Description

Are you a people person who is excited about a career in public accounting and is ready for collaboration, support and growth in your career? Do you love working independently but know you have a supportive team to back you? Do you want to provide your input and know you are respected and heard?

If you answered yes to these questions, then our client a well established growing Public Accounting Firm may be the place for you. They posses clients in many industry sectors, and their collective passion and expertise retain and naturally expand their client base. The firms knowledge, insight and expertise assist with their growth. They are indispensable partners for their clients, and that's the way they like it.

 Feedback from the staff is our work is challenging, we love and expect it. We help each other, so we never feel alone, we collaborate at all levels. As a Senior Accountant-Assurance, you will have the opportunity to grow your skills and mentor those who are learning. You will also have the support of your team, your direct leader and the Firm partners. The team's development is crucial for their success, and to encourage that, everyone has a mentor.

You will be responsible for:

• Independently preparing working papers and financial statements for Audit Engagements, Review Engagements and Compilation Engagements

• Acts as an in-charge in leading engagements; including planning out field work dates with the clients, proactively coordinating the communications between the teams, clients, consultants and managers/partners.

• Independently preparing the most complex sections of an Audit Engagement

• Independently preparing level 3-4 corporate tax returns

• Reviews various income tax slips and filings for corporate tax returns, including T4’s and T5’s

• Independently preparing level 3-4 personal tax returns

• Promptly identifying significant audit or accounting issues for discussion with the Manager, Senior Manager and/or Partner

• Poses credible solutions to issues that have been identified; including write-up of memos for the file and preparing working papers required accordingly

• Conducting review of the team’s working papers prior to submitting to the Manager

• Delegating sections of the file to junior staff members based on their knowledge, experience and capabilities and ensures that staff are properly supervised during completion of each procedure

• Preparing detailed budgets for assurance engagement files and ensures that the budgets are adhered to accordingly

• Coaching staff by providing support and development and by conducting performance evaluations 

Requirements

•• Be a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) Designation

• Possess 3 plus years experience in a public accounting Firm, with experience in Audit, Review, Compilation and Canadian Tax experience.  

• Possess a thorough understanding of GAAP/GAAS, ASPE, IFRS, CAS and CIS

• We believe in using technology to its fullest, so demonstrated experience with Microsoft Suite and Adobe Acrobat is important

• Proficiency with CaseWare, Taxprep, Cantax FormMaster