Senior Accountant [Non-Audit], Privately Held Business Group

CapServCo Limited Partnership; British Columbia; On-site; CAD 62,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a thriving professional services firm that values community and collaboration as a Senior Accountant. In this role, you'll leverage your accounting expertise to provide exceptional service to clients across various industries. You'll prepare financial statements, tax returns, and guide junior team members, all while enjoying a supportive work environment. This forward-thinking company offers competitive compensation, profit sharing, and flexible work arrangements, including the ability to work from anywhere in Canada during the summer. If you're passionate about making a difference and growing your career, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Profit sharing

Flex days

RRSP contributions

Firmwide holiday closure

Wellness benefits

Concierge-like benefits

Work from anywhere in Canada in summer

Qualifications

• 2+ years of public practice accounting experience.
• Strong technical expertise in accounting and tax return preparation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial statements and tax returns for clients.
• Supervise and mentor junior team members.

Skills

Public practice accounting

Bookkeeping

Client service

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Time management

Communication skills

Education

Post-secondary degree/diploma

Tools

CaseWare

TaxPrep

Sage

QuickBooks

MS Office suite

Job description

Senior Accountant [Non-Audit], Privately Held Business Group

Who we are
You know those big cities that still feel like small towns? Where everyone's friendly and helps each other out? That's like Doane Grant Thornton. Except here we're all professionals and there isn't a mayor or a general store. What we're trying to say is that we're a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ over 3000 people across Canada, and we truly care about our colleagues, our clients, and the communities where we work and live. That's what's most important to us. We're building a thriving organization that's purpose-driven and still want to remember what your favourite milkshake flavour is.

As a Senior Accountant [Non-Audit], Privately Held Business Group your responsibilities will include:

1. Collaborating with colleagues to provide exceptional service to clients under varying reporting frameworks across different industries and sectors
2. Planning, preparing and executing financial statement reviews and compilations, including budget and resource requirements
3. Completing monthly and annual bookkeeping for clients (preparation and advisory) and assisting with payroll and HST calculations
4. Preparing various types of tax returns and responding to CRA requests for information
5. Supervising, coaching and providing timely feedback to junior engagement team members
6. Contributing to the building of our reputation as the preferred business advisors in key sectors of our growing practice
7. Other duties as required

Think you've got what it takes to be a Senior Accountant [Non-Audit], Privately Held Business Group? Here's a few more boxes we're also hoping you can tick:

1. Completed post-secondary degree/diploma or equivalent professional experience
2. Minimum 2 years of public practice accounting and/or bookkeeping experience for small to medium-sized owner-managed businesses
3. Strong technical expertise in accounting
4. Experienced in tax return preparation
5. Strong focus on exceptional client service and relationships
6. Strong planning and time management skills
7. Proven problem solver with solid analytical skills and attention to detail
8. Ability to develop and present new ideas and conceptualize new approaches and solutions
9. Ability to successfully work independently and as part of a team
10. Experience mentoring and coaching junior team members considered an asset
11. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
12. Proficient with MS Office suite and Accounting software applications (CaseWare, TaxPrep, Sage, QuickBooks), with the ability to quickly grasp new technology tools

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, and more!

At Doane Grant Thornton, we're committed to ensuring our compensation practices are fair, equitable and competitive. To get the conversation started, we're happy to share that our current base salary for this role ranges from $62,000 - $70,000.

Our special culture shines through when we have the opportunity to connect in person. That's why 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?