Personal tax returns

- Tax/Tax Planning/Corporate Tax returns

As the Senior Accountant you will be responsible the following duties:

Independent completion of audit, review and compilation files and related tax preparation

Preparing more complex areas of the file

Preparing personal tax returns

Preparing corporate tax returns and preparing appropriate tax checklists

Completing and overseeing others’ work on files

Coaching Junior and Intermediate accountants by providing input and expertise where necessary

Building effective and long lasting working relationships on assignments with operational client contacts

Preparing complex areas of the file

Reviewing the accuracy of work completed by Junior and Intermediate team members

Responding effectively and efficiently to client, manager and partner requests

Summary of Responsibilities

Planning, execution and completion of files

Understanding technical standards with the expected level of assistance and supervision

Building effective working client relationships on assignments with operational client contacts

Managing allocated projects or assignments, including time management

Responding effectively to client, manager and partner requests and suggestions relating to an assignment

Supervising and training junior and intermediate staff

maintaining technical knowledge – IFRS, ASPE, CAS - by: attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; and establishing personal networks

Contributing to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed

Summary of Experience

4+ years of public accounting and audit experience

Requirements:

Possessing leadership qualities and ability to support team members and goals.

Strong commitment to quality and accuracy

Completion of a University Accounting degree and completion of CPA designation or at least substantial progress thereto

Development of a business advisor mindset is important

Thorough knowledge and experience working with IFRS, ASPE and CAS to be able to complete complex areas of an engagement

Experience with IFRS and ASPE preferred

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to communicate well with clients, managers and partners

Possessing strong project management skills and organization, with the ability to manage multiple engagements simultaneously

Ability to manage multiple engagements simultaneously

Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Caseware /Jazz-it, Tax Prep, QuickBooks and Simply Accounting

Job Function:

Accounting

Reporting To:

Manager

Job Type:

Full time

Team Size To Manage:

3

Job Location:

City:

Toronto

Province/State:

Ontario

Country:

Canada

Location Type:

head-office

Other Location:

Candidate Relocation:

no

Compensation:

Salary From:

80000

Salary To:

95000