Manager, Accounting Services

Stern Cohen LLP; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Culture of lifelong learning

Supportive work environment

Flex hours for work-life balance

Casual dress policy

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

A leading public accounting firm in Toronto is seeking a 'Manager, Accounting Services' with expertise in public accounting, tax knowledge, and managerial experience. The role involves overseeing small business client engagements, ensuring quality service, and fostering a collaborative team environment. This position offers growth opportunities in leadership and is ideal for someone dedicated to client relationships and team development.

Qualifications

• Qualified accounting designation required.
• 2-3 years’ managerial experience in public accounting.
• Tax knowledge and personal/corporate tax experience essential.

Responsibilities

• Review engagement files and tax returns for clients.
• Coach and manage small business accounting team.
• Identify value-added service opportunities.

Skills

Client service excellence

Detail orientation

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

CPA designation

CA, CGA, CMA

Tools

QuickBooks

Excel

Caseware/Caseview

Tax Prep

Job description

Manager, Accounting Services

Are you an accountant with a “triple-threat” combination of tax knowledge, managerial experience and accounting fluency? If so, we’d love to meet you!

Stern Cohen LLP is a rapidly-growing, award-winning, public accounting firm at Yonge and St. Clair in Toronto. We focus exclusively on privately-held businesses and not-for-profit organizations. Despite our 60+ year history, our approach is thoroughly modern (like our paperless office and use of cloud technologies).

The Opportunity:

We’re looking for an Manager to help lead our privately-held business accounting services practice. The successful candidate will have overall responsibility for ensuring quality execution of notice to reader/compilation engagements and tax returns for our clients. This position requires management experience in public accounting, with oversight for non-audit client engagements. Our firm is growing, so if your career aspirations include leadership and business development, advancement opportunities exist.

Responsibilities:

• Reviewing engagement files and tax returns for small business clients;
• Building strong relationships with clients;
• Acting as the “go to” person for experienced accounting staff;
• Coaching and performance management of the small business accounting team, and ad hoc training for others in the Firm;
• Interacting with the team and the office’s scheduler for any small business client engagements;
• Becoming an integral part of the management team and assisting with practice management;
• Identifying value-added service opportunities and networking for new business.

Qualifications:

• Qualified accounting designation (CPA in combination with CA, CGA, CMA);
• Strong investment and tax knowledge;
• Minimum 2-3 years’ managerial working experience in a public accounting environment and overseeing small business accounting client work, including file and tax return reviews;
• Experience as the “doer” performing similar work;
• Personal and corporate tax experience of some complexity. Experience working with investment management/holding companies;
• Work experience with Caseware/Caseview, Tax Prep, and Excel software programs;
• Strong knowledge of accounting software programs especially QuickBooks;
• Client service and relationship building excellence (for external and internal clients);
• Detail orientation and analytical/inquiry skills that will enable a deep understanding of our clients’ businesses;
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, interpersonal and presentation);

Benefits of working at Stern Cohen:

• Culture of lifelong learning
• Supportive and collaborative work environment
• Enthusiastic team spirit
• Flex hours to allow for work-life balance
• Dress for Your Day casual dress policy
• Competitive and comprehensive benefits and compensation package

Learn more about employee experience at Stern Cohen on ourCareerspage and on LinkedIn.

Interested applicants are kindly asked to include a cover letter along with their resume. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, we will only contact applicants who closely match our requirements.

Stern Cohen LLP offers accommodation for applicants with disabilities in its recruitment processes. If you are contacted regarding a job opportunity, please advise if you require accommodation.