Senior Accountant

Distinct | North America; Hamilton; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Distinct | North America in Hamilton is seeking a Senior Accountant to own engagements with private clients, offering broad exposure across accounting, assurance and tax. This role provides direct client contact and opportunities to mentor junior staff, with a clear path toward managerial responsibilities.

You’ll manage compilation and review engagements, participate in audits, prepare financial statements and year-end files, and handle corporate and personal tax returns within a dynamic CPA

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Canadian public accounting experience.
• Experience with compilation and review engagements.
• Audit exposure.
• Experience preparing corporate and personal tax returns.
• Strong ASPE knowledge.
• Client-facing experience.
• CPA designation preferred or near completion.
• Experience reviewing junior staff work.
• CaseWare experience is useful.

Responsibilities

• Lead compilation and review engagements from start to finish.
• Take a senior role on audit engagements.
• Prepare and review financial statements.
• Complete year-end working papers and engagement files.
• Prepare corporate T2 and personal T1 returns.
• Assist with trust, partnership and other tax filings where required.
• Identify issues before files reach Manager or Partner review.
• Communicate directly with business owners and other client contacts.
• Deal with CRA queries, reviews and correspondence.
• Assist Managers and Partners with tax planning matters.
• Review work prepared by junior accountants and CPA students.
• Provide coaching and practical guidance to less experienced staff.
• Manage budgets, deadlines and workflow across your files.
• Build stronger relationships with an existing client portfolio.
• Become increasingly involved in the commercial side of client relationships.

Skills

3+ years Canadian public accounting

Compilation & review engagements

Audit exposure

Corporate and personal tax returns

ASPE knowledge

Client-facing

CPA designation/near completion

Reviewing junior staff

CaseWare experience useful

Education

CPA designation

Tools

CaseWare

Job description

Senior Accountant | $85,000–$105,000 | Hamilton (Hybrid)

There’s a fairly big difference between being trusted to prepare a file and being trusted to own one.

The second is usually much more interesting.

This opportunity is with an established CPA firm in Hamilton where Senior Accountants have genuine responsibility for engagements, clients and the people working underneath them.

You’ll get a broad public accounting role across privately held and owner-managed businesses, rather than spending the year doing the same type of engagement for the same type of client.

Why consider it:

• $85,000–$105,000 salary


• Hybrid working


• Hamilton location


• Broad accounting, assurance and tax exposure


• Audit, review and compilation engagements


• Direct client responsibility


• Regular access to Managers and Partners


• Opportunity to review and mentor junior staff


• Exposure to owner-managed and entrepreneurial businesses


• Tax planning and advisory exposure


• Clear route toward Manager level

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead compilation and review engagements from start to finish


• Take a senior role on audit engagements


• Prepare and review financial statements


• Complete year-end working papers and engagement files


• Prepare corporate T2 and personal T1 returns


• Assist with trust, partnership and other tax filings where required


• Identify issues before files reach Manager or Partner review


• Communicate directly with business owners and other client contacts


• Deal with CRA queries, reviews and correspondence


• Assist Managers and Partners with tax planning matters


• Review work prepared by junior accountants and CPA students


• Provide coaching and practical guidance to less experienced staff


• Manage budgets, deadlines and workflow across your files


• Build stronger relationships with an existing client portfolio


• Become increasingly involved in the commercial side of client relationships

What they’re looking for:

• 3+ years of Canadian public accounting experience


• Strong experience across compilation and review engagements


• Previous audit exposure


• Experience preparing corporate and personal tax returns


• Strong ASPE knowledge


• Comfortable taking files through to completion


• Previous client-facing experience


• CPA designation preferred, although strong candidates progressing toward their CPA will be considered


• Experience reviewing junior staff work would be an advantage


• CaseWare experience useful


• Someone looking for greater responsibility rather than simply a change of firm