Senior Accountant

Northbound Recruitment; Coquitlam; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm in Canada is seeking a Senior Accountant to deliver accounting and tax compliance engagements. The ideal candidate will communicate with clients, prepare working papers and tax returns, and identify opportunities for additional services. This role requires over 2 years of public practice experience and strong multitasking and communication skills. Join a team of motivated individuals and contribute to client business strategy and decision-making processes.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of public practice experience.
• Familiarity with challenges faced by small to medium-sized businesses.
• Strong multitasking abilities, capable of managing multiple clients simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Communicating with clients and team members to ensure successful completion of client engagements.
• Preparing working papers and tax returns.
• Identifying additional service opportunities with existing clients.

Skills

Public practice experience

Multitasking abilities

Excellent communication skills

Relationship-building

Job description

The Senior Accountant is essential in delivering accounting and tax compliance engagements while meeting expectations for budget, timelines, and quality. In this position, you will have the opportunity to engage directly with clients, participate in meetings, and contribute to their business strategy and decision-making processes.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Communicating with clients and team members to ensure the successful completion of client engagements.
• Conducting client-specific research as needed.
• Preparing working papers and tax returns.
• Participating in client and team meetings.
• Researching assigned topics to enhance the firms knowledge base.
• Continuously identifying opportunities for additional services with existing clients and proactively advancing these opportunities within the firm.

Required Experience, Qualifications, and Characteristics:

• 2+ years of public practice experience
• Familiarity with the challenges faced by small to medium-sized businesses
• Independent, highly motivated, and a self-starter
• Strong multitasking abilities, capable of managing multiple clients simultaneously
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) with a commitment to maintaining open and transparent dialogue with colleagues and clients
• Effective relationship-builder we want our clients and coworkers to appreciate your contributions!
• One Team mindset open to collaboration and bringing positive energy to the team.