Manager, Financial Reporting & Insights

BDO Canada LLP; Guelph; On-site; CAD 76,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive total compensation

Flexible benefits from day one

Generous personal time off policy

Wellness reimbursements

Job summary

BDO Canada LLP is seeking a Manager to join our Financial Reporting & Insights (FR&I) team in Ontario. You will oversee multiple engagement teams, ensuring high-quality financial reporting, compilations, and tax compliance for privately held businesses.

You will mentor staff, manage budgets and timelines, and drive process improvements while building strong client relationships. CPA designation and 5+ years in public accounting are required.

Qualifications

• CPA designation is required.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive public accounting experience, including 1+ year in a Manager role.
• Strong experience in compilation engagements and financial reporting for private enterprises.
• Experience preparing or reviewing corporate and personal tax returns.
• Proven leadership and ability to manage multiple engagements and client relationships.
• Strong project management and adaptability.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and review financial reporting and compilation engagements across a client portfolio.
• Provide advanced technical accounting guidance and mentorship to Managers and team members.
• Lead the preparation and review of working paper files, financial statements, and corporate and personal tax returns as needed.
• Drive operational efficiency by monitoring engagement budgets, timelines, and resource allocations.
• Build trusted, long-term relationships with clients and proactively identify opportunities to enhance value and strengthen relationships.
• Contribute to the strategic growth of the FR&I team through business development, process improvements, and coaching future leaders.
• Champion the adoption of digital tools, process innovation, and automation to improve quality and efficiency in engagement execution.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Client relationship management

Mentorship

Education

CPA designation

Tools

Caseware

Sage

QuickBooks

Excel

Job description

Putting people first, every day BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and our clients. Each day, our professionals provide exceptional service, helping clients with advice and insight they can trust. In turn, we offer an award-winning environment that fosters a people-first culture with a high priority on your personal and professional growth.

BDO Canada is seeking a Manager to join our Financial Reporting & Insights (FR&I) team. This group provides high-quality accounting and financial reporting services for privately held businesses, including compilations, financial statements, and corporate and personal tax compliance. This is a replacement role where as a Manager, you’ll play a key leadership role — overseeing multiple engagement teams, ensuring the highest quality of work, and supporting the continued growth and success of our FR&I practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and review financial reporting and compilation (formerly Notice to Reader) engagements across a client portfolio, ensuring technical excellence, accuracy, and timeliness.
• Provide advanced technical accounting guidance and mentorship to Managers and team members.
• Lead the preparation and review of working paper files, financial statements, and corporate and personal tax returns as needed.
• Drive operational efficiency by monitoring engagement budgets, timelines, and resource allocations.
• Build trusted, long-term relationships with clients and proactively identify opportunities to enhance value and strengthen relationships.
• Contribute to the strategic growth of the FR&I team through business development, process improvements, and coaching future leaders.
• Champion the adoption of digital tools, process innovation, and automation to improve quality and efficiency in engagement execution.

Your Experience and Education

• CPA designation required.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in public accounting, including 1+ year in a Manager capacity.
• Strong experience in compilation engagements (formerly Notice to Reader) and financial reporting for private enterprises.
• Demonstrated experience preparing or reviewing corporate and personal tax returns.
• Proven leadership skills in managing teams, engagements, and client relationships.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Proficiency with Caseware, Sage, QuickBooks, and Excel; experience leveraging technology for process improvement is highly valued.

The expected range of compensation for this role is: $ 76,000 to $ 126,000

Benefits

• We pay for performance with competitive total cash compensation that recognizes and rewards your contribution.
• We provide flexible benefits from day one, and a market leading personal time off policy.
• We are committed to supporting your overall wellness beyond working hours and provide reimbursement for wellness initiatives that fit your lifestyle.

Everyone counts: We believe every employee should have the opportunity to participate and succeed. Through leadership by our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leader, we are committed to a workplace culture of respect, inclusion, and diversity. We recognize and celebrate the valuable differences among each of us, including race, religious beliefs, physical or mental disabilities, age, place of origin, marital status, family status, gender or gender identity and sexual orientation. If you require accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us.

Flexibility: All BDO personnel are expected to spend some of their time working in the office, at the client site, and virtually unless accommodations or alternative work arrangements are in place. Our model is a blended approach designed to support the flexible needs of our people, the firm and our clients. It’s about creating work experiences that meet everyone’s needs and providing flexibility to adjust when, where and how we work to meet the expectations of our role.

Code of Conduct: Our Code of Conduct sets clear standards for how we conduct business. It reflects our shared values and commitments and includes guiding principles to help us make ethical decisions and maintain trust with each other, our clients, and the public.

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When it comes to our people, we believe in helping you unlock possibilities, build your passions, and grow your competitive edge. From our expansive client base to growing talent pool, our people are the core of BDO. Our multi-award winning talent experience continues to make us proud. Our culture is open and collaborative. We foster inclusive ways to thinking and celebrate diversity among all contributors. We respect each other, do all things with integrity, and support our people to be their most authentic selves.