CPA Manager in Public Practice

HBA Chartered Professional Accountants; Dartmouth; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A chartered professional accounting firm in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, seeks a Manager in Public Practice. You will oversee team projects, advise clients, and ensure quality deliverables. Candidates should hold a CPA and have at least four years in public accounting with experience in ASPE, taxes, and auditing. Great work-life balance and competitive benefits are offered.

Benefits

Competitive bonus structure

Paid overtime

Training programs

Health plan

Work-life balance

Qualifications

• Minimum of four years of experience in a public accounting environment.
• Experience with ASPE and ASNFPO frameworks for audits and reviews.
• Experience with Canadian income taxes including HST, trust, corporate and personal income tax.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and perform fieldwork as needed.
• Review work done by junior staff.
• Present client deliverables.
• Advise clients on business decisions.

Skills

Integrity

Interpersonal savvy

Mentoring and coaching

Leadership abilities

Education

Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation

Tools

QuickBooks

Sage

Cloud accounting software (QBO, Wave, Xero)

CaseWare

Jazzit

Job description

Overview

Partner at HBA Chartered Professional Accountants

Looking for new challenges and a rewarding future? Ready for a better work-life balance?

HBA Chartered Professional Accountants focuses on providing creative advice and personalized service to our clients along with strong support and development opportunities for our team of professionals. Our staff are involved in all aspects of a file from start to finish, including accounting, tax planning and compliance, but also provide client assistance and advice year-round. We are small enough to give a variety of experience, but big enough for people to focus on specialized areas, as desired.

To support our mandate HBA Chartered Professional Accountants is seeking a Manager in Public Practice.

As a member of our Management Team and reporting to the partners, the Manager will participate in overseeing all aspects of a file from start to finish, including:

Responsibilities

• Overseeing and occasionally performing fieldwork
• Reviewing work done by junior staff
• Presenting client deliverables
• Advising clients on critical business decisions

What will it take to succeed in the role?

Your education background includes a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation and your work experience includes a minimum of four years of experience in a public accounting environment. Your experience would vary depending on whether you are looking to specialize or be a generalist.

You may be focused on assurance, primarily dealing with ASPE and ASNFPO frameworks. If this is your path, you have experience with audits, NPO audits, and expertise using CaseWare for compilation, review, and audit engagements.

Or you may be more interested in owner-managed businesses primarily dealing with ASPE and Canadian income taxes. If this is your path, you will have experience using CaseWare for compilation and review engagements, as well as tax experience including any combination of HST, trust, corporate and personal income tax.

No matter which road you are on, personally, you have a high level of integrity, initiative and interpersonal savvy to build solid and trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders. As a member of the firm’s Management Team, you also bring proven leadership abilities and skills, including mentoring, coaching, and motivating professional staff.

Qualifications / Experience

• Experience with owner-managed businesses or NPOs
• Experience supervising and reviewing work prepared by junior staff
• Experience in reporting from QuickBooks, Sage and / or cloud accounting software such as QBO, Wave or Xero
• Experience with Jazzit is considered an asset
• Willingness to learn other applications

Why work with us?

Our firm strongly believes in the importance of work-life balance. Our decision making happens at the local level based on input from all team members. We are small enough to give a variety of experience, but big enough for people to specialize. We provide our staff with a competitive bonus structure, paid overtime, training, health plan and other benefits. To learn more about workplace pride and perks, visit our website at https://hbacpa.ca/careers

HBA Chartered Professional Accountants Inc., a member firm of the AC Group of Independent Accounting Firms Ltd. (www.acgca.ca), is a full-service independent accounting firm located in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. With a growing team of professional and support staff, our firm offers a full range of services including assurance, accounting, taxation and advisory.

How to apply

In addition to a resume, please provide a cover letter which explains your qualifications for this role. Submissions can be sent to:

HBA Chartered Professional Accountants

Dartmouth, NS, B3B 0E8

Equity and inclusion: We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply.