Manager, Accounting Services

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

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.

Benefits

Culture of lifelong learning

Supportive work environment

Flex hours for work-life balance

Casual dress policy

Comprehensive benefits package

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.