Manager, Assurance and Accounting

MNP; Courtenay; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base pay with benefits

Four paid personal days

Group pension plan with 4% matching

Professional development assistance

MNP University access

Dress For Your Day environment

Firm-sponsored social events

Job summary

MNP is seeking an experienced audit and assurance leader to drive client engagements in Canada. You will lead client-facing teams, deliver high-quality reports, and manage risks while building long-term relationships.

The role involves planning engagements, budgeting, and ensuring timely billing with strong quality control. You will mentor teams, contribute to business development, and travel as needed to serve clients across the region.

Qualifications

• CPA designation required.
• Public accounting experience is required.
• Strong understanding of business, accounting, management, and practice development principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead client-facing engagement teams to complete audits, compliance tax engagements, budgeting, internal controls, and financial/accounting transactions.
• Deliver industry and technical expertise through client interactions, reports, technical work, management presentations, and high-quality deliverables.
• Manage a portfolio of clients while understanding their business, key risks, and ways to deliver added value; ensure client needs are met and relationships grow.
• Accountable for engagement planning and scheduling, project financials (budgets, WIPS, timely billing, collection, variance recognition).
• Maintain quality control and apply specialized knowledge to anticipate, identify, and address issues relevant to the client’s business, financial entries, and reports.
• Network in the local business community, consider business development opportunities, and contribute to the preparation and delivery of competitive proposals.
• Mentor, motivate, and coach team members toward professional and personal development by setting clear expectations, providing feedback, and conducting performance reviews.
• Maintain flexibility to travel as necessary.

Skills

People management

Relationship building

Leadership

Education

CPA designation

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead client‑facing engagement teams to complete audits, compliance tax engagements, budgeting, internal controls, and financial/accounting transactions.
• Deliver industry and technical expertise through client interactions, reports, technical work, management presentations, and high‑quality deliverables.
• Manage a portfolio of clients while understanding their business, key risks, and ways to deliver added value; ensure client needs are met and relationships grow.
• Accountable for engagement planning and scheduling, project financials (budgets, WIPS, timely billing, collection, variance recognition).
• Maintain quality control and apply specialized knowledge to anticipate, identify, and address issues relevant to the client’s business, financial entries, and reports.
• Network in the local business community, consider business development opportunities, and contribute to the preparation and delivery of competitive proposals.
• Mentor, motivate, and coach team members toward professional and personal development by setting clear expectations, providing feedback, and conducting performance reviews.
• Maintain flexibility to travel as necessary.

Qualifications

• CPA designation.
• Relevant public accounting experience.
• Strong understanding of business, accounting, management, and practice development principles.
• Proven people‑management, relationship‑building, and leadership skills.

Benefits

Annual salary: $80,000 to $105,000 per year, determined by individual skills and experience.

Other rewards include a base pay, vacation time, four paid personal days, a group pension plan with 4% matching, voluntary savings products, bonus programs, flexible benefits, mental health resources, professional development assistance, access to MNP University, a flexible ‘Dress For Your Day’ environment, firm‑sponsored social events, and more.

EEO Statement

We embrace diversity as a core value and celebrate our differences. We encourage people with disabilities to apply!