ACCOUNTANT POSITION DESCRIPTION
OVERVIEW
You are a qualified CPA who is ambitious and are committed to helping clients meet their financial objectives and timelines. You like to keep up to speed on new technology and are keen to help clients automate mundane task. You feel you have a lot to offer business owners who want to grow their business and have experience in helping business owners interpret their financial information.
You love learning and work at staying up to date. You are willing to take on tough problems and wrestle with them until a solution is found. You see your accounting expertise as a means to meeting business owners with interesting businesses and want to develop your knowledge of a wide range of business models.
You understand the importance of contributing to your community and are not afraid to get out in the community and develop a network.
POSITION SUMMARY
This position is responsible for providing quality, professional accounting, and advisory services to internal and external clients and managing a portfolio of bookkeeping clients. Located in the
Gravenhurst office, the incumbent must be able to maintain confidentiality, be flexible and adaptable to multiple requirements and have the ability to work independently, while also supporting a collaborative team environment.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Develop an in depth understanding of all clients served by the firm.
2. Provide support to clients and other staff on general questions regarding accounting and bookkeeping issues.
3. Perform year end compliance work for corporate and not for profit clients and sole proprietors.
4. Manages work submitted to bookkeepers and the deadlines and requirements of our bookkeeping clients.
5. Is an active member of the team providing business advice to clients in our advisory program.
6. Maintains professional designation and meets the certified professional development requirements of CPA Ontario.
7. Is fully conversant in all the advisory and accounting services we offer and can upsell clients for additional services when the opportunity arises.
8. Participates in business networking events in an effort to get to know the community, while representing the brand and actively promotes the firm in the community when the opportunity permits.
9. Assists in other duties as needed.
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ACCOUNTANT POSITION DESCRIPTION
MUST HAVE QUALIFICATIONS
- CPA
- Minimum 3-years’ post CPA designation experience
- Proficient with Office 365, Intuit products (QuickBooks, QuickBooks Online, Profile) and
CaseWare.
- Familiar with office automation tools, for example Adobe, Karbon, Teams.
- Strong written and oral communication skills (preparing business correspondence and memos, and presenting information in one-on-one and small group situations)
- Strong problem-solving skills with a solution-oriented mindset
- Demonstrate community involvement.
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $65,000.00-$95,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
Flexible language requirement:
Schedule:
Experience:
- Accounting: 2 years (preferred)
Location:
- Gravenhurst, ON (preferred)
Work Location: In person
