Partner, Assurance [Audit & Privately Held Business]

Doane Grant Thornton LLP; North Bay; On-site; CAD 320,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

Doane Grant Thornton LLP in Canada is seeking a Partner, Assurance, Audit & Privately Held Business Group to lead the Private Company Assurance practice across Northern Ontario. You will set strategy, deepen client relationships, and drive growth with integrity and technical excellence.

You will mentor high‑performing teams, collaborate across the firm, and maintain top quality standards while balancing discretion and client service in a dynamic, values‑led culture that prizes collaboration and

Qualifications

• University degree and CPA designation with public accounting license.
• 10+ years of Assurance experience in a Canadian professional services firm.
• Proven ability to lead complex client engagements at local and national levels.
• Strong people leadership and coaching of advisory teams.

Responsibilities

• Leading and growing the Private Company Assurance practice across Northern Ontario.
• Advising privately held and owner‑managed businesses with financial reporting, risk, and tax planning insights.
• Deepening client relationships, expanding networks, and delivering growth opportunities.
• Collaborating across Northern Ontario and the firm to deliver integrated client solutions.
• Building, mentoring, and leading a high‑performing team with accountability and development.

Skills

Leadership

Client relationships

Strategic thinking

Communication

Education

University degree (preferably business)

CPA designation

Public accounting license

Job description

Our commitment to helping Canadian businesses thrive.

At Doane Grant Thornton, human connection is at the heart of everything we do, a place where great people come together to help our clients, colleagues, and communities thrive. We bring together the strength of a global network and an 85‑year Canadian legacy, and as one of Canada’s best workplaces for 19 consecutive years, we take pride in being purpose‑driven. We employ about 3,000 professionals across the country, delivering trusted assurance, tax, and advisory services centered on strong relationships, practical insight, and deep understanding of business, while making a meaningful impact in the communities where we live and work. As we continue to grow, we remain a collaborative team where people genuinely care. We’re building a thriving organization that’s purpose driven and still want to remember what your favourite milkshake flavour is.

Position Overview

You have already earned your seat at the Partner table. You have built trust, credibility, and a portfolio that reflects your judgement and leadership. You understand what growth demands, what keeps business owners up at night, and where real value is created beyond compliance. Clients look to you for more than technical expertise. They rely on your perspective, clarity, and insight that helps them move forward with confidence.

Now you are thinking about what comes next. Come build something great with us as our next Partner, Assurance, Audit & Privately Held Business Group.

You are not looking for a role that simply maintains what you have built. You are looking for the right platform to expand it. One that entrusts you to grow a practice, supports your ambition, and surrounds you with peers who want to win together.

This is an opportunity to create something meaningful.

Role Responsibilities

As a Partner, Assurance, Audit & Privately Held Business Group at Doane Grant Thornton, you hold an important role in:

• Leading and growing our Private Company Assurance practice across the Northern Ontario, with responsibility in influencing the strategy, strengthening market presence, and overall practice performance.
• Advising privately held and owner‑managed businesses as a trusted partner, bringing practical insight on financial reporting, risk, tax planning, and emerging issues while maintaining strong technical standards and independence.
• Deepening client relationships, expanding your network, and creating new business opportunities by delivering advice that helps business owners navigate complexity, growth, and change with confidence.
• Collaborating across Northern Ontario and the broader firm to deliver integrated, client solutions that reflect the full strength of Doane Grant Thornton.
• Building, mentoring, and leading a high‑performing team, in a culture of accountability, development, collaboration, and sustained growth.

If this resonates with how you are thinking about your next chapter, it would be valuable to start a conversation. We recognize that exploring an opportunity at this level requires discretion. All conversations and expression of interest will be handled with the highest level of confidentiality and respect for your current commitments.

Key Requirements

Education

• A University Degree (preferably business) and a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation are required, along with a public accounting license. Candidates who have met the requirements and are in the process of obtaining their license will also be considered.

Experience and Attributes

• 10+ years of Assurance experience in a Canadian professional services firm, leading and conducting complex accounting and audits.
• Proven success growing a business practice through relationship development, market insight, and proactively anticipating client and market needs.
• Proven ability to lead complex client engagements at both local and national levels.
• Strong people leader with experience developing advisory teams, coaching talent, and collaborating closely with clients and colleagues, and maintaining a high standard to quality, excellence, and continuous professional development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to establish trust with clients and colleagues at all levels and influence decision‑makers.
• Desire to learn and grow, and be an integral part of a team that puts “we before me”, where agility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back.
• And just a little bit of “purple”, you bring energy and curiosity to your work. You know that great teams don’t just perform well, they enjoy the journey together.

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 5 days per week.

Are you ready to Discover Your Purple?

Connect with us to schedule a confidential conversation.

Doane Grant Thornton is committed to employment equity, human rights and respectful workplace principles throughout the life cycle of employment, including at the recruitment and hiring stages. We welcome applications from members of all equity deserving groups, including persons with disabilities, women, racialized and/or Indigenous applicants. Should you require accommodation in relation to the recruitment process, please notify us by emailing and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs.