Small Town Living, Big City Opportunities
Ascend is a growth-oriented accounting, tax and advisory firm with a national presence that serves small and medium sized businesses in small communities across Canada. We are passionate about the professional development of our people, and we strive to create opportunities within the organization that support their career objectives and build them up to reach their highest potential.
Come build your future with us!
ACCOUNTANT
We are looking for an Accountant to join our firm in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The position focuses on working with small to mid-size businesses from a variety of industries. In addition to standard accounting and tax services Ascend takes a personal advisory approach to helping clients achieve their goals.
Opportunity Highlights
This role will be of interest to someone who:
- Has passion for working with business owners in ways to help facilitate client growth and success
- Thrives in an innovative organization that is continuously investing in process improvement and utilization of technology
- Understands the value of collaboration and relationships because it takes a team to successfully achieve a common goal
- Has a growth mindset and is committed to professional development
- Values flexibility in integrating personal and professional responsibilities, understanding that a seamless blend of work and life enhances overall well-being and performance.
Key Activities and Responsibilities
- Assist in preparing client bookkeeping and accounting records, financial statements, corporate and personal income tax returns
- Reconciliation of accounts receivable and accounts payable
- Prepare T1's, T4s, T5s, HST and other compliance returns
- Preparing management reports and financial analysis and memos to clients
- Communicating tax and accounting concepts to clients and answering their questions
- CRA Correspondence and requests and audits – ensure your work is easy to audit
- Adjusting Journal Entries, Working Papers, T2 Returns, and Compilation Engagement Financial Statements
Qualifications and Experience
- Accounting/business diploma/certificate or equivalent work experience.
- 2+ years experience in public accounting
- Established experience in accounting cycle and balance sheet reconciliation
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Excel and Quickbooks
- Canadian tax knowledge – personal, corporate, and trust
- Familiarity with Caseware, Sage, Xero, Wagepoint, Hubdoc and QBO Certification considered an asset
Don’t meet every single requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles at Ascend.
What We Offer
- A people focused organization that values high-performance and provides engaging and interesting work
- Continuous support for professional growth and advancement opportunities within the firm
- Flexible work schedules to support work life balance
- Comprehensive salary, and benefits
Interested candidates are invited to send a cover letter and resume in one document.
Please note - We thank you for your application and the time you have invested in preparing it however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Ascend is committed to creating a respectful and inclusive workplace. We pride ourselves in having a culture where we recognize and celebrate the valuable differences that make you uniquely you, which include race, religious beliefs, physical or mental disabilities, age, place of origin, marital status, family status, gender or gender identity and sexual orientation.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
Schedule:
Application question(s):
- Are you eligible to work in Canada?
- Do you have public accounting experience?
Work Location: In person
