Manager, Privately Held Business

RPMGlobal; Halifax; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Flex days

RRSP contributions

Firmwide holiday closure

Wellness benefits

Concierge-like benefits

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Job summary

Doane Grant Thornton is seeking a Manager in the Privately Held Business Group to lead and deliver assurance, tax, and advisory services for clients across industries. You will supervise teams, drive profitability, and contribute to business development while upholding high professional standards.

The role emphasizes leadership, client service, and ongoing professional growth within a collaborative Canadian practice that values community and development.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong management and team leadership capabilities.
• Commitment to quality and continual professional growth.
• Ability to oversee multiple teams and engagements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute review and compilation engagements under ASPE across industries.
• Lead teams delivering full-service accounting, tax, and business advisory services.
• Oversee tax compliance for private clients including corporate, trust and personal filings.
• Supervise and mentor an accounting team and review files.
• Maximize engagement profitability by efficient resource use.
• Contribute to new business development leveraging firm services and credibility.
• Help develop and execute the office business plan.
• Lead coaching and performance management with training for staff.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Mentoring

Education

CPA designation

Job description

Who we are

You know those big cities that still feel like small towns? Where everyone’s friendly and helps each other out? That’s like Doane Grant Thornton. Except here we’re all professionals and there isn’t a mayor or a general store. What we’re trying to say is that we’re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ about 3000 people across Canada, and we truly care about our colleagues, our clients and the communities where we work and live. That’s what’s most important to us. We’re building a thriving organization that’s purpose driven and still want to remember what your favourite milkshake flavour is.

A career in Privately Held Business Group with Grant Thornton will provide you an opportunity to:

• Join an entrepreneurial practice solving real-world business problems for a wide range of clients across different industries and sizes.
• Be a business advisor by leveraging your financial expertise to help clients thrive.
• Work on diverse, “cradle-to-grave” projects with deeper involvement in company financials and operations, gaining a full-picture understanding of client files.
• Build a rewarding career if you enjoy both accounting and tax, with variety in your workday and more career path opportunities.
• Make an impact on the community through local events and networking opportunities.

We are looking for a team player who is committed to providing the highest level of service to our clients and helping us build our reputation as the preferred business advisors in our marketplace.

As a Manager, Privately Held Business Group your responsibilities will include:

• Leading and executing review and compilation engagements under ASPE across different industries and sectors.
• Leading teams in the execution and delivery of full-service accounting, tax and business advisory services for incorporated professionals and investment holding companies.
• Leading tax compliance service delivery for private clients, including analysis and review of corporate, trust and personal tax filings.
• Supervising and mentoring an accounting team, including reviewing files.
• Maximizing engagement profitability by effectively utilizing engagement resources.
• Contributing to new business development by understanding all Grant Thornton services and using your credibility in the field.
• Acting as a leader in the business unit, service line, and firm by actively contributing to the development and execution of the office business plan.
• Leading through the coaching and performance management process of the practice by providing ongoing feedback, conducting timely performance reviews, and delivering training to develop team members.

Doane Grant Thornton

If you’re a bit like us, you’re driven to connect with how others are feeling and thinking. Here we walk in others shoes before taking action. Just imagine being part of a team that puts “we before me”, where flexAbility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back. At Doane Grant Thornton, you’ll work with inspiring leaders who support your development, both personally and professionally. This is a place where your insatiable curiosity enables you to think, see and hear from a variety of perspectives, a place where every day is different and having the courage to grow is part of who you are. And when all this comes together, well that’s when the magic happens!

Want to learn more about who we are and how we live our purple every day? Read our colleagues’ stories at www.discoveryourpurple.ca

Think you’ve got what it takes to be a Manager, Privately Held Business Group? Like the colour purple? Great. Here’s a few more boxes we’re also hoping you can tick:

• CPA designation is a strong asset.
• 5+ years’ experience in public accounting or related industry strongly focused in tax and accounting
• Commitment to quality, excellence and continual professional growth for yourself and for those you manage
• Excellent written, and verbal communication skills, including exceptional interpersonal skills to earn the trust and confidence of clients and colleagues at all levels and influence decision-makers
• Strong management skills, especially in areas of scheduling, organizing, supervising and multi-team managing
• Self-motivated, results-oriented multi-tasker who works equally well independently and collaboratively

At Doane Grant Thornton we’re focused on making a difference in the lives of our clients, our colleagues and our communities. That’s our purpose. Or, as we like to say, living our purple.

What's in it for you?

• Profit sharing
• Flex days
• RRSP contributions
• Firmwide holiday closure
• Wellness benefits
• Concierge-like benefits
• Work from anywhere in Canada in the summer for 4 weeks
• and more!

Our special culture shines through when we have the opportunity to connect in person. That’s why we’re working in a model where teams are required to be together in the office 4 days per week.

Are you ready to Discover Your Purple?