Manager- Sr. Manager Accountant Tax/Audit

Brady Martz and Associates; Grand Forks; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A professional services firm located in Canada is seeking a Manager to lead audit engagement teams and provide tax services. The role requires strong communication and organizational skills, a Bachelor’s degree, and 5+ years of accounting experience. Candidates should possess a CPA or CMA license and demonstrate leadership abilities. This position includes comprehensive benefits, including health and dental insurance.

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Employer funded profit-sharing plan with 401(k) option

Group term life insurance

Disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Flexible time off and paid leave program

Qualifications

• 5+ years of accounting experience including managing staff, preferably in public accounting.
• Licensed CPA or CMA preferred.
• Understanding of GAAP and GAAS.

Responsibilities

• Lead audit engagement teams ensuring all components are performed.
• Review mid to high level business tax and individual income tax returns.
• Manage client relationships and be a key contact for client accounting matters.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Excellent organizational skills

Strong technology skills

Ability to communicate clearly in writing and verbally

Team player

Ability to think innovatively

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business

Bachelor’s in Accounting

Job description

Overview

Managers may work as the engagement lead or under the direct supervision of Senior Managers dependent upon the nature of the client engagement. Managers must have strong communication skills as they interact with both the client and firm team members. They also must have excellent organizational skills as they coordinate several engagements simultaneously while meeting set deadlines. They train and lead senior associates and associates, instruct them in work to be performed, review the work completed, provide feedback, and direct necessary revisions.

Responsibilities

• Works as part of a team to provide audit engagement and/or tax services for clients
• Tax: Reviews mid to high level business tax and individual income tax returns
• Tax: Advises clients regarding a full spectrum of tax services
• Tax: Oversees complex tax research projects
• Tax: Manages tax accounting projects to meet client needs within a specified time frame
• Audit: Lead audit engagement teams to ensure all components of the audit are performed including gathering information from the client, leading planning meetings, performing risk assessment, overseeing fieldwork procedures, and seeing the audit report through to final issuance
• Oversees and reviews work of Senior Associates and Associates including training and mentoring
• Uses excellent judgment and analysis to prepare and review accounting-related reports and provide financial analysis in an effort to improve client internal controls and accounting procedures
• Manages client relationships by monitoring client needs
• Is a key point of contact for the client on day-to-day accounting matters
• Provides feedback to Senior Managers and Shareholders
• Participates in the area of business development
• Utilized cloud-based technology and other audit software
• Seeks out opportunities to improve the client relationship and cross sell other BMA services

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business required, a Bachelors in Accounting preferred
• 5+ years of accounting required including experience managing staff, preferably in public accounting
• Licensed CPA or CMA license preferred
• Understanding of GAAP and GAAS
• Strong technology skills
• Ability to work on multiple projects and meet deadlines
• Ability to communicate clearly in writing and verbally
• Team player
• Ability to think innovatively

Benefits

Health insurance; dental insurance; vision insurance; an employer funded profit-sharing plan with a 401(k) option (upon meeting eligibility requirements), group term life insurance, disability insurance, flexible spending accounts and a flexible time off and paid leave program.