Staff Accountant

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The Opportunity

From small businesses to some of the world’s best-known brands, our clients count on reliable financial statements, information and processes to inform their ongoing strategies. More than ever, business is about interpreting and reacting to complex data — and they look to us for advice and services they can trust every time. You’ll use your professional skills and experience to make it happen, handling complex audit procedures across a broad range of industries and responsibilities.

This job posting relates to an existing vacancy within our organization.

Your Key Responsibilities

As an Assurance Senior Accountant, you will be a professional member of our Enterprise team. Our Enterprise practice provides specialized accounting, audit and review services (audit and review engagements, notices to reader (compilation), personal and corporate taxes) to small businesses and individuals.

Together with our substantial investments in technology, knowledge, and learning resources for our audit professionals, these enable you to deliver quality assurance services to our clients and their stakeholders as our Assurance staff.

Skills and Attributes for Success

• Preparation of review and compilation financial statements and tax returns in accordance with Firm standards for clients in a variety of businesses
• Preparation of tax returns (corporate, personal, trusts, GST, T4’s/T5’s)
• Bookkeeping activities and assist clients with set-up and maintenance of corporate records
• Effective communication with our clients, government agencies and with our mangers and staff
• Keeping managers and other team members informed, on an ongoing basis of progress and significant issues
• Providing advice and training to other staff members
• Identify new business opportunities with existing clients
• Participate in new business development initiatives
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential
• Sound decision-making ability and professional judgment
• Strong problem-solving capabilities
• Works effectively, independently and in a team environment

What We Look For

• University degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Canadian CPA designation or equivalent reciprocal designation, or currently completing the Canadian CPA designation is preferred