Associate (Senior Accountant)

Stawowski McGill; Calgary; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Generous holiday allowance

Team-oriented culture

Team-oriented culture

Job summary

A local accounting firm in Calgary is seeking an Associate (Senior Accountant) to provide financial and accounting analysis support. The ideal candidate will have full-cycle accounting experience, CPA progression, and a strong knowledge of Excel. Responsibilities include analyzing financial results, building financial models, and assisting clients in strategic planning. The firm emphasizes collaboration, continuous learning, and offers a competitive compensation package, inclusive of a generous holiday allowance.

Qualifications

• Industry experience in an accounting role is required.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to read and understand financial data.
• Experience with building financial models and analysis is a plus.
• Experience with QuickBooks/QBO, Sage or ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Analyze monthly client financial results using financial analysis tools.
• Assist in strategic planning sessions for clients.
• Meet clients monthly to review financial results.
• Support the controller/bookkeeper and help streamline month-end processes.

Skills

Full-cycle accounting experience

Strong working knowledge of Excel

Interpersonal and collaboration skills

Analytical and forecasting skills

Experience with QuickBooks/QBO

Creative problem-solving ability

Education

CPA (final stages or completed)

Tools

QuickBooks/QBO

Sage

ERP systems

Job description

POSITION: ASSOCIATE (Senior Accountant)

THE OPPORTUNITY

Do you want to join a culture-driven team of professionals who truly want to bring impact to their clients and their businesses? If so, we would like to meet you! Stawowski McGill is seeking a motivated person who can provide support through strong financial and accounting analysis.

We are a team of business advisors and mentors. For over 20 years, we have collaborated with business owners to bring the clarity, confidence, and control required to take their business to the next level. Our clients want to learn and grow, both within their business and personally. They are looking for a partner and true advisor with whom they can build a strong relationship and create unimaginable value.

At Stawowski McGill, we have built a strong culture where core values of Humility, Relationships, Collaboration and Commitment are practiced and honoured every day.

Our mission is to have incredible impact on our clients’ businesses, their path to success, their lives and those of their families.

THE ROLE

Responsibilities:

• You will be exposed to many types of businesses in various industries on an extremely deep level
• You will work with advisors and other team members to understand business drivers and key information
• You will assist and participate in strategic planning day sessions for new and existing clients
• You will analyze monthly client financial results using firm generated financial analysis models and tools
• You will learn to build and update financial models
• You will review monthly client models for anomalies and identify financial issues
• You will meet with clients monthly to review current financial results and update forecasts
• You will prepare financial forecast packages and files for financing initiatives
• You will support the controller/bookkeeper within our clients’ businesses as required when they have questions, as well as helping them make their month-end processes more stream-lined and robust
• Your progression will move you towards assisting, advising and directing the owners of private business in making the right financial and strategic decisions which will enhance growth of their business
• You will pursue and participate in learning opportunities
• Begin to develop professional network

Qualifications:

• Industry experience in an accounting role (controller or senior accountant) with full-cycle accounting is required
• Final stages or completed CPA
• Strong working knowledge of Excel
• Creative ability to conceptualize and articulate new approaches and solutions
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills as you will be dealing with many different types of people and personalities
• Ability to manage numerous clients to which you will assist on a monthly basis
• Ability to listen to your clients and their actual and/or perceived needs, and only then begin to construct possible solutions
• Demonstrate knowledge and ability to read and understand financial data, previous experience with building financial models/analysis
• Strong analytical and forecasting skills as you will be required to continuously analyze your clients’ businesses each month and assist in devising go-forward strategies
• Experience and knowledge of accounting software such as QuickBooks/QBO, Sage and other ERP systems
• An entrepreneurial spirit
• A passion to learn and teach
• A passion for business

WORKING WITH US

You will get to work with many great people who are, and continue to be, significant contributors within our community through the very important work they do. You will learn many new things – both professionally and personally.

We offer a competitive compensation package, including a generous holiday allowance, flex days, time off at Christmas and a team-oriented culture you will love being part of! Our team enjoys collaboration and learning from each other, therefore we are looking for someone that wants to be part of a thriving office environment.

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those being considered for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls or emails please.