CPA Manager in Public Practice

HBA Chartered Professional Accountants; Dartmouth; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

HBA Chartered Professional Accountants is seeking a Manager in Public Practice in Dartmouth, NS. With a focus on client collaborations, candidates should possess a CPA designation and strong experience in public accounting. This role emphasizes leadership and client advisory while offering a competitive bonus structure and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive bonus structure

Paid overtime

Health plan

Training opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of four years experience in public accounting.
• Experience with owner-managed businesses or NPOs.
• Supervising and reviewing work of junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and perform fieldwork for client files.
• Review junior staff's work and present client deliverables.
• Advise clients on critical business decisions.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal Skills

Integrity

Client Advising

Education

Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA)

Tools

QuickBooks

Sage

Cloud Accounting Software (QBO, Wave, Xero)

Job description

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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 :

• overseeing and occasionally performing fieldwork
• reviewing work done by junior staff
• presenting client deliverables; and
• 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.

Our clients are varied, and so are their needs. The ideal candidate will have :

• 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.

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

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Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

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Full-time

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Job function

Accounting / Auditing and Finance

Accounting

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