Accountant, Privately Held Business Group

Grant Thornton; Town of Bridgewater; Hybrid; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in Canada seeks an Accountant for their Privately Held Business Group. Responsibilities include planning client engagements, bookkeeping, tax return preparation, and providing client recommendations. Candidates should have an accounting certificate and 1-3 years of experience, with QuickBooks knowledge being a plus. The firm offers profit sharing, flex days, and culture focused on teamwork and individual development.

Benefits

Profit sharing

Flex days

RRSP contributions

Firmwide holiday closure

Wellness benefits

Concierge-like benefits

Work from anywhere in Canada in the summer

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of accounting experience, preferably in public practice.
• Ability to work independently and within a team.
• Excellent attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide recommendations for clients.
• Plan and execute client engagements.
• Prepare and post bookkeeping transactions.
• Prepare financial statements and journal entries.
• Perform reconciliations of bank accounts and payroll.
• Prepare personal and corporate tax returns.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Communication skills

QuickBooks

Education

Accounting certificate or diploma

Job description

Overview

Who we are

Doane Grant Thornton is a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ about 3000 people across Canada and care about our colleagues, our clients and the communities where we work and live.

Role

Accountant, Privately Held Business Group—your responsibilities will include:

• Provide recommendations for our clients
• Plan and execute client engagements
• Bookkeeping preparation and posting of client transactions
• Planning and execution of notice to reader engagements, including preparation of financial statements
• Preparing adjusting journal entries
• Performing reconciliations of bank accounts, accounts payable and accounts receivable
• Performing reconciliations of payroll
• Preparing personal and corporate tax returns, partnership returns, trust returns and GST returns
• Assisting a broad range of privately held business clients with day-to-day accounting queries
• Completing additional ad-hoc duties or assignments as required

About Doane Grant Thornton

Doane Grant Thornton is driven to connect with how others are feeling and thinking. We walk in others shoes before taking action. We’re a team that puts “we before me,” where flexibility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back. You’ll work with inspiring leaders who support your development, both personally and professionally, in a place where curiosity enables you to think, see and hear from a variety of perspectives.

Want to learn more about who we are and how we live our purple every day? Read our colleagues’ stories at www.discoveryourpurple.ca

Required qualifications

• An accounting certificate, diploma or equivalent practical experience
• 1-3 years of accounting experience, preferably in public practice
• Experience with QuickBooks is an asset
• The ability to work independently and within a team
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to be an articulate, inspiring and versatile communicator, both written and verbal

What’s in it for you?

• Profit sharing
• Flex days
• RRSP contributions
• Firmwide holiday closure
• Wellness benefits
• Concierge-like benefits
• Work from anywhere in Canada in the summer for 4 weeks
• More benefits

Culture
Our special culture shines through when we have the opportunity to connect in person. We’re working in a model where teams are required to be together in the office 4 days per week.

Are you ready to Discover Your Purple?