As the Senior Accountant you will be responsible the following duties:
- Independent completion of audit, review and compilation files and related tax preparation
- Preparing complex areas of the file
- Preparing personal tax returns
- Preparing corporate tax returns and 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
- 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 experience with demonstrated experience in audit and tax
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 ASPE, IFRS and CAS to be able to complete complex areas of an engagement
- Experience with ASPE required, IFRS an asset
- 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
Skills: microsoft word,jazz-it,communication,audit,microsoft outlook,personal tax returns,tax,management,tax preparation,caseware,tax prep,corporate tax returns,team supervision,quickbooks,ifrs,microsoft powerpoint,simply accounting,coaching,cas,project management,manage multiple,microsoft excel,aspe,accounting
