Manager, Financial Reporting & Insights

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

Job summary

BDO Canada is seeking a Manager to join our Financial Reporting & Insights (FR&I) team. The role oversees multiple engagement teams delivering high-quality accounting and financial reporting services for privately held businesses, including compilations, financial statements, and corporate and personal tax compliance.

This replacement role emphasizes leadership, growth of the FR&I practice, and driving efficiency through digital tools and process improvements.

Qualifications

• CPA designation required.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive public accounting experience, including 1+ year in a Manager role.
• Strong experience in compilation engagements and private enterprise financial reporting.
• Experience preparing or reviewing corporate and personal tax returns.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and review financial reporting and compilation 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.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Mentorship

Client relationship management

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.

Your Opportunity

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.

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.

Your Opportunity

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.

How do we define success for your role?

• You demonstrate BDO’s core values through all aspects of your work: Integrity, Respect & Collaboration.
• You understand your client’s industry, challenges, and opportunities; clients describe you as positive, professional, and delivering high-quality work.
• You identify, recommend, and are focused on effective service delivery to your clients.
• You share in an inclusive and engaging work environment that develops, retains, and attracts talent.
• You grow your expertise through learning and professional development.
• You actively participate in the adoption of digital tools and strategies to drive an innovative workplace.

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

Why BDO?

Our people-first approach to talent has earned us a spot among Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2026. This recognition is a milestone we’re thrilled to add to our collection of awards for both experienced and student talent experiences.

Our firm is committed to providing an environment where you can be successful in the following ways:

• We enable you to engage with how we change and evolve, being a key contributor to the success and growth of BDO in Canada.
• We help you become a better professional within our services, industries, and markets with extensive opportunities for learning and development.
• We support your achievement of personal goals outside of the office and making an impact on your community.

Giving back adds up: Where company meets community. BDO is actively involved in our communities by supporting local charity initiatives. We support staff with local and national events where you will be given the opportunity to contribute to your community.

Total rewards that matter: 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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