Accounting Manager

BOYNECLARKE LLP; Dartmouth; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

BOYNECLARKE LLP is seeking an Accounting Manager to join their Finance team in Dartmouth, NS. This leadership role requires managing a team of six and involves enhancing financial processes while contributing to the firm's growth. The ideal candidate combines accounting expertise with strong people leadership skills in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Continuous learning culture and development support

Flexible scheduling and generous paid time off

Fitness classes, wellness subsidies, and 24/7 virtual healthcare

Employer-paid and cost-shared benefits, plus RRSP matching

Paid volunteer time and monthly charitable giving

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including team management.
• Strong communication, critical thinking, and organizational skills.
• Comfort managing diverse personalities with professionalism and empathy.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership and guidance to a team of six.
• Strengthen internal processes, workflows, and financial controls.
• Support internal reporting, audit prep, and policy alignment.
• Collaborate across departments to deliver clear and actionable financial insights.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Critical Thinking

Organizational Skills

Education

CPA designation (or in progress)

Job description

BOYNECLARKE

Partnered with Facet recruitment firm

Lead. Improve. Grow.

Join BOYNECLARKE and help shape the future of their accounting function.

BOYNECLARKE is seeking a thoughtful and people-focused Accounting Manager to join their Finance team. In this newly created leadership role, you’ll manage a team of six accounting professionals and play a key role in optimizing operations, supporting financial reporting, and helping implement a new accounting system.

As a trusted partner to the Director of Finance, you’ll lead with empathy and accountability, fostering team performance, refining processes, and bringing structure and clarity to a high-paced environment.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who combines accounting knowledge with strong people leadership, and who’s ready to make a tangible impact on a well-established firm evolving for the future.

What You’ll Do

• Provide day-to-day leadership and guidance to a team of six
• Strengthen internal processes, workflows, and financial controls
• Support internal reporting, audit prep, and policy alignment
• Collaborate across departments to deliver clear and actionable financial insights
• Contribute to the firm’s upcoming system implementation and process transformation
  
  

What You Bring

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including team management
• Strong communication, critical thinking, and organizational skills
• Comfort managing diverse personalities with professionalism and empathy
• CPA designation (or in progress) is an asset but not required
• Legal or professional services experience is a bonus, not a must
  
  

Why Join BOYNECLARKE?

• Growth & Learning: Continuous learning culture and development support
• Work-Life Balance: Flexible scheduling and generous paid time off
• Wellness-Focus: Fitness classes, wellness subsidies, and 24/7 virtual healthcare
• Comprehensive Benefits: Employer-paid and cost-shared plans, plus RRSP matching
• Community Impact: Paid volunteer time and monthly charitable giving
  
  

This is a full-time, on-site role based in Dartmouth, NS—ideal for a leader ready to grow alongside a collaborative, future-focused team. To learn more about BOYNECLARKE, please visit: https://boyneclarke.com/.

Please submit your resume online by clicking “Apply.” For more information, contact Mady MacIntyre confidentially at [e-mail]. If you need accommodation during the selection process, please let us know.

We believe in employment equity, welcoming individuals from all backgrounds. We encourage applications from the following under-represented groups to self-identify in their resume or cover letter: Indigenous persons, racially visible persons, persons with a disability, women, and persons of a minority sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

Facet is a recruitment firm with an unshakeable belief that change is a good thing. People are not only our purpose, they are also our passion. Facet was created to recruit talented, established professionals who aspire to lead organizations. We are inspired by these individuals and believe they are at the core of building purpose-driven, dynamic, and forward-thinking workplaces.